Friday, June 22, 2012
Friday, June 15, 2012
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Friendship Bracelet Crafts
I love Craftzine! Every time I read it, my inner crafter comes out. In this case, my inner crafter is one who wants to make fashionable friendship bracelets. Here are a few links to sites I found thanks to Craftzine.
1. Between the Lines
2.Honestly WTF
3. Ornamentea
4. Wild Olive
1. Between the Lines
2.Honestly WTF
3. Ornamentea
4. Wild Olive
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Friday, March 16, 2012
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Self Concept/Body Image
Wow. I just read that 20 years ago the average model weighed 8% less than the average woman. Now she weighs 23% less. While I don't know if it's because the average woman has become larger or models smaller or a combination of the two, I do think there's a problem with the number. If young women look up to models, actresses and singers (both of whom pose in ads), then how does that affect their self esteem? How do they feel about their bodies? According to a French study, if more models were not ultra thin (how many people are really a healthy size 0 or 2?), then less girls would have anorexia and have better body images.
Sources:
http://thelook.today.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/03/05/10583820-study-banning-too-thin-models-could-help-curb-anorexia
http://www.styleite.com/media/plus-size-magazine-weight-statistics/#0
Sources:
http://thelook.today.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/03/05/10583820-study-banning-too-thin-models-could-help-curb-anorexia
http://www.styleite.com/media/plus-size-magazine-weight-statistics/#0
Sunday, March 4, 2012
Speaking Out
I typically just post pictures of clothing and accessories, but was appalled at an article I read blasting a plus size model for losing weight. I understand that people (fans) tend to identify with certain people and get upset when changes are made, but to blast someone for losing weight is intolerable.
The model in question survived an eating disorder as a teenager and stated that she felt like she was gaining an eating disorder on the other end of the spectrum. If someone is tall, it takes a lot of calories and inactivity to maintain a higher weight. If a person led a sedentary lifestyle, then losing a lot of weight in a short period of time can definitely occur, yet the blogger decided that hiking and yoga, along with eating healthier foods in a smaller quantity could not lead to a healthy weight loss. Instead she insisted the model had done something drastic.
The thing is, we don't know. To accuse is not good journalism. It's not good gossip. The tone of her article and subsequent interviews were mean, accusing, and angry. The model in question went from a size 14 to size 6. In her Sports Illustrated spread, she looked healthy (no ribs showing, muscle tone). It could have been airbrushed, but from other pictures around the web, it seems improbable. She's maintained the size and sounded happy that she could still model. The blogger decided she must have lost weight to be a different, more unique size. Again, we don't know. From the quote, I thought she meant she was happy she wouldn't lose her career, the one she's had since age 14, by being in a place that she decided was healthier for her mentally and physically. We don't know her cholesterol levels or blood pressure. We don't know if she's diabetic.
As bloggers, we have a responsibility to our readers, but also to the subjects of our articles. To condemn someone we don't know personally is wrong. Even if we know the person, it's still wrong. We are not inside of their heads. We are not and should not be privy to EVERYTHING that happens in the life of a celebrity. In this case, if a plus size model decides to lose weight, it's ok. There are plenty of others who would love to take her place as a size 14 model. As a true fan, be glad she's still able to have a career and still states she feels anorexia is wrong and doesn't want to go there again.
The model in question survived an eating disorder as a teenager and stated that she felt like she was gaining an eating disorder on the other end of the spectrum. If someone is tall, it takes a lot of calories and inactivity to maintain a higher weight. If a person led a sedentary lifestyle, then losing a lot of weight in a short period of time can definitely occur, yet the blogger decided that hiking and yoga, along with eating healthier foods in a smaller quantity could not lead to a healthy weight loss. Instead she insisted the model had done something drastic.
The thing is, we don't know. To accuse is not good journalism. It's not good gossip. The tone of her article and subsequent interviews were mean, accusing, and angry. The model in question went from a size 14 to size 6. In her Sports Illustrated spread, she looked healthy (no ribs showing, muscle tone). It could have been airbrushed, but from other pictures around the web, it seems improbable. She's maintained the size and sounded happy that she could still model. The blogger decided she must have lost weight to be a different, more unique size. Again, we don't know. From the quote, I thought she meant she was happy she wouldn't lose her career, the one she's had since age 14, by being in a place that she decided was healthier for her mentally and physically. We don't know her cholesterol levels or blood pressure. We don't know if she's diabetic.
As bloggers, we have a responsibility to our readers, but also to the subjects of our articles. To condemn someone we don't know personally is wrong. Even if we know the person, it's still wrong. We are not inside of their heads. We are not and should not be privy to EVERYTHING that happens in the life of a celebrity. In this case, if a plus size model decides to lose weight, it's ok. There are plenty of others who would love to take her place as a size 14 model. As a true fan, be glad she's still able to have a career and still states she feels anorexia is wrong and doesn't want to go there again.
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