Thursday, October 22, 2009

Enough of this stripping!

I don't know what you think but I'm getting pretty tired of all the stripping that's going on right now, I'm thinking particularly of 'Off the rails'. It all began with Gok Wan and was a novelty at first, the idea was that someone with extremely low self esteem and disgust/loathing of their body would get a 'Gokover'. At first we all loved him as he was so empathetic with these women and a pleasant change from the other two ( Trinny and Susannah) who tore underwear off and generally insulted all and sundry. Gok praised women, extolling the beauty of their bum/thighs/hips whatever it was they particularly disliked. Anyway it usually ended with the ladies coming out on the catwalk strutting their stuff proudly and loving their body. Come on, give us a break! Since when did a stroll down the catwalk and a look in the mirror (shared with hundreds of thousands) become the fixit for self loathing? Now I declare 'Off the Rails' have taken this idea and off we go again trying to convince some poor unfortunates they really have the perfect body. Makes me so mad! And don't think for one minute that putting them in a row with similarly shaped women is going to make any difference either, sure every woman's proportion is totally unique so it's not even a true reflection of size or shape. This obsession with 15 minutes of fame is going crazy. I'd just love to revisit those women after the cameras switch off, Gok/Brendan has moved on to his next project and the producers are clapping themselves on the back thinking 'great show'!
If you are not happy with your body don't think for one second that standing in front of a mirror with Gok or Brendan will change anything. Instead spend time with people who love you for who you are and treat yourself to something nice.
Maggie

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