![]() ![]() And we see this in the cosmetic aisle at the mall, locally and oversees. We see this in magazine ads for health clubs and weight loss supplements. We see this in television commercials for home exercise equipment and diet programs. And when you come from an immigrant family trying to assimilate and live the “American Dream,” you experience this more than most. This perception of “beauty” is everywhere we look. Not to defend this tradition of body-shaming from family, but I also understand that these beauty standards have come from centuries of western propaganda and residual effects of colonization. It’s as if certain physical qualities (which I can’t really control) are things to be proud… or ashamed… of. They tell me I’m gaining too much weight, yet compliment me on being tall or on having light skin. As a child of Pilipino immigrants, I’ve had similar experiences dealing with commentary from parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles. ![]() My question is to any of the men who follow this blog, how would you feel if your girlfriend wasn’t thin? Does it really matter as much as my family says it does? I can’t find a boyfriend because I get so conscious about my appearance that I avoid talking to men altogether. I’m Korean-American, and I feel a lot of pressure from my community to lose weight. ![]()
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