The Shape of a Mother: Passive Resistance
In the same vein as the Normal Breasts Gallery, which I wrote about earlier this week on both Blog Fabulous and Empowering Girls: So Sioux Me, we have The Shape of a Mother.
Both galleries are beautiful and artful acts of passive resistance to the media message “You’re not good enough.”
Real mothers have boldly photographed their own bodies and posted them on the website to document what mothers’ bodies really look like. They also share how they feel about these new Mommy Bodies.
This new type of media is revolutionary because it bonds women together in a way that’s difficult to articulate.
Passive Resistance.
It’s radical that women are responding to a constant deluge of media images of our bodies, selling an absurd fictional ideal, with images of the truth.
Image Source: Twins: The Aftermath on The Shape of a Mother.
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3 opinions for The Shape of a Mother: Passive Resistance
Martha
Jun 1, 2008 at 4:28 pm
I loved The Shape of a Mother site, except I wish there should had been more pics of non-pregnant, typical sized, “mature” women, with the loose skin, flabby bellies. Perhaps I’ll post a picture of myself tonight, if I can get up the nerve. Thanks for sharing this!
Tracee Sioux
Jun 1, 2008 at 6:48 pm
Well, that’s the thing - there aren’t a million posts.
You post and then I post and then we get two friends to post and then well. . .
We’ve documented The Shape of a Mother.
Love It!
that girl
Jun 2, 2008 at 6:10 am
This is so cool..
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