Bridesmaids Dresses/Groomsman Attire etc.

[preciousjeni]

Originally Posted by AOII Angel

They do it to make every woman in the wedding party look fatter than the bride!

What's sad is that you're probably right. This sick obsession with being thin is one of the main reasons I don't have a lot of close female friends, even though I'm in a sorority. My mother is neurotic about weight and she always mentions losing weight or exercising every time I talk to her. It reminds me of the character in Girl, Interrupted who would say chicken instead of kitchen.

I'd like for American women to go a week without mentioning anything related to weight or fatness and see how they feel at the end.

[psusue]

Originally Posted by preciousjeni

What's sad is that you're probably right. This sick obsession with being thin is one of the main reasons I don't have a lot of close female friends, even though I'm in a sorority. My mother is neurotic about weight and she always mentions losing weight or exercising every time I talk to her. It reminds me of the character in Girl, Interrupted who would say chicken instead of kitchen.

I'd like for American women to go a week without mentioning anything related to weight or fatness and see how they feel at the end.

Tri Delta has started an event that does just that. You can learn more about it here.

[preciousjeni]

Originally Posted by psusue

Tri Delta has started an event that does just that. You can learn more about it here.

I love it!!! I especially like the acknowledgement that presumably positive comments are actually reinforcing the problem. I H.A.T.E. when people say to me, "You look great! Have you lost weight?"

I have a friend who always greets me with "Hello Beautiful" no matter how I look, because she's commenting on me as her friend, not on my level of attractiveness.

I never comment on a woman's weight unless she brings it up. Even then, I don't mention how she looks. I ask her how she feels physically with the relief of weight loss.

[NinjaPoodle]

Originally Posted by southbymidwest

Lovely dresses except they make your chest look severely lopsided- like B on one side, D on the other.

Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

My exact thought!