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Reading, Watching and Listening to Beauty Standards - Saarah

Trigger Warning: This post contains references to eating disorders; reader discretion is advised.

Visit https://www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk/ for help.

This essay will be exploring how beauty standards affect women. There were many ways to approach this but I feel what would perhaps be more interesting is how certain types of media engage and educate audiences on the matter.

It would be dishonest if I were to say I have always been conscious of these societal beauty standards; it would be further incomplete if I were not to include the standards of beauty placed on men who are represented by more muscular ideals. Physical attractiveness is something all of us are judged against. Scientifically, it results in successfulness in procreating. Why then are we beholden to these standards by society, to look conventionally pretty, groom oneself a certain way and attempt to show ourselves in our best light physically?

Outside of genetics and biology and inheriting features from our biological parents, there isn’t a lot we can do to change our look. It is largely outside of our control, and for most of us, our paycheck. The British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS) reported that women had 92% of all cosmetic surgery in the year 2019. While for men, this figure was only 8% respectively. For men a rhinoplasty was the most popular procedure, for women the rhinoplasty came in 6th after breast augmentation (implants or enlargement) or reduction, abdominoplasty (tummy tuck), blepharoplasty (eyelid surgery) and liposuction (removal of fat). My essay however, will focus on society’s fascination with body weight.

Society is constituted of the people around us, our networks, friends, families and colleagues. It is in the media we consume; the celebrities, the books, the films and television we watch. I have selected a book, a film and a music video to discuss this heavy subject, one of society’s biggest social taboos.

Firstly, the book is one I read a few years ago and one that shaped my opinions on this matter: Tyranny by Lesley Fairfield. If ever there was the one book for someone curious about this subject, weight and body dysmorphia, this is one I would press on any willing reader. Fairfield is someone who has for thirty years struggled with anorexia and bulimia. Fairfield writes candidly about how her thoughts take over and control her behaviour and self-destructive patterns. For me this was the first book I read on the subject, and it was the most educational. It taught me how society has a limited view on the feminine ideal and more often than not, it has nothing to do with “health”.

With weight, especially when you're a woman, everyone feels entitled to speak with you about it publicly. Are you pregnant? Dieting? It comes up over a shared meal, when asking if you'd like to have something to eat or, when you haven't seen someone in a long time. It's a shallow thing but people do speak up when they see a change. Plus, these days, it seems as if everyone is in the business of getting in shape…

Weight bias has become a prevalent, socially acceptable form of prejudice and discrimination. In a study by Falkner et al. titled Mistreatment due to weight: prevalence and sources of perceived mistreatment in women and men (1999), a sample of healthy adults (187 men and 800 women) enrolled in a weight gain prevention program recounted their experiences on the matter of weight bias. 22% of women and 17% of men reported weight-related mistreatment. The most commonly reported sources of mistreatment among women were strangers (12.5%) and a spouse or loved one (11.9%) (source: pubmed). Curiously this is not something only the morbidly obese people experience, the study noted. We all have an experience.

A more recent study: A Picture of Health (2016) by Credos et al. found that 41% of boys feel that the portrayal of men in media images is unrealistic. ‘Adults, as well as young people are finding themselves with issues surrounding body image. (Safeline 2021). We see heavily filtered images, badly filtered images on our apps, social networks and magazines. Where there could be an opportunity to help with body image acceptance, instead we find stereotypes, poor representation and incorrect language like ‘thin’ for anorexic sufferers, and the ‘fat humour’ so prevelant in US televisions shows.

Perhaps unexpectedly, it has fallen on our role models to help us feel better. Before we had the more popular clothing retailers offer larger sizes of clothing to fit plus-size women, we had body-positivity champions. My personal favourite is Meghan Trainor, but big stars like Demi Lovato and Beyonce also come to mind. The second media I selected is Meghan Trainor’s All About That Bass 2015 song and accompanying music video. It has a memorable message of self-acceptance but was criticized for not empowering every body type. Despite this it reached number 1 in 58 countries. It was relatable and for many people, it was refreshing to hear.

The final media I selected was ‘To the Bone’ a film starring Lily Collins (2017) who plays an recovering-anorexic woman. This was like the other two pieces of media I selected, about conquering a life-long battle and finding your own identity. It is a harrowing depiction of what can happen when beauty standards limit and reduce a person, by going too far. The character’s desires are more complex than wanting to be thin or prettier; she wants to be comfortable, and her reasons are complicated. I selected this because I felt it showed the extreme of body dysmorphia and society being an underhand entity in what shapes us and who we go on to become.

To conclude, this essay is only a brief perusal of the influence beauty standards hold. The media I selected all have their own place in a much broader discussion. Some of these will be triggering, others will be life affirming, but they all exist as art works which can educate and be forces for positive, radical change, embracing identity and not image; and ultimately, standing up to beauty standards.

References:

BAAPS statistics available here: https://www.theprivateclinic.co.uk/blog/baaps-releases-cosmetic-surgery-2020-annual-audit/

How body image is portrayed in the media | Safeline - Believe in you - Surviving sexual abuse & rape https://www.safeline.org.uk/how-body-image-is-portrayed-in-the-media/

Mistreatment due to weight: prevalence and sources of perceived mistreatment in women and men - PubMed (nih.gov) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10574516/

♡ LOW CAL BANANA CREAM PIE (about 130 cals) ♡

you just have to blend some regular plain non fat yogurt, one banana and half a box of sugar free instant banana cream pudding mix.

~ pinterest link btw: https://pin.it/6OZ65z2 ~

95 calorie cinnamon rolls!!

i am OBSESSED

i cannot believe that i just made these. HEAVEN!!!!

