Tuck shop lady arms...

I’m terribly impressed with this new talent I have. Every so often when I run I hear my flabby underarms clap. That’s a special new thing in my life. While I’m fitter than I’ve ever been and my biceps are pretty damn fine looking, the underarms – bat wings, tuck shop lady arms – are just hanging there. Initially I was pissed due to all the effort I was putting in only to have this clapping stuff going on if I hold my arms low as I run. Bodies huh? It’s always something. Just when you think you’re doing great, your body says – "Hmmm, I think she needs a headache, possibly a stubbed toe and lets shove on some cellulite – oh wait – what about a pimple on her nose? Yeah! Or maybe a really good, snotty cold and it end it with uncontrollable hiccups.”  

I have decided to look at the underarm issue as positive. Let’s face it, applause is good. Take it anyway you can I reckon.  

**Tuck shop = is a like a cafeteria/lunch room in a school.  

Judgments against women...

The flight attendant scanned her ticket and she moved on towards the plane. "Then he stopped and came over to me, holding up the whole queue, and said: 'Excuse me, ma'am, do you have a medical certificate to fly?'

Offended ... Kelsey Hughes was asked if she had a medical certificate for her "pregnancy". 

"I said: 'A medical certificate? No, why?', and he said: 'You need a medical certificate to fly with your pregnancy.'"

Mortified, Miss Hughes explained that she was not expecting. "He said: 'Oh. Really? Oops. Sorry!' then just turned around and walked away. He just brushed it off as though it was a simple mistake that anyone could make."

http://www.smh.com.au/travel/travel-incidents/passenger-absolutely-humiliated-by-jetstar-pregnancy-query-20121009-279zw.html#ixzz2918BKdVH

Ignorant sod. As if women don't have enough bloody judgments made about their appearance....epic fail Jetstar...

Refuse to be labelled...

A survey commissioned by Triumph found women were not fond of having their curves likened to apples, pears or inanimate shapes.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/ipad/forget-fruit-when-it-comes-to-women/story-fn6bfm6w-1226016756295

Well no. I’ve never seen the point of labelling any woman with a fruit label. And labelling them after the styles of great painters? Why is that any better? Do we label a man’s body? His penis as a particular type? Does it make it any better? Less? More? If a man is overweight are we going to call him Rubenesque or a big, strapping man? I’m tired of all this body bullshit. You are what you are and to my mind how healthy your body and mind are is more important than what labels are applied to it. When we stop labelling people and just be defined by our personality and the good things we do then I believe we’ll actually be a better society for it. And no, I don’t see that happening for a while. Why? Because while everyone uses the phrase ‘nobody’s perfect’ they in fact actually want a perfect person for them. Yeah, sure, it’s good to be ambitious in what you desire but the most loyal and noble of hearts often are found in those less then model like bodies.

Fruit? Works of art? We’re women – hard working, strong and smart. Take us for what we are or bugger off.

Amarinda Jones
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