tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7980259522701574842.post2775696532734234235..comments2024-01-22T10:00:14.762-05:00Comments on Not Another Wave: The Racist BodyEricahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15249287420418816844noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7980259522701574842.post-26822854006725004772011-01-10T15:06:14.057-05:002011-01-10T15:06:14.057-05:00We come to your comment that you don't exist t...We come to your comment that you don't exist to turn on some man. That's true; nor should any individual. Additionally, sexual attractiveness is only one component of beauty; moreover, if we define beauty as an entirely inward or moral trait, then sexual attractiveness drops away from the concept of beauty entirely. <br />But, in the many instances in which a woman WANTS to turn on some Bretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15554478208366075672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7980259522701574842.post-17828389345724496582011-01-10T15:04:42.926-05:002011-01-10T15:04:42.926-05:00Emily and Anonymous - I like the points you raised...Emily and Anonymous - I like the points you raised, but I have to take issue with Emily's last quote. <br />Emily, I think you are conflating "beauty" and attractiveness here, and I don't think you should be. As I understand it, Anonymous was stating that body-type preferences are not racist -or, rather, that they are not colonial- in that they are consistent across races and Bretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15554478208366075672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7980259522701574842.post-17093274288372272162011-01-08T20:50:30.826-05:002011-01-08T20:50:30.826-05:00I don't want to oversimplify my reading of Eri...I don't want to oversimplify my reading of Erica's post, so I'm going to expand a bit: I think Erica's point ultimately goes hand in hand with what Anonymous said:<br /><br />Stereotypes about beauty hurt all women, because if we're not careful we can become caught up in false ideals of what our bodies should look like. As both Erica and Anonymous mentioned, an Asian woman whoEmilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13794894633747852280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7980259522701574842.post-31328971104894260442011-01-08T20:39:28.222-05:002011-01-08T20:39:28.222-05:00Anonymous,
Your conclusions about body image are ...Anonymous,<br /><br />Your conclusions about body image are valid, but I think you've misunderstood Erica's point. It's not that the media images of women only hurt white women - it's that media images idealize body types that a person is more likely to find in Caucasian women. Consider, for instance, how fair most black actors and actresses are (at least, the ones who make it Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13794894633747852280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7980259522701574842.post-88708106216376949692011-01-08T18:52:43.158-05:002011-01-08T18:52:43.158-05:00I would raise the issue that there have been a gre...I would raise the issue that there have been a great many studies that show--across cultures--certain features (and proportions) remain surprisingly constant in regards to what is most attractive. Psychologists have been surprised to find that--especially for faces--what is considered most beautiful is the same. There's a set of mathematical proportions that can accurately depict which facesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7980259522701574842.post-8532036967531775502011-01-07T12:35:38.269-05:002011-01-07T12:35:38.269-05:00This raises some interesting points; well done. I ...This raises some interesting points; well done. I don't know that I can contribute much to this half of the discussion; but your article raises a couple of issues from the male perspective as well. Is the masculine body ideal realistic/healthy/appropriate for a majority of men? Is it racially preferential? Is that racial preference impacted by colonialism? <br />I may put together a post Bretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15554478208366075672noreply@blogger.com