and i hate it.
i'm beginning to get tired of getting comments like "wah you lost SO much weight", "you look so good after you lost weight", i think the "best" comment so far must have been "bettina, you look like you lost a ton!"... blah blah blah... but that's not really the point here.
most of the time, i don't really know how to respond to statements like these. seriously, what do they want me to say? ok. maybe for the "you look good" kind of statements, i would say "thank you" because it is a compliment after all. but then how is "you lost weight" a compliment? it's not. it's just a statement of fact. and in effect, it could go both ways. if u tell an anorexic that she lost weight, it actually has a negative connotation.
why does beautiful have to be skinny? why does the world think so? why does the media perpetuate this thinking? why do I believe it too?
i won't deny that i set out to lose weight, or that i'm happy to have lost weight - i mean i think i look better in clothes now (even this statement contains so many sociological implications), but... i'm still disgusted with how much i have absorbed the superficiality of this world.
can a person really not be fat and still beautiful?
but having said all that... i still wanna lose another 3 kg.
hahahahaha...
i am such a superficial creature.
oh yeah, btw, this rant is not directed at anyone reading my blog. this outpouring of thoughts is a result of a comment from a colleague i bumped into after work yesterday.
27 February 2007
skinny is beautiful
reflected by BETTYna at 22:45
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3 comments:
Hi babe!
Not that I think fat=bleah. But you do look good after the weight lost.
I am not trying to justify the media's perception but slimmer is prettier cos I think your features look more defined and you have more confidence about yourself.
As long as you are pleased with yourself, just ignore the others who are too quick to generalise. But pls don't be anorexic ok!
Wendy
hehe, thanks for the compliment dearie...
i'm hardly anorexic lah... i eat, heartily and happily. :)
Yups babe!
Think you look good now too! =)
I also sometimes feel I'm abit contradictory. While I worry abt my friend who is actually aneroxic, I also want to lose weight myself (cos I find my tummy irritating).
Anyhow, I think as long as we eat healthy and don't be overly obsessed, its fine.
Also, confidence adds alot more on to beauty!
=)
hamu
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