tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7464421.post5105954308334053968..comments2023-10-21T05:25:45.100-04:00Comments on Nutmeg Knitter: The Ugly Side of Pretty.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00405772360315204249noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7464421.post-56118839110659591522009-11-24T11:41:23.297-05:002009-11-24T11:41:23.297-05:00kids pick up on subtle things like that at a reall...kids pick up on subtle things like that at a really early age. <br /><br />i wasn't allowed to watch much tv when i was young. looney tunes occasionally, and pbs--sesame street and nova. they didn't have ads on pbs in the 70s.<br /><br />but still, i have a distinct memory of being five years old and sitting on the edge of the tub, and looking at my thighs. i told my mom that my thighs were fat, because of how they spread out when i was sitting down. <br /><br />nobody in my family had ever worried about weight--i turned out to be the weight-obsessed one for a while, in high school and college. but i had picked up on something from the media somehow, even though i barely watched tv at all til i was in my teens.<br /><br />this culture that empahsizes beauty so harshly is really pervasive, in ways that i don't even quite understand. but it got to me early, despite having role models who were unconcerned with such things.JuliaAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14194852178084970477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7464421.post-90027231536037147562009-11-20T20:56:47.033-05:002009-11-20T20:56:47.033-05:00Ugh, I know just how you feel. My 3.9yo has start...Ugh, I know just how you feel. My 3.9yo has started insisting that she wash her face with my soap (which, ironically, is Dove) so that she "can be beautiful." I have no idea where she picked that up as I barely even wash my face every morning, never mind putting on make-up or anything else.<br /><br />On the flip side, she has recently started putting her "lip stuff" (what we call chapstick in our house) on her nose so she "can smell it better" and then calling it "nose stuff." So if she is going to be joining any beauty pageants they will have to be of the alternate variety!Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18348198786565449247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7464421.post-27865979665911300882009-11-16T22:30:17.780-05:002009-11-16T22:30:17.780-05:00Thank you Becca! Love Operation Beautiful -- I had...Thank you Becca! Love Operation Beautiful -- I hadn't seen them before! Not sure what to make of Lorelai and the chapstick, but that lotion picture is Adorable. <br /><br />accountantgrrl: Check out http://beautyschooledproject.com/2009/11/02/glossed-over-doves-real-beauty-campaign/ -- I used to love Dove too, but now I'm not so sure. Would love your take on it.Virginiahttp://www.beautyschooledproject.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7464421.post-33212244737338953212009-11-16T14:50:05.150-05:002009-11-16T14:50:05.150-05:00What Virginia is doing is the main reason why I lo...What Virginia is doing is the main reason why I love the Dove and the Operation Beautiful campaigns.<br /><br />Good for her!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com