Mrs. Edge
Bono's Belly Dancing Friend
Recently I have been watching that show The Swan. It offends me on many levels, but I watch it as a kind of fascination with the horrible. You know what the main problem of this show is for me? My boyfriend spends every day telling me how beautiful I am, and I finally start to believe that I look good, and then I see this show and I feel totally crappy about myself. I can't imagine how it affects other women. (note they don't have a version for men!)
Other things that bother me:
1) These women aren't THAT badly off physically. I could understand it if you were severely disfigured in some way (I agree with fixing terrible dental work for example) but these women represent the average person, which apparently isn't good enough. Terrible message to send.
2) I like the idea of having them go to therapy, live a healthier lifestyle, etc. But that should be it. Instead they have all this plastic surgery and then are madly applauded at the end. Why do they deserve applause for suddenly being beautiful? If anyone should get the applause it's the surgeons!
3) Wouldn't it be much better to have a show about liking yourself the way you are?? What is the "ugly" person at home going to think..."geez, they have it made, and I am still a loser".
4) These diets. EVERYONE gets 1,200 cals a day. Doesn't matter what your BMI is, what your resting metabolic rate...1,200. With the amount of exercise they are supposedly doing, they are seriously damaging their health if they keep that up.
5) The pagent. Why is this even necessary? They are all supermodels now anyway, all of them look alike! Talk about one size fits all.
What does everyone else think. Do you think this is the best thing that could have happened to these very sad and depressed women? Do you wish you could be on the show? Do you think it's harmless? Evil incarnate? I'm curious....
Other things that bother me:
1) These women aren't THAT badly off physically. I could understand it if you were severely disfigured in some way (I agree with fixing terrible dental work for example) but these women represent the average person, which apparently isn't good enough. Terrible message to send.
2) I like the idea of having them go to therapy, live a healthier lifestyle, etc. But that should be it. Instead they have all this plastic surgery and then are madly applauded at the end. Why do they deserve applause for suddenly being beautiful? If anyone should get the applause it's the surgeons!
3) Wouldn't it be much better to have a show about liking yourself the way you are?? What is the "ugly" person at home going to think..."geez, they have it made, and I am still a loser".
4) These diets. EVERYONE gets 1,200 cals a day. Doesn't matter what your BMI is, what your resting metabolic rate...1,200. With the amount of exercise they are supposedly doing, they are seriously damaging their health if they keep that up.
5) The pagent. Why is this even necessary? They are all supermodels now anyway, all of them look alike! Talk about one size fits all.
What does everyone else think. Do you think this is the best thing that could have happened to these very sad and depressed women? Do you wish you could be on the show? Do you think it's harmless? Evil incarnate? I'm curious....
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