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Poll: How much do you care about size?
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As we may all be critically aware, size seems to matter (in more ways than one!). But for the purposes of this poll, we will focus exclusively on clothing, weight, and by extension, body image.
With any category of measurement, sometimes we love certain numbers and simultaneously hate them, all because they tend to be an indication of our success, our failure, and oftentimes . . . our self-worth. (See
The abominable zero: How we demonize size)
Though many of us would like to pretend that we are above numbers and classifications -- that we don't care about trivial things like the tags on our clothes or a mere 5 pound weight gain (or loss) -- tell the truth:
Do you notice? Do you mind? Or do size and weight bother you and / or excite you in kooky, unreasonable ways?
Since women and men stereotypically seem to have different sentiments on the matter, the answers have been divided by gender.
Other articles of interest:
The abominable zero: How we demonize size
Body image backlash: female celebrities and the weight-obsessed media
Embracing mature female beauty: Twiggy ironically leads the way
Kelly Clarkson: A woman who actually loves her body!
Women role models from Megan Fox to Sarah Palin: Do they all benefit women's progress?
Pregorexia on the rise: How pregnant women can be anorexic too
A picture is worth a thousand lies: Will airbrushed images be banned in France?
Calorie restriction or marketable anorexia?
Naturalness vs. unnaturalness: French 'Elle', makeup, airbrushing, and appearance
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