Funny the way it is

Naturally I have Dave streaming while composing this post, he seemed to not only provide my title, but a nice calm environment in which my aggravated thoughts might not be overcrowded.

So here goes, tonight I opened up the most recent issue of Glamour magazine, planning to just peruse the fashion styles and sniff the perfume samples.  I'm usually not one to read a magazine cover to cover, I tend to be more of a pictures/quizzes/perfumes gal, but one particular article in this edition stopped me dead in my tracks.

The Secret Way People Are Judging You

(While I've got a few choice words to share on all aspects of this article, allow me to provide a brief synopsis first.)

Essentially, the author described how no matter if a woman's body type be lanky or robust, women of every size, shape, & color are judging one another.  He explained that larger women are more often associated with laziness, insecurity, compassion, carelessness, and passive-aggressive attitudes; while smaller are categorized as bitchy, superficial, over-confident, ambitious, vain, and mean.  I could easily identify with passing these judgements and having them cast upon me, but the author said that all women have these ideas so engrained in their minds that they are beginning to associate themselves with their respective stereotypes.

Now for the critic's review...

First off, the picture adjacent to the article features 2 "real-life" women, one 5'11" weighing in at 125 lbs. the other 5'10" at 202 lbs, stark naked, with eyes of hatred cast upon each other.  When you look up closely to the bodies, you'll notice why I chose to put "real-life" in captions.  These women, both of them, show NO blemishes, NO cellulite, NO uneven skin tones, nada.  Well, thank God it's just our weight women are judged for.  Thanks, Glamour, for clearing that up with advice to...

"Hit pause next time you find yourself sizing someone up."

Really?  You're telling me in a magazine full of outrageously priced clothing, picture perfect make-up, diet plans, and fantasy sexual experiences a woman is supposed to take away the idea to stop sizing people up?  To stop sizing herself up?  

Ah... therein lies the marketing ploy.

For, how can companies like Glamour make money on their endeavors if they don't also play devil's advocate?  So, while on one hand they are advocating the truth, in order to make money they must also reinforce what they supposedly are standing against.

But really, who am I kidding?  I'm just as guilty as anyone else.  Hell I can't go 25 minutes without looking in the mirror, coming up with some part of me that falls short of what I wish it were.  Just the fact that I opened the magazine in the first place proves I was looking for some form of self-improvement or justification for one of my petty, frivolous habits.  This being said, I sincerely apologize if my thoughts have offended any avid Glamour readers out there, but I cannot apologize if this has made you think any differently of how you will perceive the articles you ravenously devour in search of some sort of peace.