tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2032474438502256887.post8111589999219025292..comments2023-05-23T08:46:08.013-07:00Comments on Very Nearly Hippy: my own campaign for real beautyAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03811755842554326184noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2032474438502256887.post-85429532440967217022010-10-07T16:04:24.436-07:002010-10-07T16:04:24.436-07:00Kill the media. Tell women you meet how beautiful...Kill the media. Tell women you meet how beautiful they are. Model "I am pretty" behavior for your daughter and her friends. <br /><br />I blogged about this as well. I blog about body image often. The people who didn't get my posts? men! the ones who did- women.<br /><br />I found a thing a magazine where you leave sticky notes in public places to feed others psyches- like "you are beautiful" on a bathroom mirror, or " you are sooo smart!" in a library book.K(Banterings of a Basketcase)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17926370065535783676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2032474438502256887.post-7630821660850007532010-09-06T01:58:30.458-07:002010-09-06T01:58:30.458-07:00Well, first of all we'd have to examine all th...Well, first of all we'd have to examine all the images of the "ideal woman" that are floating around. In the heads of men, women, children ("I want to grow up to be like..."), advertisement enterprises and so on. And then we would have to find out why these are the ideal images. Like, what do the people REALLY want when they say they want to be like XYZ? And then we'd have to teach them what it is they really want.<br /><br />E.G. when people say, "I want to be beautiful like [insert famous pop star/movie actress/... here]" what they most likely mean is, "I want people to pay attention to me in a positive way. I want people to admire me for who I am. I want to be loved."<br /><br />See? Put like that, it's easy. Where do we start?Diandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14570498251611083259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2032474438502256887.post-56466525669215058372010-09-05T08:02:23.564-07:002010-09-05T08:02:23.564-07:00I didnt mention smart, funny, creative, and talent...I didnt mention smart, funny, creative, and talented. I seemed a bit like braging. ;)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03811755842554326184noreply@blogger.com