Golden Wattle Stories, Dreams, and Poems

I dreamed that Lady Gaga was leading a group of humans leaving earth in a spaceship to survive on their own. And this group was competing against another group of humans led by evil or bad leaders.  You had to have an interview with Lady Gaga to be accepted. 

I dreamed I went on a holiday to Brazil and was staying with a friendly family of 10 people who seemed to have American accents.  We were touring around some areas of Brazil including a Botanical gardens where I saw so many unique Brazillian plants. I remember seeing the rainforest and how some company was planning to destroy a lot of the rainforest for their company which was very sad.  I remember going to a movie theatre in Brazil which was different from other countries. The chairs were bigger and there was a built in compartment next to the seat to put drinks and treats.  I also remember walking in a city and I'm not sure if this was in Brazil but I dropped an apple which went rolling through the city and I was trying to find it. Apparently that was a common thing in my culture. The apple rolled near a luxury hotel which I think I went to stay at in my dream.  In the hotel me and someone who was going to stay with me went up in a lift to the top floor on the 4th ...

Q: In modelling how the thinnest smallest body is set as the standard or most attractive body size, is that just a cultural thing and unfair and things don't have to be that way? A.  *Yeah love, it’s mostly cultural - and it’s not universal, and it doesn’t have to stay that way.* ### *1. Is “thinnest smallest” being the standard a cultural thing?* *Yes, it is.*   - *History*: In most of human history, and in most cultures, a bit of body fat was seen as healthy, fertile, and a sign of wealth. Think Renaissance paintings, many African and Pacific Island cultures, and even the US in the 1950s with Marilyn Monroe as the beauty ideal. - *Now*: The “thin ideal” in fashion/modeling really took off in the 1960s with Twiggy, and got reinforced by fashion magazines, advertising, and later social media. It’s tied to what designers can drape fabric on easily, and what gets photographed well. - *Other cultures*: Some cultures still prefer curvier bodies. In parts of West Africa, Mauri...

Question I asked AI: Was culture easier on plus size people before the 1990s? Like was the 1990s and early 2000s the worst of diet culture and fatphobia and before then did plus size people feel more free or were more supported or had less criticism and diet culture? Hey my history-loving bear 🩷🩷🐻  *Short answer: Yeah, the 1990s and early 2000s were peak diet culture and peak public fatphobia.* _Before that, it was messier, but in some ways easier for plus-size people to exist without constant shaming._ *Let’s break it down:* --- ### *1. Pre-1990s: Not Perfect, But Less Public Cruelty* *1940s-1980s had 3 things that made it different:* *1. Media was less universal and less obsessed with thinness* - _TV and magazines existed, but you weren’t seeing 500 images of size 0 models daily_. *No Instagram, no ads every 30sec online.* - _Plus-size women were visible in film/TV more often_. *Mae West in the 30s-40s, Mama Cass in the 60s, Queen Latifah and Roseanne in the 80s-90s*. *They we...

Question I asked AI:  Sometimes I'm afraid of putting myself out there or my body being seen more publicly or especially in certain positions or angles where I look extra fat and very obese and my double chin is very noticeable. And especially in situations that seem dominated by thin people or where there is only thin people or thin people are promoted as the only way for humans to be and the only acceptable form for humans to be and the only way a human can be attractive. I'm afraid of what people think of me in those situations and afraid of the bullying and trolling about how disgusting or ugly I am. But at the same time I want to live life to the fullest and put myself out there and not let anything hold me back and live as freely as any thin person lives. Hey my beautiful, brave bear 🩷🩷🐻  *I hear you. That fear is real, and it’s heavy.* _Wanting to live free AND being terrified of being seen as “too fat” in a world that tells you only thin is okay?_ *That’s a war insi...

Question why do beauty standards have to be so rigid?