tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post7603005505435842727..comments2024-02-14T13:04:30.499-05:00Comments on Good To Begin Well, Better To End Well: Body Image in Little GirlsAmalia Dillinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13005039978668326144noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-63853666844936684032009-11-30T10:55:52.734-05:002009-11-30T10:55:52.734-05:00Sarah:
I think that in Helen's case, the fact ...Sarah:<br />I think that in Helen's case, the fact that she was a daughter of Zeus and Tyndareus was a point of pride. Something to be advertised. Whether Leda was seduced or raped, either way I think she would have cause for concern that the same fate would befall her daughter. I can just imagine Leda brushing her hair and murmuring words of caution. "Helen, you must be careful. Helen, Amalia Dillinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13005039978668326144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-3232538868396952502009-11-30T10:38:53.406-05:002009-11-30T10:38:53.406-05:00"And if you think that kids aren't watchi..."And if you think that kids aren't watching that, aren't witnessing that, aren't paying attention to every comment their mother, sister, cousin, aunt, or grandmother is making about how they don't like the way they look, or how they wish they were skinnier, then we're deluding ourselves."<br /><br />Oh, you are so right...I've seen so many reports and notes all Just Another Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07589166715361819941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-32096493842952952942009-11-28T00:10:03.406-05:002009-11-28T00:10:03.406-05:00Bane-- I'm sorry to hear that.
Stephanie-- I...Bane-- I'm sorry to hear that. <br /><br />Stephanie-- I think beauty is kind of a curse for Helen, personally. Whether she runs away with Paris, or is taken is still up in the air for the purposes of my book.Amalia Dillinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13005039978668326144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-23645723697645867672009-11-27T23:56:22.535-05:002009-11-27T23:56:22.535-05:00I like the idea of Helen wishing she weren't s...I like the idea of Helen wishing she weren't so beautiful. I've always thought of Helen as something of a spoiled brat- after all, she does run away from her husband and start a war by being irresponsible. <br /><br />But if she honestly wished she weren't so good-looking that would be a start.Stephanie Thorntonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17437077559099315853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-90899036556906726482009-11-27T12:14:55.982-05:002009-11-27T12:14:55.982-05:00Unfortunately, w/ an anorexic/bulimic sister, I...Unfortunately, w/ an anorexic/bulimic sister, I'm all too aware of this.Joshua McCunehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17367262185912463258noreply@blogger.com