I thought it was bullshit.
I don't want to discredit or undermine anyone's personal experiences with these issues, because I've faced them too. But I do not think this discussion event was conducted in a professional manner.
It seemed to me that the four facilitators had their minds already made up and wanted to push their ideas of these issues onto us.
They also never really talked about healthy ways to deal with these issues. I can personally connect with the body image issue and as of current am trying to live a healthier lifestyle. I am not doing this because of the media, I'm doing it for me. And I think it would have been beneficial if these facilitators had a more positive outlook on these issues and helped us discuss ways we can overcome it rather than judge people - which they seemed to do, all while telling us we shouldn't judge people.
I guess I could have spoken up during the discussion to get my point across, but I found them to be intimidating and was afraid they would push my thoughts to the side because they were not theirs.
That's all I really want to say, because I didn't take a whole lot from the event.. Other than them saying (without realizing it I think) that you should surround yourself with positive people and people you enjoy being with.
Edit- Also, who gives a shit if someone wants to get plastic surgery, color their hair, wear makeup, change their gender, what have you. That's their decision and those decisions aren't always made because of the media. This seemed to be something these ladies were judgmental on. Maybe if people worried about themselves and not others so much, some of these issues wouldn't be such a big deal.
Side note, this ^^^ relates very much to the Boykin lecture I attended last week.... One oppressed group isn't any more oppressed than the next. We are all in the same boat, to an extent. So why not help each other rather than "one-up" our problems...
Picture of some of the miners in attendance -
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