Wednesday, October 30, 1996
Green mistakenly sees thin as bad
In Monday’s Viewpoint, Leah Green argues that we all need to
"remember that people come in all shapes and sizes" Â a noble
goal. I wonder, however, if she remembered that as she was
writing.
As a very thin woman, I resent being labeled as a "deathly-ill
Kate Moss wannabe" by someone who supposedly preaches acceptance of
women’s bodies just as they are. Green states that she is
angry.
I am angry as well; angry at the number of times I hear the word
bitch as I walk by, angry that too many people, like Green, are
eager to assume I starve myself in pursuit of a mainstream beauty
ideal.
Welcome to Los Angeles, Miss Green. If you would bother to look
objectively at the people of this diverse city, you would find that
your mother is not the only woman with "a healthy body image" and
some of those women just happen to be skinny.
My name is Lupe Garcia. I’m 5 feet, 7 inches tall and weigh 105
pounds. Deal with it.
Lupe Garcia
Fifth-year
Sociology