Comments on: Give me 1 minute and 18 seconds and I’ll Make You Into a New Person http://www.minthegap.com/2006/11/08/give-me-1-minute-and-18-seconds-and-ill-make-you-into-a-new-person/ Standing in the Gap in a Society that's Warring with God. Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:17:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Holly http://www.minthegap.com/2006/11/08/give-me-1-minute-and-18-seconds-and-ill-make-you-into-a-new-person/comment-page-1/#comment-13921 Holly Sat, 09 Dec 2006 05:57:57 +0000 http://www.minthegap.com/2006/11/08/give-me-1-minute-and-18-seconds-and-ill-make-you-into-a-new-person/#comment-13921 I thought about this the other day while at the doctor's office. I was reading an article about a woman who had the "new" non-invasive, laparoscopic liposuction. I saw this woman who looked like your average, normal, 40 year old mom. She didn't need liposuction...but she thought she did, because we've redefined what normal should look like. It's sad. :( We women think we need to look "better," and our men have adopted a standard for physical appearance that just isn't "doable." I really feel for teens these days....those without money have no way to keep up. To fit in, you must be able to afford the right hair style, hair shade, bleached teeth, airbrushed tan - and the proper miniscule clothing. And you must be stick thin. Very, very hard on young people. I'm not trying to be crabby... :) ...it is just one of my pet peeves. I thought about this the other day while at the doctor’s office. I was reading an article about a woman who had the “new” non-invasive, laparoscopic liposuction. I saw this woman who looked like your average, normal, 40 year old mom. She didn’t need liposuction…but she thought she did, because we’ve redefined what normal should look like. It’s sad. :( We women think we need to look “better,” and our men have adopted a standard for physical appearance that just isn’t “doable.”

I really feel for teens these days….those without money have no way to keep up. To fit in, you must be able to afford the right hair style, hair shade, bleached teeth, airbrushed tan – and the proper miniscule clothing. And you must be stick thin. Very, very hard on young people.

I’m not trying to be crabby… :) …it is just one of my pet peeves.

]]> By: MInTheGap http://www.minthegap.com/2006/11/08/give-me-1-minute-and-18-seconds-and-ill-make-you-into-a-new-person/comment-page-1/#comment-8401 MInTheGap Thu, 09 Nov 2006 15:59:12 +0000 http://www.minthegap.com/2006/11/08/give-me-1-minute-and-18-seconds-and-ill-make-you-into-a-new-person/#comment-8401 No sweat, Meg. We need to make sure as many people as possible see that people in media are rarely as they appear. If it's not computer retouching, it's make up for hours on end. I'm sure still shots are the worst since they can spend the most time working on a person's look for one picture whereas an actual movie might have some but not as much extensive work because of the number of frames to edit. However, the more I think about it, I'm sure there are computer software to fix multiple frames as well. No sweat, Meg. We need to make sure as many people as possible see that people in media are rarely as they appear. If it’s not computer retouching, it’s make up for hours on end. I’m sure still shots are the worst since they can spend the most time working on a person’s look for one picture whereas an actual movie might have some but not as much extensive work because of the number of frames to edit. However, the more I think about it, I’m sure there are computer software to fix multiple frames as well.

]]> By: Mrs. Meg Logan http://www.minthegap.com/2006/11/08/give-me-1-minute-and-18-seconds-and-ill-make-you-into-a-new-person/comment-page-1/#comment-8376 Mrs. Meg Logan Thu, 09 Nov 2006 14:59:44 +0000 http://www.minthegap.com/2006/11/08/give-me-1-minute-and-18-seconds-and-ill-make-you-into-a-new-person/#comment-8376 Amazing! I didn't know they actually changed the physical dimensions of these women. I thought that it was all make up and lights and maybe an airbrushing in the computer. I never imagined that they are altering their neck length, and width, and the size of their eyes!! WHOA. that is amazing. I showed this video to my three year old son. I told him that the women we see on TV and in pictures in magazines are not real ladies. I made sure to tell him that it is better to be beautiful inside than outside. Well that was an eye opener. Thanks MIN. Mrs. Meg Logan Amazing! I didn’t know they actually changed the physical dimensions of these women. I thought that it was all make up and lights and maybe an airbrushing in the computer. I never imagined that they are altering their neck length, and width, and the size of their eyes!! WHOA. that is amazing. I showed this video to my three year old son. I told him that the women we see on TV and in pictures in magazines are not real ladies. I made sure to tell him that it is better to be beautiful inside than outside.

