Contradictions

STUDY
1% of girls with an eating disorder die of a heart-attack
for lack of energy because they were much too skinny.

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SHOPPING
Size zero fill our stores but no one thinks they ‘re too small,
If you can’t fit in them, run more on the treadmill.

SOCIETY’S SOLUTION
To avoid bad body image they’re changing the shape of the Barbie doll.
And to make sure you’ll be safe, they tested all the diet pills.

HEALTH REPORTS
A woman normally active should consume at least 2,000 calories.
If you are underweight you’ll experience apathy and dizziness

SLIM FAST
Available in drugstores, from diet bars to laxative teas.
Have a shake instead of a meal and you’ll slim down, an easy success!

MAGAZINE
Women should be proud to have a body that’s sensual and curvy,
It’s how we’re meant to be shaped, at least that’s what this month’s Cosmo said.

FASHION
On the runaways of Paris, the new supermodel’s name is “Twiggy”.
The saleswoman told me (5’6 ‘’, 120 Lb.) “ big size clothes are straight ahead!”

CONSCIOUS
Regular exercise and reasonable low fat diet guarantee a long, healthy living.
We all admit being attracted by a terrific personality.

UNCONSCIOUS:
We pick the cheese out of the salad to put it on the side, next to the dressing.
We reject the fat and ugly but also despise those who are too pretty


NEWS FLASH:
And we wonder why
A teenager lies
On a hospital bed
Almost dead
A tube of food in her vein
Doctors trying to maintain
Her in this world.
That stupid little girl:
Where could she possibly
Get such an idea?