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Uber-feminist and famed politician Margaret Thatcher evidently wasn’t exempt from the rigors of body image in society and the media’s presentation of what it is to be “ideal”, no matter how she decried the practice of female conformity.
A new report states that Thatcher admitted to crash-dieting in the weeks that served as a precursor to the famous 1979 election — an Atkins-like diet consisting of eggs, steak, spinach and hardly else. Thatcher also revealed that she kept a diet-diary and marked down each and every morsel she consumed. Although she previously maintained the position that dieting was not part of her life, new personal papers recently published report otherwise.
Margaret is said to have consumed approximately 28 eggs a week in her quest to slim down over a period of a few weeks and historians claim that by doing this, perhaps she wanted to fit the mold that thin women in society during that time period dictated.
But again, who knows … maybe she just really liked eggs.
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So a greatly powerful woman was still a woman, and subject to the same uncertainties as everyone else? And knew that weight really does matter for politicians – especially female ones.
Seems reasonable.
God, in all of your “witty” little comments, you come across as such a bitch. Really. You’re kind of not funny.
And who suggested to you that I am aiming for witty and/or funny.
Maybe I’m just a bitch and comfortable with it…
This comment in particular was not actually meant to read witty or funny, or anything – I meant it totally straight.
Well your “straight”ness as you say is pretty grinding on the nerves. And not in a cute, fun way. Maybe you should stick to commenting on STORIES not the way that they’re written. You just come off sounding like a bitter, irreverent harpy.
Jack,mix a drink!
I didn’t consider that comment witty or bitchy. It was a perfectly reasonable observation.
Well I’m glad it wasn’t in a cute, fun way. I kill people for using the c-word.
I’m not sure what you misread, but I *was* commenting on the story. On the idea mentioned. Perhaps you’re just only hearing harpies today.
Thank-you Rhonda, I’m glad it was isolated reading.
I think Jack may be suffering from erectile dysfunction.
That’s funny, because you *almost* pull off that whole angsty “I am woman, hear me roar” thing and that IS kind of cute.
Gee Jack, I’d like to take this opportunity to thank you for channeling 1972 for us all.
Your ears should be slapping you for the next week.
Blurry,this verbal bitch slapping thing is makin me so hot!!
Just doing my part, Joey.
Anyway. Kai aggravates me sometimes, mainly because she seems to get in one of those “cross every T, dot every I” moods, but she usually has an interesting and intelligent take on things.
I don’t always agree with her, but I am always interested in what she has to say.
We must be cut from the same cloth, I see nothing wrong with your posts…??
Thatcher was prime minster but she was still a woman. I remember seeing her on some TV show many years ago doing a cooking segment, some sort of bread if memory serves. Running a country doesn’t make you less of a woman, you can still do traditionally female things like trying to lose a few pounds when you know your likeness is about to be plastered all over the media.
That doesn’t surprise me. Every woman feels insecure about her body at some point.
My God, I love Margaret Thatcher.
She is a true leader. Not only did she allow us to use British air bases to bomb Libya,she publicly supported Bush when he expelled Sadam from Kuwait. She new that aggressors and tyrants had to be dealt with.
“She new that aggressors and tyrants had to be dealt with.”
That’s a funny statement, considering many British people thought she was a bit of an aggressive tyrant herself…
That’s not suprising, considering that she was an egoist and followed the teachings of Ayn Rand.
You know what they say about opinions and assholes,everybody got one.
And I’ve got a picture of Ayn Rand hanging in my den.
Nobody likes eggs that much!
Yeah, how is she even alive after eating that many eggs in a week?
Say what you will about the Atkins diet, my mother has been on it for 5+ years, and she is a perfect weight, has normal blood pressure again and has no trouble from her celiac disease. Her cholestrol is normal and she is full of energy.
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Does anyone know how to make vegan cake frosting? Preferably low fat? I can’t find it in stores.
Duncan Hines is vegan, at least all the flavors I’ve looked at have been. If you want to make your own I recommend Earth Balance shortening and buttery spread for the fat, that has the best flavor and mouth feel.
Since we’re on veganism, I have a question for you Rhonda. How do you feel about honey? I know some vegans think it’s ok and some don’t. Just curious what side you fall on.