When going out me and my lady friends are frequently asked to dance by younger men (and men our age but seldom older men...could it be the docs?) And I am chubby. Is this a Swedish thing?
No idea, as I've never been to Sweden and as such can't compare.
JLS has pointed out in the past that UK tv, at least, does have much more normal looking people in their tv shows than most US series. If Swedish tv is anything like British then perhaps everyone just isn't as hammered with glossy unreality as here. On American tv, most women are slim and beautiful, and old, stereotypically ugly male characters are often paired with women much younger - I'm guessing that if this gets presented as normal every day on the box people start to think it is, and completely forget that TV is fantasy :(
Personally I find the discussion fascinating and hopeful - more people are finally starting to realize that beauty isn't a tiny set of innate qualities but something we're taught.
I don't think I'm entirely immune, I think I'm just choosing different teachers - I don't watch much broadcast TV anymore and seldom read fashion magazines.
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Date: 2005-08-09 11:12 am (UTC)No idea, as I've never been to Sweden and as such can't compare.
JLS has pointed out in the past that UK tv, at least, does have much more normal looking people in their tv shows than most US series. If Swedish tv is anything like British then perhaps everyone just isn't as hammered with glossy unreality as here. On American tv, most women are slim and beautiful, and old, stereotypically ugly male characters are often paired with women much younger - I'm guessing that if this gets presented as normal every day on the box people start to think it is, and completely forget that TV is fantasy :(
Personally I find the discussion fascinating and hopeful - more people are finally starting to realize that beauty isn't a tiny set of innate qualities but something we're taught.
I don't think I'm entirely immune, I think I'm just choosing different teachers - I don't watch much broadcast TV anymore and seldom read fashion magazines.