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©2006-2008 *LadyofCinema
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Submitted: October 30, 2006
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Sometimes my artwork is like a journal entry, as in this case.

I struggle with hating my body. I've been on a rant :steaming: lately against the media, and the fake images that we are constantly bombarded with. I know that it is my own fault that I compare myself to airbrushed perfection. It's hard NOT to. These images are everywhere we go; the internet, magazines, TV, movies, billboards, newspapers, etc.

THIN, TAN, FLAWLESS.

If I'm not beautiful, no one will love me.
And if I don't look perfect then I'm not beautiful.

I know that this is complete rubbish. I am ashamed that I've allowed my mind to be filled with such shallow ideals. :no:

I recently lost a considerable amount of weight. Yet, every time I look in the mirror, I still see the same chubby girl I used to be. No matter how much my outward appearance may improve, the fact is, the INSIDE of me is still ugly and hurting.

Please watch this 30 sec. video.
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Materials: Fashion magazine clippings, micron pens.:heart:
Please do not use this image without my permission, or I will smite you! :katana:
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~ChaosRuby:iconChaosRuby: Oct 30, 2006, 10:39:50 PM
Am I allowed to say that I love it and the message?
~Invadercosmo:iconInvadercosmo: Oct 30, 2006, 10:46:42 PM
They actually use computers to make models look thinner sometimes 0.o
*LadyofCinema:iconLadyofCinema: Oct 30, 2006, 11:25:30 PM
Yup. Isn't that sick? :disbelief:

--
and you can tell
from the state of my room
that they let me out too soon
and the pills that I ate
came a couple years too late:pills:
*LadyofCinema:iconLadyofCinema: Oct 30, 2006, 11:26:11 PM
xD Yes. I shall permit it. :hug:

--
and you can tell
from the state of my room
that they let me out too soon
and the pills that I ate
came a couple years too late:pills:
~Aga-K:iconAga-K: Oct 31, 2006, 8:31:11 AM
If someone looks thin, tan and flawless, does it mean that she is beautiful? I don't think so. And also I think that ideal doesn't existe, because everyone has his own image of ideal.
I will not say that the beauty isn't important, but without this "special thing" which is inside us perfect body is nothing.
~Aga-K:iconAga-K: Oct 31, 2006, 8:35:16 AM
Well, they use computers to make celebrities look thinner (sometimes). But models are very slim, I know some of them. :)
*LadyofCinema:iconLadyofCinema: Oct 31, 2006, 9:48:06 AM
I agree with you completely. I am acknowledging that this is a false ideal. It is complete rubbish, yet we are fed these lies day in and day out...everywhere we go...and sometimes, when you hear lies enough, they can become truth to you. I am not proud that my mind has adopted this lie. In fact, I am trying to change the way I think. Beauty does indeed come from that "special thing" that does not exist in appearance. Outward beauty is fleeting. Inward beauty lasts forever.

Thank you for your feedback. =)

--
and you can tell
from the state of my room
that they let me out too soon
and the pills that I ate
came a couple years too late:pills:
*LadyofCinema:iconLadyofCinema: Oct 31, 2006, 10:26:31 AM
Ah, yes. Silly me. The models are generally thin enough to not need slimming. But indeed celebrities are the ones that tend to be "trimmed" with the computer. ^^;

--
and you can tell
from the state of my room
that they let me out too soon
and the pills that I ate
came a couple years too late:pills:
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