Sunday, May 20, 2012

Healthiness: The Best Look For Any Girl

There is this saying that a lot of girls have been posting lately, which goes, "Skinny girls look good in clothes, fit girls look good naked". It's supposed to be shedding light on society's belief of what's attractive, in terms of weight.



However, I don't like it. I think it should be focusing on healthy girls, rather than skinny vs fit.

Who's to say that skinny girls aren't fit, or attractive? As long as the girl (or guy too, for that matter) is eating and exercising correctly, then where is the problem? One of my good friends is a perfect example of this; she has been very thin all through out  her life. However, this isn't because of bad eating habits or overexercising. She actually eats more than most people I know, and is a part of her school's track team, so she is in very good shape. Yet, her nickname has been "string bean" because she is so skinny. I don't think she has ever looked bad though, because she is healthy! It can be same for the curvy girls too. Body type doesn't matter as much as healthy living does!

Secondly, if by skinny, the saying means being skinny through being unhealthy, then why does it say that this kind of skinny looks good in clothes?? Being unhealthy isn't a good look for ANYONE, whether he or she is too thin, or is overweight. This kind of defeats the purpose of the quote.

So instead of skinny and fit, I think that it should say that healthy girls look good both in clothes and naked. Everybody type is complimented by good eating and exercising habits. Being healthy looks great, no matter who you are or what the occasion!

xoxo -Jen

7 comments:

  1. hahaha ! I love that image! it's so true!
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  2. This is one of my favorite sayings EVER. It's so true, and it promotes a healthy body image.

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  3. I love it! And I agree with you up to the point :)

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  4. hahah so true!
    I agree :)
    xoxo
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  5. Here here!! My issue is that if I took off all my body fat, muscle and skin... my bare skeleton would NEVER fit into size zero... EVER... which took me a long time to realise. You need to watch Food Matters... such an amazing documentary about being healthy. Love Elle xo

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  6. So true! "Skinny" or "thin" does not neccessarly mean that is healthy, mostly means unhealthy. Everyone has rights to feel fabulous, no matter what the weight is.

    Thanks for stopping by xx

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  7. I think the point of the graphic was exactly that, to focus on attaining a good body shape though healthy habits, rather than unhealthy ones.

    I don't know, I find it communicates that quite alright. With the current fashion, skinny girls do look good in clothes, often much better than healthy plus-size gals like me.

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