tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18654361.post115815895496315028..comments2023-07-06T15:14:57.204+01:00Comments on JOHN'S BLOG: Good News on FashionJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02487495921222083129noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18654361.post-1158514336351565992006-09-17T18:32:00.000+01:002006-09-17T18:32:00.000+01:00Thanks both.There's a bit of me then that thinks i...Thanks both.<BR/><BR/>There's a bit of me then that thinks it would be helpful to redress the balance by taking the mick out of thin people a lot.<BR/><BR/>And there's a bit of me which vetoes it because if women are basing their self-esteem on their appearance even slightly, then it's probably going to be counterproductive. Better probably to try to boost the esteem of non-very-thin people.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02487495921222083129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18654361.post-1158498880491497642006-09-17T14:14:00.000+01:002006-09-17T14:14:00.000+01:00But why believe the media? Particularly when, if y...But why believe the media? Particularly when, if you just look around your average town for a few minutes, it's easy to see that there are plenty of people with less than perfect bodies who seem to manage to find other people, therefore it's pretty clear that it doesn't matter in reality.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18654361.post-1158483190209516702006-09-17T09:53:00.000+01:002006-09-17T09:53:00.000+01:00because its a competition thing. the media tells u...because its a competition thing. the media tells us that skinny is good, so we believe that men want skinny, so we have to be as skinny as possible. say theres another woman, skinnier than you, then judging by the media that woman has more chance of getting a guy than you. so in order to further your own chances you have to loose more weight to put you higher up the ranks.<BR/>we seem not to lottiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05838564161002258620noreply@blogger.com