Interviewee #1
Q. Do you ever feel insecure about your weight and/or the way you look?
A. Yes. I am a fourteen year old girl, so of course I'm insecure about my weight, but honestly I do like the way I look. I think if someone has a problem with me or the way I look, it's their problem not mine.
Q. Have you ever discarded/ not bought a piece of clothing because it made you look "fat"?
A. Yes, I have. Usually I don't buy skirts if they make me look fat, but I don't have a problem with shirts.
Q. Do you have any problems with how women are represented in media? What are they and why?
A. Oh yeah, I got a lot. Disney princesses, Barbies, etc. I feel like women on T.V. are shown as weak and dependent on men which pisses me off. I also feel like women are shown as objects, like men can own us.
Q. If you could change how society looks at women, what would you do?
A. I would make it so women were viewed as independent people, that they were shown as more than just objects (cause that pisses me off the most.)
Interviewee #2
Q. Do you ever feel insecure about your weight and/or the way you look?
A. Sometimes because I feel like if you're slightly overweight, you get judged no matter what.
A. Sometimes because I feel like if you're slightly overweight, you get judged no matter what.
Q. Have you ever discarded/ not bought a piece of clothing because it made you look "fat"?
A. I think so. I can't think of a moment off the top of my head, but I want to look my best and I think looking fat wouldn't be looking my best.
Q. Do you have any problems with how women are represented in media? What are they and why?
A. I do have a lot of problems because women in movies and some T.V. shows are viewed as weak and needing help.
Q. If you could change how society looks at women, what would you do?
A. The first thing I would do is prove how strong women can be. Once men and women see how strong we can be, I feel like their views should change immediately.
Interviewee #3
Q. Do you ever feel insecure about your weight and/or the way you look?
A. Yes. A lot of times, when I go through the internet, I see all these celebrities and I know I shouldn't be affected, but I can't help but think of staying fit or losing weight.
Q. Have you ever discarded/ not bought a piece of clothing because it made you look "fat"?
A. Not really, but I do feel like some clothes make me fat so I tend to avoid them or wear jackets over them.
Q. Do you have any problems with how women are represented in media? What are they and why?
A. Well, I don't like how in a lot of Disney and Barbie movies the characters look super skinny and have no flaws.
Q. If you could change how society looks at women, what would you do?
A. I would influence Disney animators and movie producers to include people with glasses, or people who are a bit chubby but still perfect.
Interviewee #4
Q. Do you ever feel insecure about your weight and/or the way you look?
A. Not really, to be honest. I do get some snide jokes about how skinny I am, but I don't think it really matters.
Q. Have you ever discarded/ not bought a piece of clothing because it made you look "fat"?
A. No, I mean I have a lot of clothing bigger than me but I wear it anyway. I really honestly do not care how people perceive me.
Q. Do you have any problems with how women are represented in media? What are they and why?
I think at a young age, little girls watch things like Disney princesses and Barbies where they're super skinny and have unrealistic proportions. I feel like a lot of times, people excuse that with "But we would be advertising fatness." I don't think there's anything wrong with being fat.
Q. If you could change how society looks at women, what would you do?
A. I might want to be an animator in the future, and if possible, I'd like to collaborate with other people to create much more realistic females.
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