How to Defeat Sizism Syndrome, Part Deux: LAUGH

A few months earlier, I came across a number of celebrity gossip sites, sites that consistently post pictures of actresses, singers, and models in order to critique their bodies. Critiques of these women have been absolutely vicious but some are down right laughable. Yes, earlier I said it was nothing to laugh at, and indeed, it’s incredibly dangerous and preys on deep vulnerability. But it is something to laugh at – because it’s completely divorced from reality.

Have these critics ever been with or known a woman, or any human being for that matter? These “criticisms” are delusional. Do they think that a woman comes out of plastic wrapping, with no lines or marks or blemishes, that they never age, and their weight never fluctuates? Do they realize that women are in fact human, even famous ones?

Jessica Alba can’t catch a break even when she’s pregnant. Have you seen blog posts like that? Calling pregnant celebrities fat? That is how ridiculous sizism is. That’s how insane it is. It’s laughable – and far more indicative of dementia than of the beauty of the woman under the microscope.

These critics hold women to a standard of beauty that is absolutely unachievable – for anyone. It requires that women cease to be living, breathing, organic beings. To hold such a standard implies that at the end of the day, even for women whose beauty is remarkable, there is no hope.

So ladies, let’s give up the sizism ghost right now. Do you want to live your life based on some nutjob’s deranged philosophies?

Even Jessica Alba doesn’t look like “Jessica Alba”. Photographs are heavily photoshopped and airbrushed and cropped and carefully lit, the actresses and models spend hours in hair and make-up. Recently, high-end magazines have started photoshopping their covers to the point where the famous women on the cover are unrecognizable. Bodies shrunk to the point where a human vertebrae couldn’t support its head.

And these women are undoubtedly gorgeous. They don't need to be "corrected", because they didn't come off of an assembly line.

See sizism for what it is. It’s completely unhealthy, both mentally and physically. Concentrate on achieving and maintaining a weight that’s appropriate for your height, your age, and your body’s needs.

The Pink Patch helps you physically. You must help yourself mentally. Holding yourself to such an impossible standard will make you miserable and ill. Retain your sanity and laugh in the face of delusional standards of “beauty”.

One final word before returning to the regularly scheduled program: I saw one such horrible post about a model, a woman who funnily enough is famous for portraying an artificially manufactured "perfection" of a woman. In the picture, a very small amount of cellulite on her thigh was visible, and the post went on to make a number of nasty remarks about how ugly her legs were, and how this little indication that she's, you know, human, negated all of her beauty.

I REJOICED when I saw the picture. She's a freaking supermodel. Men would kill for her attention. And she has cellulite. So why should I beat myself up over mine?