February 27, 2008

Jennifer's identity project really hit home to me. I also have a huge insecurity about my weight. I try diets and work out often, but my Italian genetics are not allowing me to lose weight. I always beg my parents for surgery but even if they said yes I do not have the courage to go "under the knife". Also senior year of high school I did a research paper on Barbie and how she has affected culture in a negative way. Don't get me wrong, when I was little I had every Barbie Doll, outfit, house, car, accessory; but as I grew older I realized that it is almost impossible to look like Barbie. (Actually, in my research I found out that Barbie's proportions, if you humanized them, are actually very out of proportion on a regular human being). Weight and looks effects everyone at one point in their life. I really could connect to Jennifer's identity.