These so-called \u201cthinspiration\u201d blogs make me mad. No, they make me disappointed. The industry has changed its ideal form of beauty in the last decade or so. If you\u2019ve ever watched the original Beverly Hills 90210 (no not the crappy CW version), you\u2019ve seen how the sizes of actresses have changed. Jennie Garth wasn\u2019t rail thin, and certainly looked normal, and she was the queen bee.<\/p>\n
So what has changed in the last ten years? I\u2019d like to give the credit to pro-anorexia blogs. But I think it\u2019s more about perception of self. If we stopped and looked at ourselves in the mirror occasionally, without judgment, we would see something beautiful. But that comes with acceptance. It isn\u2019t necessary to be rail thin. In fact, I would argue that it takes much more courage to flaunt a body that isn\u2019t just flesh and bone. And when you can do that, whatever size you are, that is when you\u2019ll find your confidence, your sense of self. And those are the people we should celebrate. End of rant.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I got to thinking about \u201cthinspiration.\u201d I cannot classify that as a real word. After hearing news that Kate Upton, the beautiful, slightly curvaceous (curvy to the industry\u2019s ridiculous standards) model is \u201cfat.\u201d The blog, Skinny Gossip, claims that Kate … Continue reading