tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post8560404402388530337..comments2023-09-29T06:00:09.242-05:00Comments on Julie Pippert: Using My Words: Stand still, look pretty: The effect of social comparison to idealized images (Hump Day Hmm for 3-26-2008)Julie Pipperthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03169574697104642479noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post-34925132740391112402008-03-27T23:10:00.000-05:002008-03-27T23:10:00.000-05:00i have a friend who cannot look at cosmo or vogue ...i have a friend who cannot look at cosmo or vogue because it really depresses herpainted maypolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06446625015003854710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post-7258389289541615272008-03-27T06:52:00.000-05:002008-03-27T06:52:00.000-05:00dude. it is early and i am totally congested, so ...dude. it is early and i am totally congested, so forgive my lack of brain power so not sure how much i can contrubute to the social comparison theory. . .<BR/><BR/>but comparing ourselves and others to a societal "norm" or a ridiculous standard is dangerous. i think we all know this on an intellectual level as well as on a gut one.<BR/><BR/>i think chani's comment about a bully culture, is sadly, so true.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04662448292809451387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post-55877679095247909842008-03-26T22:15:00.000-05:002008-03-26T22:15:00.000-05:00I say, for one thing, that Sonia Lyubomirsky and i...I say, for one thing, that Sonia Lyubomirsky and i were in grad. school at the same time. Look at her now (professor), and look at me (SAHM).<BR/><BR/>Oh, yes... What were you saying? About social comparison theory? <BR/><BR/>Uh, right.<BR/><BR/>Baby, it's real. And important.Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05602868040771218507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post-80344395077493082632008-03-26T20:39:00.000-05:002008-03-26T20:39:00.000-05:00is it okay if i just love you today? my brain is n...is it okay if i just love you today? my brain is not functioning at full tilt! so, i'm here, you're there, and i'm patiently waiting to hear about the next blogging cocktail party. please make it on a weekend when i don't have kids!Livhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09154719979114564561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post-13976395089759646862008-03-26T16:58:00.000-05:002008-03-26T16:58:00.000-05:00Ok, I've finally contributed. :)All of this stirs...Ok, I've finally contributed. :)<BR/><BR/>All of this stirs up so many thoughts it was hard to make a coherent post of them. One could argue that I still haven't. :)Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14599462281364463565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post-44422176419380164302008-03-26T10:42:00.000-05:002008-03-26T10:42:00.000-05:00Very thought provoking. I started writing a piece ...Very thought provoking. I started writing a piece not too long ago about the way we choose books when the author is attractive, and how important those back cover pix have become.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376100534890229940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post-23808664473525194402008-03-26T10:34:00.000-05:002008-03-26T10:34:00.000-05:00But what's the answer? I'm totally perpetuating t...But what's the answer? I'm totally perpetuating the crap by lightly photoshopping even my own pictures. I wish I could stop.Jenny, the Bloggesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13718481135182612620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post-78436770391880908762008-03-26T10:13:00.000-05:002008-03-26T10:13:00.000-05:00Not really related, but there's a typo in the link...Not really related, but there's a typo in the link to attachedparent that redirects to a very ad-busy bible site.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post-86484173682877142852008-03-26T10:04:00.000-05:002008-03-26T10:04:00.000-05:00Interestingly, last night Primetime had a segment ...Interestingly, last night Primetime had a segment about this issue. In it, they had actors portray a fat woman on a bench and three thin women harassing her in a public place. Very few people intervened and said anything - but the ones who did were really angry. <BR/><BR/>It seems being overweight is the last socially acceptable prejudice. <BR/><BR/>And abuse, by judgment, is sanctioned. It's okay to make comments about body type where no one would dare make a comment about skin color or any other physical attribute. "Oooooh. Yecht! You have blue eyes!" That would never happen. <BR/><BR/>But.. if there was a pill that everyone could take and there would be no variance in body size, that prejudice could become acceptable. Blue eyes, blond hair, red hair, teeth too big, teeth too small, feet too big or too small - <BR/><BR/>It will always be something because the combination of an inherent belief in limited resources and a bully culture are a deadly match.thailandchanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10171731740204067889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post-22729129377696238922008-03-26T09:43:00.000-05:002008-03-26T09:43:00.000-05:00Stand still and look pretty. . . I love that title...Stand still and look pretty. . . I love that title, and it really does describe the rest of your post. It seems like people with brains who think for themselves are the problems with American society. Interestingly enough, thinking for ourselves is what helped us found America. Japanese companies are wonderful at making something better, they make great cars, but they didn't invent the cars. We need to create and be different, it's what will save the USA. But as we encourage the standardized, Barbielike mentallity, we'll run headlong into a wall of trouble.le35https://www.blogger.com/profile/03897932629532339487noreply@blogger.com