tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002612879648972347.post7301149413431807619..comments2024-03-17T08:26:17.162+01:00Comments on Cooking Books: Caution: Woman EatingAndreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08402921195094964887noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002612879648972347.post-1301730893729491022009-04-06T21:35:00.000+02:002009-04-06T21:35:00.000+02:00I agree with every last word of this post. I love...I agree with every last word of this post. I love their clothes and find it ironic that their best "model" of all is our healthy, strong First Lady Michelle Obama who is probably (I'm just guessig) a size 10 or 12. JCrew models are disgustingly thin. Pity they don't have more women like Michelle Obama on the pages of their catalogs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002612879648972347.post-81401936933250979012009-03-20T21:21:00.000+01:002009-03-20T21:21:00.000+01:00I worked at JCrew in college for a few months...I ...I worked at JCrew in college for a few months...I remember the store manager was kind of like the woman in the picture. I asked her how she stayed so thin... she said to me, "honey, I've been starving since I was thirteen." She was always on edge...it was probably because she was under-nourished. Being healthy and slim is one thing, but the woman in the picture looks far from healthy. She is also probably a lot younger than she looks. <BR/>I usually dump my jcrew email without evening opening it, but I'm going to unsubscribe too. Then I'll come back and read your red kidney and wine post!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002612879648972347.post-25828456455420352182009-03-19T18:22:00.000+01:002009-03-19T18:22:00.000+01:00i love this post. i don't think i really realized...i love this post. i don't think i really realized my own demise and conforming ways for a long time.<BR/>I especially love being pregnant. I'm so at home in this body, even though it's very different I feel more beautiful than ever.<BR/><BR/>i especially love the connection between body and spirit that you make. it's not something that people realize is there, but it's so powerful.jenniferhoiyinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11319432038641819856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002612879648972347.post-90215213829668327152009-03-19T17:48:00.000+01:002009-03-19T17:48:00.000+01:00Andrea, don't be too up set dear!. It's their choi...Andrea, don't be too up set dear!. It's their choice to be or not to be. <BR/>Cheers,<BR/>elraDewihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03042444512389457494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002612879648972347.post-45218501387365958592009-03-19T15:03:00.000+01:002009-03-19T15:03:00.000+01:00I just don't know why sickly thin is so in, and co...I just don't know why sickly thin is so in, and continues to be in. I will never be a size 4 or even a size 8, but I don't want to be that thin. But I am 5'11" tall. I wish this phase would go away. I do appreciate you posting this.vanillasugarbloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04326351678882055985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002612879648972347.post-65773876585641559922009-03-19T14:06:00.000+01:002009-03-19T14:06:00.000+01:00Anonymous, thank you for the comment. To clarify...Anonymous, thank you for the comment. To clarify, the distinction I'm making is not between anorexic women and "real" women, but between real women and the impossible ideal our society holds us to, all of us. And although it is clear that anorexia is not a result of wanting to objectify oneself, the depiction of impossibly thin women in the media certainly is. I'm not passing any judgments on those who have been most adversely effected by this aspect of our culture, but on the culture itself. I wish you nothing but the best in your struggle.Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08402921195094964887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002612879648972347.post-14137378486587881282009-03-19T06:36:00.000+01:002009-03-19T06:36:00.000+01:00as a recovering anorexic, i'd just like to add to ...as a recovering anorexic, i'd just like to add to the conversation that girls/women who develop this disease don't always do it in order to become an "object of desire." in fact, many do it to disappear, quite literally, from massive problems with coping in their personal lives.<BR/><BR/>that said, thank you for fighting the good fight. our culture needs to embrace images of healthy women. <BR/><BR/>(note: i don't appreciate the distinction between "real" women and anorexic women. we are real, too!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002612879648972347.post-44127754592144332222009-03-19T06:18:00.000+01:002009-03-19T06:18:00.000+01:00THANK YOU!!!!From one food-loving woman to another...THANK YOU!!!!