Images like this are also body-shaming women. In an effort to curvier women, it has become popular to criticize those who are thin. A body is a body and there is now ay for it to be “wrong.” Some women are skinny, some women are fat, and some women are in-between. It’s time we accept bodies in every form.
Hi Talia, you make a very good point! We could all focus a little less on women’s bodies and instead appreciate their brains and contributions. However, we posted this image because we felt it captured the ever-changing definitions of beauty, and don’t intend to shame women for being skinny. Instead we feel that the image provides social commentary on the idea that popular media ( including movies, TV, magazines, ads, etc) only presents women who are unrealistically skinny these days, even though beauty is fluid and was understood very differently only a few decades ago. We agree with you that it is time we accept bodies of every shape!
I could see your point about depicting the ever changing qualities of “beauty” as defined by Hollywood except that the caption, “when did this become hotter than this.” implies that one is more valued by others, and inappropriately so. The intimation that one type of body should be valued but not another is the crux of the problem with Hollywood and all media, but your juxtaposition of the photos implies that Hollywood is WRONG now vs then. I agree with Talia. We need to accept every body as valuable and beautiful. And we don’t need to use images of different women to compare beauty. All of the women pictured are gorgeous. The women in the bottom row are full fleshed and beautiful. The women in the top row are svelte and for the most part really fit. Skinny/Fat these are negatively loaded words and ideas. What you claim to be trying to portray is lost among the language of the caption.
Talia
January 29, 2012
Images like this are also body-shaming women. In an effort to curvier women, it has become popular to criticize those who are thin. A body is a body and there is now ay for it to be “wrong.” Some women are skinny, some women are fat, and some women are in-between. It’s time we accept bodies in every form.
Claire
January 29, 2012
Hi Talia, you make a very good point! We could all focus a little less on women’s bodies and instead appreciate their brains and contributions. However, we posted this image because we felt it captured the ever-changing definitions of beauty, and don’t intend to shame women for being skinny. Instead we feel that the image provides social commentary on the idea that popular media ( including movies, TV, magazines, ads, etc) only presents women who are unrealistically skinny these days, even though beauty is fluid and was understood very differently only a few decades ago. We agree with you that it is time we accept bodies of every shape!
kait roe
February 15, 2012
I could see your point about depicting the ever changing qualities of “beauty” as defined by Hollywood except that the caption, “when did this become hotter than this.” implies that one is more valued by others, and inappropriately so. The intimation that one type of body should be valued but not another is the crux of the problem with Hollywood and all media, but your juxtaposition of the photos implies that Hollywood is WRONG now vs then. I agree with Talia. We need to accept every body as valuable and beautiful. And we don’t need to use images of different women to compare beauty. All of the women pictured are gorgeous. The women in the bottom row are full fleshed and beautiful. The women in the top row are svelte and for the most part really fit. Skinny/Fat these are negatively loaded words and ideas. What you claim to be trying to portray is lost among the language of the caption.
K8
January 30, 2012
I agree with Talia. This image is immensely bothersome to me.