Interesting discussion

There's an interesting discussion taking place on Shapely Prose today. The discussion begins with this quote:

"Idealizing the body and wanting to control it go hand-in-hand; it is impossible to say whether one causes the other. A physical ideal gives us the goal of our efforts to control the body, and the myth that total control is possible deceives us into striving for the ideal… In a culture which loves the idea that the body can be controlled, those who cannot control their bodies are seen (and may see themselves) as failures.
–Susan Wendell, “Toward a Feminist Theory of Disability” (emphasis added)"

This quote alone had my attention, but what really blew my mind were some of the comments that followed. So if you've got the time, take a stroll through this very interesting topic and discussion. If you don't have the time, maybe you just want to watch this great video posted by one of the commenter's.