tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post113259866272831014..comments2024-01-17T15:05:50.120-06:00Comments on AngryBlackBitch: Body Image - A Philosophical...Shark-Fuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03323962708956637012noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-55150616929006711072007-02-08T14:17:00.000-06:002007-02-08T14:17:00.000-06:00About those '-itches' in the mall... as my mother ...About those '-itches' in the mall... as my mother used to say, 'just keep on living and you'll find out what it's all about.' And they WILL find out in due time. So, don't anybody worry about that crap. <BR/><BR/>I'm in my 50's and I no longer worry about what other people think. I've been small and now I'm big...and I'm learning to be happy no matter what. 'Cause as you said, life is short. My mom just passed away a few weeks ago. Seeing her in that casket really shook up my daughter. She hasn't been to any funerals since she became an adult. <BR/><BR/>She is really pushing now to make her dream happen and to stop worrying about being a big girl. She wants to be healthy of course, but she's not obsessing about weight anymore. She's a fashion designer and is totally focusing on her business. And I'm really proud of her...and glad to be working with her.<BR/><BR/>I'm proud of you too, for this wonderful message you wrote about body image. You said it so well... it's time for America to get over it.<BR/><BR/>Thanks,<BR/>Dorez<BR/>Jahqoi, Inc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-1132820119587348082005-11-24T02:15:00.000-06:002005-11-24T02:15:00.000-06:00Just found your blog today - Glad to meetcha!Am al...Just found your blog today - Glad to meetcha!<BR/><BR/>Am also glad not to have a TV in the house, and glad that we don't indulge much in mags/newspapers, other than the odd copy of the Jerusalem Post (and knit/spinning mags). <BR/>Have been fat & fluffy all my life.<BR/>There isn't as much thin-icism yet here in Israel, from what I can tell, but then, there isn't much to wear if y'ain't thin, either...YajB (The Woolley MomMyth)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03294357728615465616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-1132678930497636362005-11-22T11:02:00.000-06:002005-11-22T11:02:00.000-06:00To me, the sexiest people in the whole damn WORLD ...To me, the sexiest people in the whole damn WORLD are the ones who, no matter what their size, are comfortable in their own skin. That air of confidence and comfort s so attractive; when you give less than a shit about someone else's frank appraisal of your looks...<BR/>it sounds like a Bitch is there. ANd I love that, and aspire to it.CrankyProfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11032272009661743761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-1132670051743947312005-11-22T08:34:00.000-06:002005-11-22T08:34:00.000-06:00I used to be a skinny rail back in the day and I n...I used to be a skinny rail back in the day and I never acted like some of these bee-otches that prance around in their size 1 low-cuts. I ignore them. Wait until they bloat out like a Macy's float. It happens ... it always does.<BR/><BR/>Back in art school, my FAVORITE subjects were nude women with weight. Skinny women did nothing for me. Never did. I never dated a skinny woman either. Who the hell wants to hug a broomstick with clothes hanging off it?<BR/><BR/>Now I'm a happy average weight woman who can give a rat's backside in the dead of winter what my butt looks like.<BR/><BR/>I'm not big on bra shopping 'cause I have no boobs. I did when I was pregnant! Geo liked that (the little perv). Now I'm back to being able to read a book that's sitting on my feet without straining my neck.<BR/><BR/>And I actually saw something (I forget if it was on-line or on the news on the TV) about a turken! I told Geo that's what you were having to cook on Thursday. His only response was "Good luck!"<BR/><BR/>Have a Happy Thansgiving, Shark, from me, Geo, and Dinker - your friends in Philly PA!Maidyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09552795753236139244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-1132667476019558032005-11-22T07:51:00.000-06:002005-11-22T07:51:00.000-06:00Between you and me and the entire Internet, I spen...Between you and me and the entire Internet, I spend time at the gym so I can eat whatever the heck I want. As I get older, I've discovered that strategy is not working as effectively as when I was young and had the metabolism of a small woodland creature. Nevertheless, I still eat whatever the hell I want, love handles be damned. Like the three or four servings of that corn casserole I'm going to make this weekend.They can just roll me up to the dessert table after that.