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Ad Images and the Effect on Girls' Self-Esteem - Your Thoughts?
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<blockquote data-quote="Hound dog" data-source="post: 441676" data-attributes="member: 84"><p>I dunno. I played with barbies and gee when I was a little girl that Twiggy thing was all the rage. Can't remember it ever phasing me one direction or the other. Actually, can't recall I ever gave much thought to a barbie's shape or even that of models I saw. </p><p></p><p>BUT.......</p><p></p><p>I'm also a huge fan of very old films. In those films the bombshells are NOT shaped like barbie or models. They have great figures, but are actually what many people would think of as somewhat plumpish now days....."full figured". After watching enough males in my life go totally gaga for those bombshells......I never really worried about body image much. Just as many males prefer females with meat on them as do the bone thin type. Actually from males I've talked with over the years (a LOT) MOST seem to prefer a woman to have some weight and curves to her body as opposed to all sharp corners.</p><p></p><p>Because I'm such a fan of those films, my girls grew up watching them too. They never really ever wanted to be so called "thin". easy child only had a very brief period of body image issues at about age 13-14. But that had to do with husband teasing her that she had a bubble b utt than any image she saw or played with.</p><p></p><p>I don't care what barbie looks like. As far as models.......if a parent teaches her girls what he!! those girls go through to look that way and how much of it is faked with photoshop and airbrushing.....they don't tend to see it as such a wonderful way to be. I taught my girls healthy was preferable to skinny any day.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hound dog, post: 441676, member: 84"] I dunno. I played with barbies and gee when I was a little girl that Twiggy thing was all the rage. Can't remember it ever phasing me one direction or the other. Actually, can't recall I ever gave much thought to a barbie's shape or even that of models I saw. BUT....... I'm also a huge fan of very old films. In those films the bombshells are NOT shaped like barbie or models. They have great figures, but are actually what many people would think of as somewhat plumpish now days....."full figured". After watching enough males in my life go totally gaga for those bombshells......I never really worried about body image much. Just as many males prefer females with meat on them as do the bone thin type. Actually from males I've talked with over the years (a LOT) MOST seem to prefer a woman to have some weight and curves to her body as opposed to all sharp corners. Because I'm such a fan of those films, my girls grew up watching them too. They never really ever wanted to be so called "thin". easy child only had a very brief period of body image issues at about age 13-14. But that had to do with husband teasing her that she had a bubble b utt than any image she saw or played with. I don't care what barbie looks like. As far as models.......if a parent teaches her girls what he!! those girls go through to look that way and how much of it is faked with photoshop and airbrushing.....they don't tend to see it as such a wonderful way to be. I taught my girls healthy was preferable to skinny any day. [/QUOTE]
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