[blueerica]

Seriously, this is one completely insane thread.

I wouldn't even know where to enter what I think, or say, or feel about this topic. It seems as though no matter what boards I'm on (no, this isn't the only one...) on whatever subject matter - Disney, movies, whatever - people are taking things WAY personally. I guess everyone has the right to take things the way they want to take them, but what kills me is when a somewhat intellectual conversation gets confused with the emotions of self-doubt, or even former self-doubt.

I feel it's a fairly safe bet that, if not every single one of us, just about every single one of us has felt the pain and sting of ridicule, and judgement. We face it every day, whether we're talking about weight and beauty, the color of our hair and perceived intelligence, religion, nationality - you name it! I've been rediculed on each of those topics, yet I've grown into a woman that - while I would like to be as attractive as I can be, and sometimes don't feel "up to par," or "societal standards" - I could never turn it into an us versus them thing. It just wouldn't be true. Most of the world faces ridicule... "Fat" isn't the worst thing you could be called, IMO.

I applaud those here, who like €, etc, kept asking the important questions, dug deeper. I applaud Prudence for sticking to her guns, and making people think, succinct arguments provided by iSm, who points out that no one's talking about the color - this thing got rediculously sidetracked. How *are* we supposed to see them as well with the blue?? Damn good point!! Jenn - she made damn good points, and applied critical thinking to her later comments, and it broke my heart to read them being dismissed in the "us vs. them" wars, and to see her being judged by so many here as someone who would be unkind to a heavier person, which I think we all know each other well enough to know is not true. Criminy! What has gotten into everyone?! We've *all* been there, in one way or another... Do we need to get caught up in this argument that's becoming more personal by the moment?!

On topic: I will wait to see what the costumes look like, before I get too worked up. I'll miss many of the elements that seem to be going away, I really wish that maybe everyone could have something that's somewhat tailored to their features, though I suppose that, too, goes away from the kind of uniformity that every Disney castmember handbook I've seen come through my home. Just as, perhaps, they're finding weight-friendlier costumes to be more flattering to those who might not have been flattered by the former costumes, I hope that it doesn't do anything to dull the figures of those who are not heavier. But again, I'll just wait and see..

Take it easy, everyone... There's a whole lot more to be worried about than what I've seen being argued over in here.