At 11:21 PM, Indigo Blue said…
At 7:28 PM, FluffyValentine said…
hehe! wow! i went to the link...
the process of writing that essay helped me come to terms with a lot of f**ked stuff in our society, and feel more comfortable in the skin that i'm in...and i'm really happy that it touched you too!
By the way Indigo, your blog is great (and I love your writing style)...keep it up ! :P
-Kate.
Ps I really want to do research on how older divorced women deal with re-entering the 'dating scene', and the discriminative limitations etc. placed upon them (re: physique, previously-had children, work, outlook) by our rather ageist society. hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm............
Pps. to anyone who's reading this...
(cliche, i know, but) look at your body as a temple, or a vehicle with a longer life-span than a bloomin' car. we wash our cars, feed them with good quality petrol, service them, insure them. Cars come in diff shapes, makes, and sizes, but they all serve the purpose of getting us from point A to B. So nourish yourself well, get active, remember that what's good for the brain is good for the heart and vice-versa, and stop comparing yourselves (physically) to people in magazines.
1. they're airbrushed
2. depend on their plasticity to get them work
3. are employed to make us feel insecure and thus consume whatever products they're signifying
4. if you were as beautiful as these people, you'd be terribly paranoid that people only liked you for your sex appeal. and people (nasty things that we are) would be more likely to use you.
take care all, i have an exam to write.
Thanks again Kate...
http://indigo-blues.blogspot.com/2004/11/beauty-is-but-well-wielded-commodity.html
Aloha,
indigo