The sexual objectification of little girls

[Sarah Ibarruri]

37. Your mom sounds exactly like the moms of these two girls (now women)!

You know, one of them is now heavy, but at least looks healthy. The other one continues to battle anorexia, and looks as if she were 30 years older than her actual age. Her skin is like a dark mustard-colored gossamer drape over her bones.

I'm sorry you went through all the weight obsession your mom had. I think growing up with the stress of being skinny and as attractive as a high fashion model, puts women under tremendous stress. I've often thought that most eating disorders women suffer from, from anorexia, to bulimia, to compulsive eating, are related to such stressors. I think we need to start a campaign against the standard female anorexic role models we are surrounded by.

I think that, coupled with the auto lifestyle we live in the U.S., makes the weight issue a nightmare.

This is unrelated to the sexual objectification of females, but whenever I have lived in Europe I've always weighed less than here in the U.S., and without ever visiting a gym, yet eating more food. Here in the U.S., I work out daily, and STILL have to be a bit cautious of what I eat. I attribute this to our U.S. lifestyle requiring driving and very little walking. I lived abroad for some years, returned for a few years, then went back abroad for a few years, and it had a natural yo-yo effect. 15 lbs. off, 15 lbs. on, then 15 lbs. off again, then 15 lbs. on again.

I think I'm going to post an article about anorexic models, which is very good.