So I was just watching Oprah a few minutes ago and I literally could not watch it anymore with out wanting to punch the television screen. She had Jane Fonda as a guest today and I've never gotten so angry at a person within a matter of minutes. Jane was sitting on Oprah's couch saying how much better her life is since she's turned 60 and that she finally feels whole in her body. I'm sitting there thinking to myself well I would probably have a lot of time to become whole with myself and love myself if I had millions of dollars and not have to worry about how I'm going to get through school or what I'm going to do with my life or even if I will be okay in the future. I would have plenty of time to find inner peace and be happy with my body if I got paid for memorizing some lines. I'm sorry for the rant but I'm so sick and tired of these celebrities going on talk shows saying how amazing they feel with their bodies and how comfortable in them selves they feel.
And since we're on the topic of body images, I grew up watching these women in movies and on tv. I mean these women are who I looked up to and who I wanted to be. These women that are now bitching and complaining about how girls and women today are too harsh on their bodies. These women are the reason that girls my age have the issues with their bodies that we do. I used to love watching Marilyn Monroe movies because she actually looked like me and men loved her. But the movies, rather the actresses in those movies, made me think that I had to be super skinny to be loved. Now these same women are complaining about the environment that they helped to create.
Again I appologize for the rant. I'm just so tired with these celebrities telling me how I'm supposed to behave. Like because I'm in my 20's I can't possibly know what happiness is because I'm not whole yet. I have a wonderful family who supports me every step of the way, a boyfriend who adores me and who I adore, and I'm at a job that I love and I'm about to start school for it. If that is not whole, if my life is not enough for me to be happy then I really don't know what else I'm missing...
I was just talking to some friends on how it's so different for the younger generations and teens then when we grew up. Miss the good old days!
ReplyDeleteWhat good ole days would those be? Because if they're what I'm thinking of, like the times when people didn't worry about issues like body image, take me there! And it's like I'm looking at another version of myself. I have the same opinions as you. I'm tired of watching TV and seeing how these actors and actresses can get on their and talk about how good their lives are. What about the NORMAL people who have to get up and work a 9-5 job, worry about paying the bills, putting food on the table, and car payments, etc. Why don't these celebs worry about that? Last time I checked, the reason that all these young kids have eating disorders is because of these stupid celebrities getting on TV and practically coming out and saying it's great to be thin! OMG, there's this one commercial for this diet pill, I think it's Xanax 3 or something, on the commercial it says "It's great to be thin", almost making it sound like it's the "in-thing". But I'm with ya. In high school, I got greif al the time because of my size. I was called things like fatso, four eyes, fat a--, you name it. I'm not sure if anyone knows, but this really hurts, I'm already worried that I'm fat, my dad will tell me I'm not, so will my mom, and my friends, and my aunt has the balls to say that I'm like her, not a chance in hell am I like her! I'm also in my 20s and I can't possibly say my life is whole, when I get a job in Graphic Design, then we'll talk. But when I was younger, I always looked up to my parents, they support me every step of the way. They make me feel confident. They don't say that I'm fat or whatever, my dad says there's always a way to put a positive spin on things, when someone thinks they're fat, just tell them" You're not fat, you're just full or more to love" or "you're not ugly, you just look different". Pardon my French, but what the hell is wrong with this generation? Everyone is soooooooooooo obsessed with looks. When I was younger, I was told I looked alot like this 1940s actress Bette Davis because of my blonde hair. But I usually look up to my parents. But my parents support my decisions every step of the way, I don't have a boyfriend, but I do have friends from high school who are nice, they don't make fun of me, but like all high schools, there was always someone in the crowd to make life a miserable hell, for me it was Jeff Thomas, he picked on me constantly, he insulted my family, he called me four eyes, he called me fat, he basically bullied me to no end ain the end he wanted to be my friend? Not a chance! But I already have enough issues with my body, I don't need people to call me fat, I'm already worried about my bod!
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