[M.G.]

I have also noticed this. I never really understood why, but after reading a news article recently, things started to click into place. A remote country was recently introduced to main stream television, and after a short period of time, younger women there began to suffer from anorexia nervosa and bulimia at an alarming rate. The effect of watching idolized women on TV sent them a message that if they weren’t thin and model-looking (freakishly thin and tall) they were unattractive. I believe the same thing happens here. We still live in a racist society, and the reality is that most shows on television do not star and showcase African-American actors. This is changing, of course, very slowly over time, raising more concern that the younger African-American generation will think they must be thin to be beautiful. It is society’s view of beauty delivered from the media (all forms). The average size woman is a 12, but how often do you see an actor on TV that plays the role of a drop-dead georgeous woman portrayed as a size 12? It’s no wonder white women feel the way they do about their weight. I applaud black women for their ability to see themselves at a normal weight as they are: Beautiful.

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Name : M.G., Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Lesbian, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Catholic, Age : 27, City : Lafayette, State : LA, Country : United States, Occupation : Hardware Design Engineer, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

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