girls' cultures, do effect their weight Options

[alone in the wor...]

NOTE: this is a very tedious and long topic so uhmm yeah go on if your are an easily-bored person. otherwise, sorry that its so long but yeah.

ok so i was reading this whole article in teenvogue about the differences between a latino/black girl's perspective about their body and a white girl's persepective.

"the black girls who are considered the hottest at my school are all a good 20 pounds heavier than the white girls who are considered the hottest. black guys wont even look twice at a skinny girl. black girls obsess much less over their weight because its considered desirable to be thick, whereas white girls are more preoccupied with being model-skinny."

of any race, white girls tend to be the least satisfied with their appearance. 44% of white girls -- compared w/ 16% of asian-americans and 20 percent of african americans -- reported they have tried to lose weight.

when white girls see images of say, mischa barton prancing around in a bikini on the O.C., they feel the need to join the weight watchers immediately. but black girls dont bother to measure themselves in relation to a body thats clearly so different from theirs. yet just because many black girls arent eager to lok emaciated doesnt mean they dont suffer from appearance anxiety. we are all bombarded with media images from every direction. to say that black and latina women are able to screen out images in a way white women are not assumes that black and latina women are stronger and more resilient. its a spin-off of a stereotypical view. but when it does come to shape, the differences between african-american girls are most clearly exemplified by the issue of the rear end. asian girls are naturally thin, but that doesnt mean there arent the same types of pressures to be thinner or to stay thin.

"if i could get plastic surgery, i would get liposutcion on my butt" says emma, a caucasion.

"growing up in a black community and not having any booty isnt that acceptable. ive been made fun of by close friends and family members. i am africa-american and have a slightly small flat butt."

"in the group of asian girls i know, many are thinner than me, and that sometimes makes me uncorfortable. as a reult, i often gravitate to my friends of otehr ethnic backgrounds who are fuller-figured."

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i took bits & pieces to get to the point i was trying to get as soon as possible. but yeah do you think that living according to your ethinicity requires you to look the way you do? honestly, for me i dont think i have to .. im filipino. because from my friends & family the sizes range from petite to large and no one really has a problem with it.

[Shattered_Hope]

it depends on how you're brought up..