http://www.randombabble.com/2008/12/05/on-good-intentions/ exactly that Sun, 27 Nov 2011 19:32:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.randombabble.com/2008/12/05/on-good-intentions/#comment-1570 My erasure from history… « random babble… Tue, 10 Feb 2009 06:53:35 +0000 http://randombabble.com/?p=1211#comment-1570 [...] of my new Body Acceptance Crusade, which entailed correcting my weight on my driver’s license and not being afraid to talk about the numbers has been about not waiting to live until I get into a body I think I should be in, but rather [...] [...] of my new Body Acceptance Crusade, which entailed correcting my weight on my driver’s license and not being afraid to talk about the numbers has been about not waiting to live until I get into a body I think I should be in, but rather [...]

]]> http://www.randombabble.com/2008/12/05/on-good-intentions/#comment-1569 Fuck You of the Day « random babble… Wed, 10 Dec 2008 03:43:35 +0000 http://randombabble.com/?p=1211#comment-1569 [...] I don’t think that I have to say, as a woman, how fucking ridiculous our society’s beauty standards are, especially when the already impossibly beautiful can’t seem to measure up.  We are badgered at every twist and turn and from every form of media about our appearance, and reminded constantly that our looks are always up for approval.  People are a lot more than the range of their fuckability.  When we see people who are already well w/in the range of conventional attractiveness being harshly shamed for their weight it doesn’t do much in the way of building up the rest of us struggling to love and accept the bodies we have. [...] [...] I don’t think that I have to say, as a woman, how fucking ridiculous our society’s beauty standards are, especially when the already impossibly beautiful can’t seem to measure up.  We are badgered at every twist and turn and from every form of media about our appearance, and reminded constantly that our looks are always up for approval.  People are a lot more than the range of their fuckability.  When we see people who are already well w/in the range of conventional attractiveness being harshly shamed for their weight it doesn’t do much in the way of building up the rest of us struggling to love and accept the bodies we have. [...]

]]> http://www.randombabble.com/2008/12/05/on-good-intentions/#comment-1568 divajean Mon, 08 Dec 2008 18:36:08 +0000 http://randombabble.com/?p=1211#comment-1568 Owning your weight is a very empowering thing. I refuse to let anyone tell me Oh you don't look THAT fat." I weigh between 250-260 and "identify" as 250 lbs. I am not afraid to say the number out loud. Example: A co-worker claims they didn't notice me in line at the cafeteria- I'll say something like "What?!? You missed a 250 lb ME?!?" I want people to know what size looks like- not some lie perpetuation. Owning your weight is a very empowering thing. I refuse to let anyone tell me Oh you don’t look THAT fat.” I weigh between 250-260 and “identify” as 250 lbs. I am not afraid to say the number out loud. Example: A co-worker claims they didn’t notice me in line at the cafeteria- I’ll say something like “What?!? You missed a 250 lb ME?!?” I want people to know what size looks like- not some lie perpetuation.

]]> http://www.randombabble.com/2008/12/05/on-good-intentions/#comment-1567 rormaich Mon, 08 Dec 2008 18:13:19 +0000 http://randombabble.com/?p=1211#comment-1567 Thank you! Well said! Thank you! Well said!

]]> http://www.randombabble.com/2008/12/05/on-good-intentions/#comment-1566 sunnyhello Mon, 08 Dec 2008 18:00:31 +0000 http://randombabble.com/?p=1211#comment-1566 Well said! Thanks for writing this post. I've found that the more I report the number on the scale as nothing but a fact, the less I am affected by my own or anyone else's idea of how that number should make me feel about myself. Well said! Thanks for writing this post. I’ve found that the more I report the number on the scale as nothing but a fact, the less I am affected by my own or anyone else’s idea of how that number should make me feel about myself.

]]> http://www.randombabble.com/2008/12/05/on-good-intentions/#comment-1565 Cecelia Sun, 07 Dec 2008 05:58:00 +0000 http://randombabble.com/?p=1211#comment-1565 I love this post! I am actually working on a post about healing from my eating disorder and will be posting it to my blog and Think Girl. I love me and my body! Do you know how long this took me to get here - 6 years after the onset of my eating disorder! For me I don't care about numbers anymore because I cared about it obsessively for so long. I care about loving me, nurturing me and loving my body now. Curves, love em! A booty, love it even more! I just love my body and the more I do the more I glow in who I am supposed to be! I love this post! I am actually working on a post about healing from my eating disorder and will be posting it to my blog and Think Girl. I love me and my body! Do you know how long this took me to get here – 6 years after the onset of my eating disorder! For me I don’t care about numbers anymore because I cared about it obsessively for so long. I care about loving me, nurturing me and loving my body now. Curves, love em! A booty, love it even more! I just love my body and the more I do the more I glow in who I am supposed to be!

]]> http://www.randombabble.com/2008/12/05/on-good-intentions/#comment-1564 Magda Sat, 06 Dec 2008 21:04:57 +0000 http://randombabble.com/?p=1211#comment-1564 I absolutely love your statement!! You just made my day! I absolutely love your statement!! You just made my day!

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