I was going to put this link up as an example for discussion in the other body image thread, but I didn't want to derail the gentleman's thread asking for input about his wife's BI issues.
We often talk about women being sexualized or held up to standards that they can't possibly meet.
And I often wonder, exactly whose standards are we talking about?
New Mom Under Fire for Postbaby Body Selfie
I really don't think all of it comes from men. Not that I'm looking to absolve men of being vocal about finding a particular body type attractive, but it seems to me that as is often the case with social dynamics;
the subject is a lot more complicated than it looks.
My ex-wife was sick throughout ALL of both pregnancies. She never gained more than 18 pounds with either child, and people used to give her sh!t about whether or not her behavior was going to harm her kids. Let me be specific ... women made those inuendos. Didn't matter that she threw up anything she ate for 9 months. They presumed that she was more focused on looking good (she was a personal trainer) than packing on weight during pregnancy, and it just wasn't the case.
So ... are women that do look good, or that try to promote looking good, being fit, and being critical of obesity seen as advocates of health and heroes, or as self-aggrandizing gender traitors and villains?
We often talk about women being sexualized or held up to standards that they can't possibly meet.
And I often wonder, exactly whose standards are we talking about?
New Mom Under Fire for Postbaby Body Selfie
I really don't think all of it comes from men. Not that I'm looking to absolve men of being vocal about finding a particular body type attractive, but it seems to me that as is often the case with social dynamics;
the subject is a lot more complicated than it looks.
My ex-wife was sick throughout ALL of both pregnancies. She never gained more than 18 pounds with either child, and people used to give her sh!t about whether or not her behavior was going to harm her kids. Let me be specific ... women made those inuendos. Didn't matter that she threw up anything she ate for 9 months. They presumed that she was more focused on looking good (she was a personal trainer) than packing on weight during pregnancy, and it just wasn't the case.
So ... are women that do look good, or that try to promote looking good, being fit, and being critical of obesity seen as advocates of health and heroes, or as self-aggrandizing gender traitors and villains?
Put the internet to work for you.
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