<BR/><BR/>As the saying goes: Eat right, exercise -- die anyway.<BR/><BR/>My other half took his brother and his brother's kids to the circus this weekend. He was not amused when my first question was, "Were there protestors?" And my second was, "Well, did any of the elephants stampede, at least?" I mean, I was just *asking*....Jeffrey Rickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04092417221754047322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-1132632053289100062005-11-21T22:00:00.000-06:002005-11-21T22:00:00.000-06:00thanks for giving me hope! lolIf you start a kitty...thanks for giving me hope! lol<BR/><BR/>If you start a kitty and raise enough for airfare i'll come and force feed those anemic twigs some good old pies.<BR/><BR/>bloat, motherfuckers, bloat!<BR/><BR/>xxBboudica of suburbiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10837016937386220180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-1132619352877973182005-11-21T18:29:00.000-06:002005-11-21T18:29:00.000-06:00EY#1 and #2 need to get a grip on reality. And ge...EY#1 and #2 need to get a grip on reality. And get a life, 'cause the shallow one their living right now is a joke.<BR/><BR/>Great post as always ABB!Morriganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16123246313467135111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-1132607698254342732005-11-21T15:14:00.000-06:002005-11-21T15:14:00.000-06:00Yay!! A bitch is back! I spent the weekend going t...Yay!! A bitch is back! I spent the weekend going through withdrawal. Now back to the lecture at hand. Body image is something folks deal with whether skinny, fat, or in between. My roommate is a stick figure who would kill for curves, and I got curves that I would gladly trade in for my skinny jeans once again fittiing. Maybe with age I can accept exactly where I'm at when I'm there. At the moment though, the only thing I can remember is how good I felt in those skinny jeans, and just wanting to feel that good again. Too bad I abhor exercise and adore french toast, chocolate, cookies, and french fries.Cheetarah1980https://www.blogger.com/profile/07030323484936160187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-1132602607929527462005-11-21T13:50:00.000-06:002005-11-21T13:50:00.000-06:00Er, I was typing so fast I did a "your" when I mea...Er, I was typing so fast I did a "your" when I meant "you're." That's my shame!<BR/><BR/>And I love you, too, baby!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-1132601207202419792005-11-21T13:26:00.000-06:002005-11-21T13:26:00.000-06:00Can a bitch just say that she adores Blood Ray! H...Can a bitch just say that she adores Blood Ray! Happy Thanksgiving to you too, honey!Shark-Fuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03323962708956637012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-1132600795056593962005-11-21T13:19:00.000-06:002005-11-21T13:19:00.000-06:00Interesting topic to discuss, one that I deal with...Interesting topic to discuss, one that I deal with it myself on a daily basis. I don't know who has it worse (and I don't think it matters), but gay men also have it pretty bad in the body fascism department.<BR/><BR/>I've struggled with my weight, too. I've been a lot heavier than I am now, and while I am happier now than I was then, it has less to do with the fact that I have a smaller waist than it does with the fact that as I've gotten older I've done a better job of accepting myself for whom I am.<BR/><BR/>I've finally gotten myself to a point - after getting so thin that friends and family were seriously concerned that I had an eating disorder (and to some degree, I probably did) - where I allow myself to eat that extra piece of pizza or that Little Debbie cake. The cycle of shame tied into one's weight can be so strong, that it's really a tough one to break.<BR/><BR/>At the end of the day, I agree that people just have to be happy with whom they are. If you're tiny and your truly happy, then that's as it should be. If you're carrying around some "extra" weight but feel good about yourself, then it's obvious that's the right choice as well. <BR/><BR/>I could babble about this topic for days, so I think I'll retreat to my own corner to do so.<BR/><BR/>Happy Thanksgiving if we don't talk before then!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com