It did educate me to the fat fetishisation--I had no idea they were retouching images to make models look fatter, or having models wear padding. How weird. Hire bigger women! It's not like the ideals of thinness that can only exist in Photoshop.
Natter 65: Speed Limit Enforced by Aircraft
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, pandas, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Enh. The Project Rungay guys had a post about the V shoot along with the pics and people talked about how they touch up the big girls to make them look fat.
What makes me shrug is they show the "plus" models topless, with a focus on the rolls, when most women who are larger would rather focus on butt and boobs.
Under The Influence: Masters of the Universe Tribute Art Show
This is my fave: [link]
Skeletor is hot!
I also like "Trimming The Bowl Cut" and "Skeletor Gets A Root Canal"
Under The Influence: Masters of the Universe Tribute Art Show
Heh. That reminds me of the Lost Underground Art Project. More pictures here.
Had an appointment to give blood this morning. Even though I'm much healthier than I was 6 months ago when last I tried, today my blood pressure was too high. Grump.
That reminds me--they're having a blood drive here at work today, but I'm on HBP meds, so I probably won't be able to give.
I'm not sure what the intent of that article is supposed to be, but the tone of "ZOMG! SIZE 12 WOMAN NOT A DISGUSTING PIG!" is typical of the NYT Style section.
That article also emphasized how sizes are kind of arbitrary. The model has a smaller waist than I do, and I wear a 6 (in things that sit on the hips, which everything does these days. I am narrow-hipped.)
I told mac's therapist that we are moving, she's a little thrown by it, which ehn, I get, but really, I am giving you 6 months notice and she better than anyone knows the situation. I decided I had to tell her now because she was getting all up in my grill about feeling I had to get things done (like evaluations both she and his psychiatrist want done). And also I needed to shut her up basically telling me that I am a control freak. DUH! I am working on it, I know it is not good for mac. It is a fairly major large part of my personality.