Well that was an eye opener. Thanks MIN.

Mrs. Meg Logan

]]> By: Colleen http://www.minthegap.com/2006/11/08/give-me-1-minute-and-18-seconds-and-ill-make-you-into-a-new-person/comment-page-1/#comment-8321 Colleen Thu, 09 Nov 2006 13:24:57 +0000 http://www.minthegap.com/2006/11/08/give-me-1-minute-and-18-seconds-and-ill-make-you-into-a-new-person/#comment-8321 It's no wonder we have such high expectations of how we "should" look!! It’s no wonder we have such high expectations of how we “should” look!!

]]> By: MInTheGap http://www.minthegap.com/2006/11/08/give-me-1-minute-and-18-seconds-and-ill-make-you-into-a-new-person/comment-page-1/#comment-8266 MInTheGap Thu, 09 Nov 2006 11:39:29 +0000 http://www.minthegap.com/2006/11/08/give-me-1-minute-and-18-seconds-and-ill-make-you-into-a-new-person/#comment-8266 I knew a woman that used to go to our church that was like that-- the only way that people would see her is with makeup (even if it times I think it didn't do her the service that she thought). It's amazing how far we will go to try to make ourselves into something we are not. I knew a woman that used to go to our church that was like that– the only way that people would see her is with makeup (even if it times I think it didn’t do her the service that she thought).

It’s amazing how far we will go to try to make ourselves into something we are not.

]]> By: Mary http://www.minthegap.com/2006/11/08/give-me-1-minute-and-18-seconds-and-ill-make-you-into-a-new-person/comment-page-1/#comment-7957 Mary Thu, 09 Nov 2006 01:45:52 +0000 http://www.minthegap.com/2006/11/08/give-me-1-minute-and-18-seconds-and-ill-make-you-into-a-new-person/#comment-7957 I'll never forget my first experience IRL of coming face to face with someone who I'd never seen without makeup...yikes! I'd thought she was gorgeous, and um, she wasn't. I've heard stories of women who never went without makeup around their husbands...after decades...they were still waiting till he went to sleep at night to remove their make-up. Ridiculous. It does make one wonder if you never let your fiance see you without your "face on" and hair fixed, would he be terrified on that first morning together as husband and wife? Lol. Thankfully, my dh prefers the natural look. I prefer the make-up enhanced image that stares back at me though... This was a fascinating article! I could not believe the difference, and am almost livid at what society has done to our self-images. We are way too impressionable. I hope there are some mama's out there raising their sons to want some Proverbs 31 women, with hearts of gold despite what their faces look like! I’ll never forget my first experience IRL of coming face to face with someone who I’d never seen without makeup…yikes! I’d thought she was gorgeous, and um, she wasn’t. I’ve heard stories of women who never went without makeup around their husbands…after decades…they were still waiting till he went to sleep at night to remove their make-up. Ridiculous.

It does make one wonder if you never let your fiance see you without your “face on” and hair fixed, would he be terrified on that first morning together as husband and wife? Lol. Thankfully, my dh prefers the natural look. I prefer the make-up enhanced image that stares back at me though…

This was a fascinating article! I could not believe the difference, and am almost livid at what society has done to our self-images. We are way too impressionable. I hope there are some mama’s out there raising their sons to want some Proverbs 31 women, with hearts of gold despite what their faces look like!

]]> By: Leticia http://www.minthegap.com/2006/11/08/give-me-1-minute-and-18-seconds-and-ill-make-you-into-a-new-person/comment-page-1/#comment-7750 Leticia Wed, 08 Nov 2006 20:21:41 +0000 http://www.minthegap.com/2006/11/08/give-me-1-minute-and-18-seconds-and-ill-make-you-into-a-new-person/#comment-7750 I had seen this before and I was not surprised at all. You kind of have to figure out that those women in magazines are not that perfect. If you look closely there are absolutely no flaws on them. Why do you think so many Hollywood starlits get plastic surgery? I had seen this before and I was not surprised at all. You kind of have to figure out that those women in magazines are not that perfect. If you look closely there are absolutely no flaws on them.

Why do you think so many Hollywood starlits get plastic surgery?

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