tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5074000254394034861.post6641107414629617133..comments2024-01-23T03:22:38.697-05:00Comments on Chicken Soup for the Dorky Soul: Dreaming of Disappearing: What Skinny (Sometimes) Really MeansVanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12173369530050037666noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5074000254394034861.post-18782682069600685542010-05-07T16:05:41.454-04:002010-05-07T16:05:41.454-04:00Love this post. I've struggled with food from ...Love this post. I've struggled with food from another angle - trying to control what I ate for digestive reasons - and even that became an issue, because in the end I focused so much on the 'right' foods to eat that I lost interest in eating. <br /><br />I wish the emphasis in our culture could be more on women feeling sensual, and feeling good about their lives, rather than trying to look like they are. <br /><br />Great post!<br />xoxoUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16702897743000239317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5074000254394034861.post-28616463559897434912010-04-18T12:44:06.885-04:002010-04-18T12:44:06.885-04:00This is a really good article. I've never thou...This is a really good article. I've never thought about skinniness this way.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01496034494751333297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5074000254394034861.post-27093401402950532642010-04-17T05:39:05.522-04:002010-04-17T05:39:05.522-04:00Thank you- this was great to read!Thank you- this was great to read!sarah.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14455110995370886126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5074000254394034861.post-70685402659543593092010-04-16T14:05:44.432-04:002010-04-16T14:05:44.432-04:00This was an interesting post. I know I am skinnier...This was an interesting post. I know I am skinnier than most girls but when I said on my blog a while ago that I wanted to lose weight, I got a lot of negative response. But nobody asked me why I was doing it. Not everybody wants to lose weight to be thin and model-esque.<br /><br /><b><a href="http://clothedmuch.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">clothed much, a modest fashion blog</a></b>Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04500824333653482953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5074000254394034861.post-72342131222899588122010-04-15T20:33:52.360-04:002010-04-15T20:33:52.360-04:00Kim: I see what you're saying and I'm sorr...Kim: I see what you're saying and I'm sorry if this post and my response were a bit too general. That's likely my fault for trying to take the Feminist theory I'm reading in class and apply it to a very personal issue.<br /><br />Everyone is different, and I didn't mean to imply that I think what I've said can be applied to every single person with an eating disorder. I thought it would be interesting to look at it through the lens of some of the criticism I've been thinking of lately, but maybe this was out of place?<br /><br />If anyone else has an opinion on this, I'd love to hear from you, too. It will help me if I can get a gauge of your reactions.Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12173369530050037666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5074000254394034861.post-24628405955869619482010-04-15T18:25:42.269-04:002010-04-15T18:25:42.269-04:00maybe...i think you're making huge generalizat...maybe...i think you're making huge generalizations.Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07515005542521366468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5074000254394034861.post-70582763241617552862010-04-15T11:24:02.553-04:002010-04-15T11:24:02.553-04:00Ashley: Thanks so much!
Jem: I totally agree :)
...Ashley: Thanks so much!<br /><br />Jem: I totally agree :)<br /><br />Kim: Thanks for commenting on this, since you have personal experience with eating issues. Eating disorders do often seem to revolve around the idea of control, and I think that's definitely important to note, so thanks for bringing it up. Control is definitely a common theme in both undereating and overeating disorders (with overeating, I've often read that some women who suffer sexual abuse use gaining weight as a buffer and a way to become "less desirable).<br /><br />I can definitely respect that you disagree, though thinking about it now, I see how issues of control can tie into the themes in this post: women sometimes have very little control in a world run by men (whether we want to believe it or not)-- but we can control our bodies, even if, according to what I wrote, the way we're controlling it may be influenced by male standards.Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12173369530050037666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5074000254394034861.post-11165806821174078232010-04-15T11:14:17.335-04:002010-04-15T11:14:17.335-04:00hm i don't totally agree with you on some of t...hm i don't totally agree with you on some of this. i struggled with an ED throughout part of h.s. and college and honestly, it was just because my life seemed out of control and it was one thing i could control. i was never overweight, by ANY means, but i had low self esteem and so when i needed to control something...it was what i had the lowest esteem about...my body.<br /><br />men, media, the "world" had nothing to do with it. a lot of girls that i have mentored have the same problem. it's still sick and messed up, but it's not about trying to look like models...its a matter of control.Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07515005542521366468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5074000254394034861.post-6315248085625694262010-04-15T10:46:21.790-04:002010-04-15T10:46:21.790-04:00You said it, sister! We should be proud to be a wo...You said it, sister! We should be proud to be a women, women can be just as powerful as men without having to compromise their identity.Jemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09148777915490508203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5074000254394034861.post-62598564505936373212010-04-15T10:25:04.982-04:002010-04-15T10:25:04.982-04:00Wow! That was an eye opener! You shed a new light ...Wow! That was an eye opener! You shed a new light on the matter. Every woman should read this! Great post!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com