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Self-image is a personal thing. Dave Werner wanted to share the stories he received about body image with the world. Here is a video describing his work:
Here are the responses to the body image question:
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May 7th, 2006 at 7:27 am
Hey Dave,
I think what you are doing is a great thing. I know for a fact that fat jokes, making fun of people, wont stop, but we can try. I’m am a high school student in panama city beach, and i have to say; nothing drives me more insaine than watching my peers try to dress, act, and speak like famous people. I think that is a major influence in a teenager life, Hollywood. Lets not start with Musicians. Shina Twain, Jessie Jackson, ect. they are all beautiful and many teen compare themselves with them, which is wrong. I dont know if you are religious or anything, But God has made us unique and DIFFERENT from other people. We are not all equal, dispite what the government tries to do with all the Political correctness B.S. I hope I can help Motivate more people to think Like I do. Laterz….
May 8th, 2006 at 5:41 am
Science and medicine can be blamed for our unhealthy body images, too. Every day we are hearing about the problem of overweight children and who is to blame and Society believes that everything can be cured by what you put in your mouth. Each year, a new list of information is put out that rather conflicts with other year’s information and often conflicts with logic and scientific data, but still we press on. Dairy aids weight loss, doesn’t aid weight loss. You are what you eat? Why do pigs get fat when they eat a very low fat diet? Why do we feed them corn to fatten them up? Eat like a rabbit, lots of greens. Who else eats greens? COWS! Low carb, low glycemic index, low fat, high fiber, high carb, no-meat, completely vegan….the list of advice goes on and on. I have gained and lost enough weight to fill a chest freezer in my 38 years, 26 of them worrying about my diet, exercise, and body image. Right now, I weigh 190–overweight by government charts. I feel good, I like myself, I fit in the seats at amusement parks. I try to ignore all the hoopla about diet and exercise (I do work out and I eat sensibly)but I basically do what feels good—but I still can’t eat a cookie in front of a group and not wonder whether they are judging my body based on the cookie.