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By Lynzie_with_a_z, Friday, May 7, 2010, 6 commentsI want to lose weight. I want to tone up. I want to look slammin' in a bikini this summer. However! I do NOT want to look like a man in a two-piece. Irene Anderson on the other hand must not have had that same thought process when she started working out then body building at the age of 15.
Born in Denmark then raised in Sweden, this impressive lady started in jazz class like many young girls and ended up in the muscle circuit exploding her body to the biggest size possible. She is a mother of three, a competitor and a greyhound racer. And right now she is rocking my brain!
I am constantly fascinated by the different choices we as women make- especially with our appearances. There are the Irene's, the Hiedi Montags, the zillion lb woman racing to be the fattest person alive in N.J., the woman next door, and me. All completely different. I want to know their brains and when exactly it clicked to be the way they are. For me I started off knees and elbows, stick skinny, then got hit with a good dose of metabolism drop in my early twenties mixed with some bad birth control and now want to drop back down about 20lbs. But what's the deal with Irene, for example, when did she decide to start layering on her new body and why?
As much as I am all for personal choice and the right to be what you want in every way, I try to place myself in her situation and can't. Even though I am squishy in parts, being that way still makes me feel feminine- and I like it. I love sun dresses and ruffles and the curve of my hips. It would be so bizarre to stretch a dress over muscles like hers. I don't want to be judgmental, I just want to understand.
I can still find beauty in her eyes and the confidence she must have, but can't shake the horrifying feeling I would have to wake up with her body. Then there's my bigger point- is it ok to have opinions of someone or their lifestyle without being judgmental?
It's natural to have a thought process pop up from what we view, read, or hear but as strivingly open-minded excepting people how can we squash narrow mindedness and still have opinions? It works with everything... walking downtown and seeing a woman in a see through tank, you think wow, that's inappropriate- but are you wrong for limiting her rights as a woman to have charge of her own body?
I am sorry if this is confusing and I hope you all follow. I am just a simple person trying to better herself each day. I never expect to be perfect but do want myself and others to constantly grow in thought and acceptance. And what better way to do that than to examine and ask questions.
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You ask, "How can we squash
You ask, "How can we squash narrow mindedness and still have opinions?", I don't know, really. Her picture scares me, though. I don't think you CAN put yourself in their body/ situation... Sometimes people are just so OUT THERE, I can't put myself there, in there shoes. As an older person than you, I hear myself saying "WHAT were they THINKING???" I sound old, right? But, in tehname of tolerance, I do try to give them a break, though... Freaks ( and I have had some experience in that dept) , just beacuse they look freaky, doesn't mean that can't be amazing, wonderful people. The rest is surface decoration, and sometimes it's just done with poor taste.
Oh, My! I guess this is the
Oh, My!
I guess this is the other extreme to one who wants to be thin or have big bazookas or needs lots of plastic surgery.
I respect her endurance and hard work ... but this is not attractive at all.
And thinking further... I
And thinking further... I wonder if maybe sometimes she wants to go back but is afraid. I have heard that once body builders stop pumping themselves up it all turns to huge bulks of fat. Maybe it's like the people completely covered with tattoos, knowing that they may have made a mistake but choose to charge forward because what's done is done. Sometimes you just have to own it to deal with it.
I believe in women showing a
I believe in women showing a little muscle, but not to that extreme.
You know how they say "It
You know how they say "It takes all kinds." That is the most appropriate thing I can think of. There is a crop of people that think this is the ideal body type. I'm just glad there are guys (like my hubby) who likes a woman with a little squish on her arms and stomach.
she does have beauriful eyes,
she does have beauriful eyes, but she does not see herself as so many people do. this is not what any body - be it male or female should look like. it is just so extreme. why not try to interview her? Let's see what she has to say. great blog. elizabeth
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