I Am Woman, Hear Me Roar

As noted previously, I'm not huge on censorship. But sometimes I feel like a time and place does exist for some self-censorship.

Normally, I am usually a tad long hair don't care about the media and it's influences (since I don't own a radio and watch TV maybe once every two weeks.)
But as someone who has struggled with self-image for a very long time, I can't help but give some major props to Jezebel for showing how both men and women in the media are continously giving girls around the world a reason to hate their bodies and the choices they make.



First, Jezebel attacks an Askmen.com article entitled "Subtle Ways To Tell Her She's Fat." The title alones exudes asshole-ry.

Then, Jezebel lambasts Gwyneth Paltrow's foray into web-advice, her "GOOP" newsletters where Ms. Paltrow tells girls that after having fun (may it be a weekend of beer and pizza or cake and ice cream), you should definitely detox the hell out of yourself.

As for the Askmen.com article, I'm at a lost for words.
Even as a joke, I'm offended. Because while 5 people will get the joke, 25 people will not. That includes women and men.

And as for Ms. Paltrow, unfortunately, I tend to follow her advice. After a weekend of booze or fast food, I try to balance it out by cutting out my food and working out as much as I can (obviously until the next weekend.)

But then I end up not enjoying myself when I should be enjoying myself.
I mean, I don't plan on letting myself eat elephant ears 5 times a week, but once every 5 months? Why not?

I've been trying to teach myself that it's ok to sometimes "fall off the wagon."
When in reality, we aren't on a wagon. We are just walking alongside and sometimes we are going uphill, and sometimes we are going down, but in the end, we are still just walking.

So thanks media for trying to derail my own mind and put it back in a self-destructive mode.

But thank you Jezebel for helping me out and telling me it's ok to not listen.