Originally Posted by half_baked87

^ wow i came in too late. anyways, having dated an anorexic girl for 2 years, i still say that its not the media, its the individual. it was her descision to start loosing weight to "look good", and she let it get out of hand. but really, if people used a little discretion and common sense, it wouldnt be so bad. is that so much to ask? the only thing that pisses me off about some agruments about the media controlling people, is that they seem to assume most people are unable to make descisions for themselves.

Originally Posted by jibber

actually funny story about that. some friends of our family have two kids. now, this family is pretty damn well off, but it's all because the parents started their own business from the ground, and just worked their a**es off to get where they are. Their youngest child, the boy, is pretty much a parents dream. smart, polite, tons of friends, active in sports, never asks for anything and is really grateful for what he gets. Their daughter, to put it bluntly, is a spoiled brat. now, her parents pay for everything, clothes food, spending money to go out with her friends, everything. Shes 17, and throws temper tantrums because her parents wont buy her $400 pairs of jeans. her parents told her that if she wanted clothes that expensive, she could get a job. Her dad offered her $12 an hour to sit in his office and answer phones. thats it. she turned it down because it was "boring". then she got a job at a clothing store in the mall and bit*hed endlessly about it, quit 2 weeks later, and continued to throw tantrums about how her parents dont buy her stuff. Same parents, treat both kids the same, one turned out to be a spoiled brat, so no, its not always the parents' fault.

Originally Posted by cheeseman

Agreed.It's easy to blame the media

Originally Posted by jibber

haha, and yes, that first list was revolting. I found one written by a guy, and, though some girls may find this extremely offensive (and some may throw a hissy fit), even the girls have to admit, a lot of this stuff is true, although some are pretty horrible. The difference between guys minds and the minds of the air-headed fashion/teen magazine writers:
50 things guys wish girls knew......

1. If you want to cuddle after sex go buy a teddy bear.
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50. You can impress us if you can swallow our entire load without dripping or wiping your mouth afterwards.

Originally Posted by Vanilla

And because of the surveys done and research that has revealed that it is a main contender for people hating themselves.

Otherwise it's their peers or their skanky moms. :p:

Originally Posted by Vanilla

I absolutely hate useless girls like that! There was a programme on telly that I missed tonight unfortunitely (as I wanted to laugh at her) about a 16 year-old girl spoilt and rich as hell, throwing massive wobblys about everything, "It's my dress!", "It's my party", "my mum cancelled my credit card this is so not fair!".

I think there should be rehab for spoilt ****s. Jibber I see how you mean but they still could of been harder on her, and stopped giving in to her tantrums. If you always get what you want, then you don't expect any less, no matter who from. I say send them to india and see all the people in poverty.