Horse Quads and Collar Bones: Why anorexic women playing characters with physical strength feels problematic
Alright, alright, alright. I should be prepping my curriculum right now, but I couldn't get something off of my mind. The "Bad Blood" video has been circulating the internet lately. Don't get me wrong, I think the video is well done, cheeky, creative, and has a bomb catchy beat. But here's the thought that stubbornly stays in my head the entire time I watch that video. "You're too skinny to be able to realistically do any of that stuff" Let's be real, T-Swift might be borderline anorexic. Now I'm self conscious for this post, because on one hand, I'm not a fan of body shaming. And in no way is being lean, skinny, or etched inherently negative. There is a part of the skinny continuum though, near the anorexic side that becomes problematic. Not because the body type is ugly or wrong, but because the cause is of an underlying personal or societal problem. That being said, I will admit that I feel an emotional reaction when I see