matters of the heart

Some quotes I used for a paper on eating disorders:

"According to a recent study, over 1/2 the females between the ages of

18-25 would prefer to be run over by a truck then be fat, and 2/3 surveyed

would rather be mean or stupid."

"51% of 9 and 10 year-old girls feel better about themselves if they are

on a diet."

"42% of 1st-3rd grade girls want to be thinner."

weightism: "a form of prejudice that negatively affects both thin and fat

people, although in different ways.”

"The diet industry is one of the fastest growing markets, having jumped

from a 50 billion dollar industry to 130 billion dollars in a few short years."

“The magazines and the ads deliberately create and intensify anxiety

about weight because it is so profitable. “

"the mass delusion [of body image] sells a lot of products.”

"the media shows active boys and passive girls."

"There is a tremendous fear in our culture of any kind of feminine power.

No wonder there is such pressure on women today to be thin, to be like little

girls-not to take up too much space, literally or figuratively.”

“the fitness craze co-opts the whole idea of power for women, reducing it

to narcissism.”

“dieting leads to passivity, anxiety and low self-esteem”

“The spirituality of women is integrally related to the telling of women’s

stories, because if women’s stories are not told, the depth of women’s

souls will not be known”

"Christ…Emphasized the importance of forming support groups where

women can share their stories and perhaps, in the process, can create new

ways of living and an identity for women based on women’s visions rather

than men’s images and myths.”

“Although beauty increases women’s stauts it also maintains women’s subordination,

which is why beauty reform has always been important in the feminist agenda.”