Trying to stay immune to Ana? Just “bea” glad you aren’t a royal…
Okay. Let’s get our facts straight here.
Princess Beatrice is perhaps one of the least fashion-forward young women in royal circuits. (Note the butterfly-themed hat she wore to her brother’s wedding – yikes…)
And she’s a constant club-hopper who hasn’t yet learned how to turn it on for the papparrazzi and give a “good” shot, even if it’s the wee hours of the morning. (That’s bound to come.)
But all this doesn’t give the press the right to nag her about her weight.
Recent photos of her romping on the beach in a skimpy bikini aroused the ire of plenty of tabloidites who ridiculed her size 10 body relentlessly. It made me so ashamed to be living in a society where that sells newspapers…
Although Beatrice has thus far remained rather undaunted (at least publicly) by all the focus on her weight, what do you want to guess that in the coming years she’ll succumb to some kind of disordered eating practices?
I really feel terrible for her; some reports have said that the British press is even crueler than the American press when it comes to mocking individuals’ waistlines. (That’s difficult for me to believe…)
Ironically, you and I both know that if Beatrice lost tons, she’d still be the target of a campaign to pigeonhole her as an anorexic or bulimic.
I guess if you’re in the spotlight, you just can’t win.
Photo: Newscom
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2 opinions for Trying to stay immune to Ana? Just “bea” glad you aren’t a royal…
mon
Jun 1, 2008 at 11:54 am
ive just found this blog and ive got to say im already loving it
as a [forever]recovering eating disordered individual, i was having a bad day (bodyimagewise) and i felt so comforted by reading some of ur posts…
feeling pseudonormal again and back on track to praising my body how it deserves to, it enrages me the way media is constantly taking women down about their looks, its unfair, ridiculous and against nature.
i am sorry, but i refuse to have the body of a 12 year old boy. embrace the curves that make us women! i dont know about u, but i definitely love being a woman and have come to find out men love it as well. if a man makes a negative comment about some womans curves, chances are hes gay.
and by having curves i dont mean being overweight, people usually relate those two. real beauty turns out of a body which is taken care of, which is healthy and loved. and having a healthy body/lifestyle doesnt mean eating whatever/whenever u want and being a couch potato. eating well and working out regularly means loving ur body and giving it the best.
my god! i just started writing and suddenly ths is about to become a book! emotions took over, im sorry…the primary point here was i loved ur blog and ill be definitely coming back often!
keep up the good work 8)
angelique
Jun 2, 2008 at 11:20 am
Mon:
Thank you so much for stopping by AND saying hello! It’s always nice to know whether what we talk about here is resonating with readers! :)
I had to laugh about the man making a negative comment about a woman’s curves. Ironically, many gay men I’ve met could give two poops about women’s bodies, curvy or otherwise. Though I’ve definitely met some “bitchier” gay men who love to be snarky about women gaining weight.
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