LOL @ the plastic surgery ad

Peanut wrote: I thought it was kinda inappropriate really! Way to make people feel good about themselves

I thought that aswell.....
There would be a lot of us with a bit of "overhang" that cant afford to have it done.

lol
hadnt even noticed till now

We are all sensible enough to understand that OB is a business, and selling advertising space to a target audience is a great way of generating revenue, however I do think that its a little naive to think that people are not going to react to it when placed in such a prominent position - whether they be positive or negative reactions.

I personally have an issue, given that we are constantly bombarded with images of the perfect body. I guess I feel that this is just another reminder of the pressure to "conform" to a post baby body ideal....that for most of us is unrealistic without a lot of hard work.

 I am also a little disapointed that OB are buying into this social stigma, rather than adopting a "love your body, love yourself - even with all its flabby bits" attitude.

<sits back and waits to be flamed>

 

Yup, one of the many reasons I miss living/working in Auckland. Sigh.
So cool you go there - have fun getting back into it!

Sorry for the TJ!

SimSam wrote:  I am also a little disapointed that OB are buying into this social stigma, rather than adopting a "love your body, love yourself - even with all its flabby bits" attitude.

Agreed SimSam.

Also, I'm curious, how many of you have young daughters that occassionally look over your shoulders while you are on OhBaby? Is it a message you want them to be getting?

as a mum with a daughter, if she ever wanted surgery to boost her self esteem, i would fully support her decision. she would have to pay for it herself though.   i would much rather have a happy, healthy, confident daughter who had surgery, than
one that's unhappy, no self esteem which develops into an eating disorder because she is unhappy in her skin. no amount of talking to her is going to change the way she feels about her looks....it never did for me!

this 'being happy in your own skin' thing is something some people just can't do. i've struggled with my weight all my life and yes, i've done ww and the gym. but i just cannot get rid of the saggy belly (even before the kids!)

my mum, my MIL and my nana are bigger ladies and fine with it, so it's not like i am pressured from anywhere. DH loves me the way i am, but i myself am not happy with how i look.

it's not from looking at models in magazines, it's not seeing gorgeous slim actresses everywhere that makes me want to change how i look, it's from looking in the mirror and seeing the bulges and saggy belly that does it for me. not being confident with myself to take my kids swimming...........and an advert for plastic surgery doesn't make me feel any worse than i did before so i don't see any problem with it

JMHO!

fattartsrock wrote: I can't believe what a bunch of nanas we have on here!! No wonder people aren't open about it when they have it done. There are plastic surgery ads and even columns in the magazines we read, the body beautiful image is out there everywhere. We should be helping our own self esteem and that of our daughters, not relying on others to do so, and certainly not "blaming" magazines, websites etc for poor self image etc.

Well if I'm a nana then I'm proud of it!

Why can't people be open about having plastic surgery? All I've read so far is why people don't like it for themselves and why they don't like the whole 'body beautiful' pressure in society. Just because I give my opinion on why it's not right for me doesn't mean I'm judging anyone else who has it done.

You're right, the body beautiful image IS all around us. That's the point some people are making - it was nice not to have it in our faces here.

I agree that it's my job to build up my daughters' self esteem and make them strong, but I'm not the only influencer in that respect. They will read those magazines and look at websites and watch TV and talk to their friends - there are so many places they will get bombarded with that 'perfect' message.

By voicing my opinion and standing up to the 'body beautiful' messages, I am hoping to somehow have an impact on the society my daughters and I live in. When they see me stand up to that impossible ideal (and it is impossible, airbrushing and all), they are learning to have confidence in themselves (without surgery ) and build their self esteem. Magazines and websites aren't to blame for poor self image, but they sure don't help improve things.

JMTCW

Edited to fix spelling and grammar

Edited by Mazzy

lol Kelly, in my house it was "Even the Queen sh*ts!"

LOL thats funny, I agree I dont think anyone looks attractive doing that.