Body Outlaws Intimate Enemies
- “I sure wish I had your problem,- it only shows how our culture screws us every day. We’re taught that fat is bad, so thin is best, regardless of the sacrifice.”
- I chose this quote because it is true, if someone has a problem or illness that makes them thin, other people look at it as a great diet. This is what is wrong with the outlook on fat and thin, not everyone is going to look the same. But a food allergy that is envied is the worst thing yet.
- “My body and my spirit continuously struggle. It seems one must lose for the other to win: It’s either the freedom to go to that late, smoky party or the freedom to expand my lungs in the morning. It’s a weird life, but it’s life and I’m still thankful for it.”
- I like her upbeat attitude towards her life that to us would see like a burden but she realizes she has to deal with it in her own way. She has to make decisions between living life and saving her life, but she still finds a way to keep her spirit up in the mist of all the difficulties.
Mondo Barbie Playing with Barbie
- “Her real attraction was wardrobe, the minute perfections of her clothes like adulthood stitched diminutive, fur collars, satin linings, lace.”
- This quote explains how just like Barbie, her accessories are more adult appropriate than children. The reading was strange but it explains the way that playing with Barbie was all about imagination. The end brings it all together as she says, “She fits again right in my hand – and I’m King Kong.”
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