Feb 14 2008
Sad Story
I saw one of those tawdry tabloids at the supermarket yesterday. You know the kind. The cover was plastered with photos of, well, people that didn’t exactly look like models in their swimsuits, with captions that absolutely delighted in how ‘bad’ they looked.
How sad that anyone could find pleasure in mocking someone’s physical appearance. And they think we’re the sick ones.
These poor creatures live in a world of sexual hype based on beauty, makeup, clothing and body ‘quality’. They see everything as sexual and miss the most beautiful part of anyone’s body; the part between the ears. The mind, the personality are hidden from them because of their obsession with ‘beauty’.
Of course they see social nudity as some sort of sexual obsession. They see nudity only as something sexual.
And they savage us because we do not suffer from their affliction. Sure, we recognize physical beauty, but don’t see it as the be-all and end-all. We enjoy the pleasures of nudity and are more than willing to allow the the same of others, regardless of ‘appearance’.
We don’t ask that textiles join us (though that would be nice!), just that they allow us that freedom as we allow them the freedom to wear uncomfortable clothing.
Is that so much to ask?
- Steve
The most ironic thing is that for me, personally, I almost to a woman find the women the tabloids think are overweight are much, much more beautiful when they’re the same normal weight as the rest of us, which is precisely when the tabloids try to tear down the body acceptance of these people. How many women have been led to believe guys actually like anorexic women? (I’m not talking about naturally thin women here!) What does that stereotype do to help ANYONE?