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I am not trans and can't pretend to know what that experience might be like. No amount of Logo docs will put me in that place. But at a certain point, I feel like I'd want to be the gender I had transitioned to, and not remain forever in a purgatory of "trans"-[gender]. To me, these women are WOMEN. Any thoughts?
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I think this one can (optimistically) be seen more as an advance in terms of social boundaries without necessarily being an advance for women in general. India,(like everywhere) has a whole, diverse set of social issues to work on, and I'd hate to see whatever gains there might be here disregarded just because everything else hasn't been solved yet.
09/02/09
If pervasive acceptance is the aim, take the Hirja out of where we are USED to seeing them and give them recognition for something other than that.
That said, I have no doubt this is coming from a good place, I just think it's the wrong way to go about things.
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My guess is because the Hijras, as they are called, are a very visible and important part of Indian culture particularly when it comes to rituals like marriage, but are still degraded and treated horribly in most communities. As I recall from some courses, the Hijras are often paid to come to certain celebrations to bestow a "blessing," but are so marginalized and discriminated against (even beaten) and that many of them have to resort to prostitution and sex work to get by. I am guessing that this pageant is supposed to make people see that they can fit in more places in society than where they are traditionally forced into.
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Does anyone know an adult (21+) woman with no health problems (illness, eating disorder) with a BMI below 17? [www.nhlbisupport.com]
Yes, BMI is not a perfect measure, but it is pretty dependable on the low end of the spectrum. Miss Australia has a BMI of 16.3 and that is way lower than any of the numbers I've seen posted on here. And I think that is a number that would cause any doctor to worry.
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Being mildly underweight according to BMI is not a big deal just like being mildly overweight according to BMI isn't a big deal. Often that's just a few pounds.
But to group together Miss Australia's BMI of 16.3 and your BMI of (I'd guess) 18.1 is crazy. I'm sure there are days when you hit 18.5 (133 at 5'11").
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i dont know why its ok to comment on someones weight when they are perceived underweight, but not when they are perceived overweight. if she has an eating disorder, get her help. but some people are naturally just skinny and other people need to lay off.
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Her BMI is 16.3, which is 16 pounds below what is considered healthy. And she is obviously heavier in photos from last year.
Some people are naturally slightly underweight and some teenagers are underweight before they fill out, but very, very few people are really underweight without there being a health problem or an eating issue.
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@afiunderground: And methinks Nick knows and it is no accident. But I am cynical, argumentative, and also confrontational, so the rumors go.
04/28/09
It's kind of like a wire calling the pipe cleaner skinny.
Diane, you are no fatty yourself.
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But what I don't understand, is if she's really naturally skinny why isn't she just sitting around eating chocolate cake. I mean, that's what I'd be doing...but then again I am not so good with "the diets"
04/28/09
Never really liked chocolate cake. Pure dark chocolate or baklava are my "death by" deserts of choice.
04/28/09
"You. Yeah, you. Look in the mirror much? Well you should, because you are a woman. This is why you're here; you are supposed to look good. And by "good" we mean "everything that you don't already have", so if you are larger, you should really lose that spare tire and buy a gym membership. Or buy some lipo. Remember that cream that is "Better Than Botox?" Buy that, too. If you are thin, you should really go out and buy yourself a set of jugs, or maybe some ass implants. And why you're at it, buy a freaking cheeseburger and hire a nutritionist. Everyone else? Yeah, no one really cares about you, so you should remedy that by indulging yourself in some chocolate, then working it off with these cool pilates videos you can buy for $9.99 (plus shipping and handling). While you're at it, buy your way into a cool club and kiss some other girls, so someone will notice you. Here's a magazine you can buy to tell you how to do it. Why? Because as we said, you are a woman, and if we don't keep you feeling horrible about yourself for every day of your life, if we don't turn you against each other for the purposes of competing for a male, if we value you for the content of your character instead of the sum of your parts, then we can't subjugate you."
04/28/09
If you're carrying more weight around than you'd like, most of the prominent pop culture/sociological messages about your weight are made to make you feel horrible, because you're a weakling and you suck forever. Get on the damn elliptical, because you must be eating 100 cheeseburgers a minute!
If you're naturally very slender, you're made to feel horrible in different ways, because you're a weakling and you suck forever. Get on the damn elliptical and eat 100 cheeseburgers a minute!
If you're recovering or struggling with an ED, well, you're just a broken ol' weirdo who gave in to all those beauty ideals because you're a weakling and you suck forever. Get off the damn elliptical and eat cheeseburgers or something!
This whole thing is just making me so upset and I can't even adequately articulate it. It's triggering and ragey at the same time. I think there could be a good debate here: should Ms. Naumoska try to stridently portray herself as a "good" "healthy" "role model" when there are lots of people out there who could, and have, harmed themselves in an effort to attain her body type? Is it her fault to begin with? Should she never have tried to become famous just because of her body type, just so she'd never hurt anyone's feelings? There aren't any easy answers to this, and Diane Sawyer is not helping with her mushmouthed twee cringeworthy "interview" and furrowed little brow.
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Oh wait, that never happened?
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[abcnews.go.com]
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It was in the Daily Fail, though, so I could just have been hallucinating.
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I day dream often of how skinny you made me, and how much work I got done.
If only I didn't grind my teeth and bite my tongue as a result, I still would have enjoyed you.
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I'm lucky that I have the ability to know when shit gets too far for me to handle and I'm able to just shut it off and stop taking it. I got to that point with Adderall. Although there are a lot of times when I would love to go back on it because it definitely helped me out with my ADHD but I don't want to get back to that place where I was with it before, so I just don't.