<BR/>From one food-loving woman to another, my kudos to you for this post. As the wife of a former chef, I eat frequently, well, and with relish. I do not deny myself. I need to qualify by saying that I have the benefit of tall, somewhat lanky genes, which makes it easier for me to say this lightly. But I am not the sort of person who doesn't gain a pound no matter what I eat. If I eat more, I weigh more, just like most of us. Nevertheless, I consider good food to be one of the greatest pleasures in life, and I have no intention of denying myself that sensual pleasure. Few of us are 100% happy with our bodies...but I tell you what, I'm much happier enjoying a good meal than I am worrying about whether I'd be more attractive if I were somehow able to drop ten pounds. Bah.Maiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17149615417507090988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002612879648972347.post-26735299068448170122009-03-19T02:14:00.000+01:002009-03-19T02:14:00.000+01:00Liz, thank you so much for your comment. My heart...Liz, thank you so much for your comment. My heart really does go out to you. I wish you a healthy recovery, I know things like this don't fix themselves overnight, and that it takes time and effort. My wish for you and for all women, is that one day we'll live in a world that doesn't place so much emphasis on the size of our jeans. If you need anything, please just ask. I know there are many people who want to give you their support.Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08402921195094964887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002612879648972347.post-1772489478850292082009-03-19T01:17:00.000+01:002009-03-19T01:17:00.000+01:00Amen sister. I agree, she does look sick. Like a...Amen sister. I agree, she does look sick. Like a walking skeleton. Her skin is just stretched over her bones. I was looking at the LaCoste ad in Vogue just today thinking the same thing you thought after this JCrew photo.Joie de vivrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04090182072040742810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002612879648972347.post-51797989012246295602009-03-19T00:03:00.000+01:002009-03-19T00:03:00.000+01:00I am so glad you wrote this.I am struggling to ove...I am so glad you wrote this.<BR/><BR/>I am struggling to overcome an eating disorder. I have been punishing myself for many years, and I'm sick of it all. I'm so tired of the competitive cattiness and brainwashing that have come to define what it is to be a woman, to experience femininity. It's awful. I am 23 but I look like a creepy 13 year old. I want to look my age, to be curvy, but that means undoing years of the brainwashing. Not counting calories. Listening to my body that I have worked for so long to destroy. I don't know, it's just so messed up :( But I think that it needs to be talked about more, and to be addressed like you just did. This actually just made my day. <BR/><BR/>I love to cook, too, and so that's really hard. Learning to use my intuition to make things, even though my eating disorder says I shouldn't "too much" olive oil in that, or I "can't" ever fry stuff. It's just so exhausting when I know I am craving stuff for a reason, and it's healthy to eat what you want. Eat what you want, in moderation. But I am just always on a diet. Ugh. <BR/><BR/>Anyways, keep representing the fight. I appreciate it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002612879648972347.post-55764463018641639792009-03-18T23:44:00.000+01:002009-03-18T23:44:00.000+01:00i agree! jcrew's models have gotten increasingly t...i agree! jcrew's models have gotten increasingly thin over the past few years. i have noticed that they have different (slightly healthier looking) models for their yoga clothing and swimsuits. it's as if they admit that their models are unnaturally thin so they can look like a mannequin!Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905350128872120351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002612879648972347.post-81595661766306960712009-03-18T22:32:00.000+01:002009-03-18T22:32:00.000+01:00Dana, I've seen pictures, and you're beautiful.Jer...Dana, I've seen pictures, and you're beautiful.<BR/><BR/>JerryNJ, honestly, I'd be happy if she ate just about anything. I do have a couple of cookie recipes on deck, although I don't know if they'll quite live up to those standards!Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08402921195094964887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002612879648972347.post-44048475288485687832009-03-18T22:27:00.000+01:002009-03-18T22:27:00.000+01:00You need to find a recipe that is relevant to your...You need to find a recipe that is relevant to your rant.<BR/><BR/>Perhaps, chocolate glazed pork rinds with a butter milk tart filling?<BR/><BR/>Ox kidney's cooked in beef suet.<BR/><BR/>Or, caramel banana and pecan cream topped pork loin medalions.<BR/><BR/>Just a thinkin' thought.<BR/>JerryNJAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002612879648972347.post-12096791144575671312009-03-18T21:47:00.000+01:002009-03-18T21:47:00.000+01:00I really appreciate you posting this. My husband ...I really appreciate you posting this. My husband doesn't understand why I have a hard time being happy with my size 4 body - I'll just show him an image like this one so he can understand! We are constantly bombarded by women who look like this - even though there are so very few of them. Actually there are many of them, but they are actually starving instead of starving themselves.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for keeping it real!Dana Treathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04549589640543640823noreply@blogger.com