03-20-2004, 11:39 PM
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Causer of Unrest
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Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Arizona
Posts: 4,005
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Amen, Thrushbeard. Preach on, brother. And my chatting with men at Pixies indicates that the culture of body hate is not limited to women, either.
I have spent the evening going through my most recent photoshoot, and I'm just thrilled with the results. There was a time in my life when every picture on the roll ended up in the garbage, and to be at a point in my life where I've finally stopped arguing with my hubby when he tells me I'm beautiful as-is is the best feeling ever. Hell of a lot of hard work, let me tell you, but well worth it. I'm sorry your former lover felt that way, and I'm even sorrier that it's such a common theme for women and men everywhere. I know the problem is bigger than the label, but maybe we can start there, and move on to the more insidious ones one by one. Goddess knows, if we could just get women to see and believe in their own beauty, there would be a cosmic revolution. Of that I have no doubt. If that happened, labels, institutions, and walls would fall like Jericho.
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