There's something to be said for Kitchen Table Wisdom - you know, like in the old days when people sat around the kitchen table after a meal and talked about life, the universe and the meaning of it all - as well as the gossip doing the rounds in town...

Well, that's what this place is - a place to share common wisdom, thoughts and feelings about things important and unimportant, that bring us joy, laughter and happiness and that trouble, sadden, confuse and anger us ...

What I write here is what's 'real' for me. It won't always be PC or 'nice'. We're missing out on true connection and chances to grow and change because there's too little authenticity, too little honesty, too much holding back what we really feel and mean.

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they come to those who are receptive and are to be used for the well being of all...

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Namaste

(the Divine in me, recognises and honours the Divine in you)

Sahila

Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Beauty Is In The Eye Of The Beholder... UPDATE


What painters in the late middle ages thought was the epitome of feminine beauty...










...luscious, voluptuous, healthy, well-fed women who could fulfil their roles as wives, mothers, mistresses of households and reflected credit on their husbands and fathers, for being good providers...


This is what (mostly male) fashion designers now think beautiful women should look like...






...women who have no shape, no health, no female characteristics (including fertility), plucked, shaved pre-pubescent girls, almost androgynous... 

Do these men hate and fear fully grown, mature, natural, powerful women so much?

And why do we women let mal-adjusted males dictate to us what is normal and beautiful in the feminine form?


December 30th, 2010:
Isabelle Caro - the French model whose pictures are the first in the series above - has died from the effects of anorexia nervosa, a disease she had suffered from since she was 13. 

She is the third international model to die of anorexia-related causes in recent years.

Isabelle agreed to be the "face" of a campaign to warn young girls of the dangers of anorexia - she was  photographed and featured on a billboard during Fashion Week in the US in 2007...

 
Rest In Peace, Isabelle...




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2 comments:

  1. AnonymousJanuary 11, 2011 at 5:06 AM

    I'm a male and I am really saddened by the death of this young girl. The pictures are shocking. Whose idea of beauty is this? Is is because a lot of male fashion designers are gay and they would rather women looked like boys? Whatever the reason, this really needs to be stopped.

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  2. SahilaJanuary 11, 2011 at 6:26 PM

    thank you for your caring and for the thoughtful comment... I don't know how many people take time to think things through these days, or are so inundated with images and messaging that they are completely tuned out to the implications...

    And thank you for visiting the blog!

    Namaste
    Sahila

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