Even smart people even pretty people can come to think they are ugly. It doesn't take away anything from the mind power that they do. I actually liked that Velma had these issues, but I didn't like how the writers seemed to agree with her in the form of every other character.
It's true that pretty much every woman on the planet has body image issues to some degree. And I don't think it's an inherently bad idea to give Velma those issues (I know if I spent every day with a chick like Daphne, I'd have issues, too). I only started getting angry when the show kept using those issues as ammunition to make jokes at Velma's expense and never resolved them. And it didn't help that the biker episode had a group of nerds who were treated like monsters and encouraged to wear rubber halloween masks 24/7 because their mild acne, glasses, and braces made people hide their eyes in disgust.
Like you said, THIS issue is the one that most little kids are likely to be going through right now. You could shrug off the relationship nonsense as something that little kids wont get or care about. But some little girls are bound to pick up on the body-image themes this show presents. ESPECIALLY if they're Velma fans who identify with the character because they're not "conventionally attractive" either.
Also, maybe it's just me, but I'd love to see at least ONE show where the token fat, "ugly", and/or nerdy girl doesn't wallow in self pity and spend her days gobbling Hagen Daaz and wishing she was thin and pretty so a man would love her. Not just because it would be send positive message; but because it would be a refreshing change of pace!
Where was the Scooby that use to lick her cheek when she was crying? Hm....
He still exists. You just have to go here to find him (http://brendala.livejournal.com/69178.html). :)
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Date: 2011-08-03 06:52 am (UTC)Even smart people even pretty people can come to think they are ugly. It doesn't take away anything from the mind power that they do. I actually liked that Velma had these issues, but I didn't like how the writers seemed to agree with her in the form of every other character.
It's true that pretty much every woman on the planet has body image issues to some degree. And I don't think it's an inherently bad idea to give Velma those issues (I know if I spent every day with a chick like Daphne, I'd have issues, too). I only started getting angry when the show kept using those issues as ammunition to make jokes at Velma's expense and never resolved them. And it didn't help that the biker episode had a group of nerds who were treated like monsters and encouraged to wear rubber halloween masks 24/7 because their mild acne, glasses, and braces made people hide their eyes in disgust.
Like you said, THIS issue is the one that most little kids are likely to be going through right now. You could shrug off the relationship nonsense as something that little kids wont get or care about. But some little girls are bound to pick up on the body-image themes this show presents. ESPECIALLY if they're Velma fans who identify with the character because they're not "conventionally attractive" either.
Also, maybe it's just me, but I'd love to see at least ONE show where the token fat, "ugly", and/or nerdy girl doesn't wallow in self pity and spend her days gobbling Hagen Daaz and wishing she was thin and pretty so a man would love her. Not just because it would be send positive message; but because it would be a refreshing change of pace!
Where was the Scooby that use to lick her cheek when she was crying? Hm....
He still exists. You just have to go here to find him (http://brendala.livejournal.com/69178.html). :)