95 cal cinnamon roll + 10 cal cream cheese frosting = 105 cal cinnamon roll with frosting

O.M.G.

ingredients:

yields 10 rolls (serving is 1)

cinnamon rolls

1 1/4 cup flour

1 cup of nonfat greek yogurt (i used 2 single serving cups of light & fit coconut vanilla flavored yogurt)

2 Tbs. coconut oil

3 Tbs. stevia (make sure it is volume equivalent to sugar)

1 1/2 Tbs. cinnamon

cream cheese frosting (makes way more than you need for the cinnamon rolls, so you can frost a cake with the leftovers):

serving size is 1 Tbs.

1 box of sugar free & fat free cheesecake jello pudding mix

1 1/4 cup unsweetened cashew milk

1 smaller tub of light cool whip

directions:

mix pudding according to directions with cashew milk & place in fridge to cool until cinnamon rolls are done

preheat oven to 350°F

combine flour & yogurt until a dough is formed

knead dough on a floured surface for about 2 minutes

roll out dough into a rectangle

melt coconut oil in microwave for about 20 seconds

brush oil on rolled out dough

mix stevia & cinnamon and sprinkle over coconut oil on dough

roll up dough to make a long log

cut into 10 equal pieces

place cinnamon rolls onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper

bake for 20-22 minutes

remove pudding from fridge & mix in cool whip

macros:

for 1 roll

14 g carbs

2.9 g fat

2.5 g protein

95 calories

stay safe & listen to your body. if you're "new" here, run.

- elizabeth

0 cal bread recipe i found on ed twt

“hi here’s my 0 calorie oat fiber cakey bread!! i’m obsessed with dipping it in chocolate pb2 honestly. btw pls don’t eat too much if you’re not used to eating a lot of fiber!! and drink a lottt of water w/ it so it can digest well and not constipate u!”

NOTE:     Sorry for the long introduction, in some ways in contains an addendum which explains the gaps and breakdowns in my undergraduate performance. Also I’m sorry that notes are not a traditional way to begin a critical essay

  There are many reasons why Nabokov is not a household name in the same way that classical lyricists such as Shakespeare, Robert Frost, and T.S. Eliot might be to your average college graduate. For, Vladimir Nabokov once wrote the most morally questionable book of the 20th century. Plastered around Spain you might notice the sardonic ire that taints storefronts labeled Lola, Lolita, and worst of all Sweet Lolita. For a second I imagined myself capable of writing a thesis on the history of the book, but as I dove deeper into the subject my frustrations boiled until I quite literally lost my mind.

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Vegan Broccoli Mushroom Fettuccini (120 calories)

*THIS IS MY RECIPE*

[240 calories in whole recipe, makes about 2 servings, 120 calories each.]

1 package tofu Shirataki fettuccini (20)

1 bunch broccolini (50)

10 shiitake mushrooms (10)

1 huge garlic clove (0)

A small bunch of chives (5)

1 Tbs vegan ricotta (20)

2 tsp vegan chicken bouillon (10)

1 tsp oregano (0)

2 tsp basil (0)

1 tsp onion powder (5)

1 tsp garlic powder (5)

Pepper (0)

Salt (0)

2 Tbs nutritional yeast (5)

Water

1 tsp turmeric (0)

1/5 package firm tofu (70)

1 tsp Avocado oil (40)

Squeeze of lemon juice (0)

Rinse and boil Shirataki noodles for 4 minutes, drain. Cook in a dry pan over med-high heat for 10 minutes, tossing frequently. Set noodles aside.

Combine water, bouillon, herbs + spices, S+P, nutritional yeast, ricotta, chives, lemon juice, and garlic until evenly mixed.

Heat oil in pan. Add tofu and mushrooms. Cook until golden. Add broccolini and cook covered until they are bright green.

Return noodles to pan, add sauce, toss, and cover. Cook for about 2 minutes, allowing mixture to coat other ingredients and cook off excess water.

Serve

I’m starting the military diet today with a few changes.

One- I’m pescatarian so I’m replacing the day 1 meat with some vegetarian chicken. And the hot dogs with these Beyond Meat sausages cause that’s what my grocery store had.

I’m also replacing the saltines with wheat thins, cause I already have them at my house and eating Greek yogurt instead of cottage cheese cause I hate cottage cheese.

Two- I’m not necessarily going to eat the meals in order.

✨ 100 Calorie Smoothie ✨ — as much as I love using apps to log my cals and exercise, my food journal is like my bible- does anyone else keep one? I thought I’d share one of my most used recipes that I’ve written in there- this smoothie is super filling and tasty ☺️ — —— ——— ingredients: * 1 cup ice (0 cals) * 1 cup water (0 cals) * ½ cup frozen blueberries (43 cals) * ½ medium banana (27 cals) * ¼ cup macadamia milk (14 cals) * ¾ tsp honey (16 cals)

put it all in your blender and blend until smooth! ——— —— — ^ depending on how powerful your blender is and how thick you like your smoothies, you could add more/less water ^if you don’t need the added sweetness, don’t add honey! ^ if you want to further reduce the calories, you could also completely remove the milk and replace with a little more water ^ any milk substitute can be used in place of macadamia (I just love the taste!) calories will vary between types and brands of milk substitutes, so make sure to check yours!

low cal brownies :D

43 cals per brownie

Ingredients:

- 2 large egg whites (34)

- 3 1/2 tablespoons of sugar (168)

- 3 tablespoons cocoa powder (36)

- 1 teaspoon vanilla (12)

- 2 teaspoon baking powder (4)

method:

- Preheat oven to 200 degrees

- mix all ingredients together

- pour into pan

- place in oven for 10 mins

- cut into 6 peices once done