Blair Braverman uses her adorable sled dogs to make a point about body image
Blair Braverman, Twitter legend, feels great about her body and she'd like for you to get on the same page.
The author and self-described "adventurer" who is also a competitive musher and prolific Twitter user, used her adorable army of sled dogs to make a point about body image. In a sprawling Saturday thread, Braverman described how her experiences raising and training the pups helped to give her a healthy perspective.
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She starts on a point that many of us have probably heard before: all bodies are different. And it's true, she admits. But the act of working with the pooches from puppyhood to elder dog years has made that fact abundantly clear, in a "bone-deep, beautiful, complicated way."
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She goes on to point out how some are born for cross-country journeys while others do better on short hauls. Some are also born with disabilities and "bodies that make everything harder for them." Those dogs can still "shine," she writes, they just need "extra care and understanding."
(I'm not going to spoil all the delicious dog photos. Go follow Blair. She frequently dispenses great story and bits of wisdom.)
She eventually brings the comparison back around to us humans:
"And, like, my body is like that too. It has its own set points, its own levels. So does yours. The dogs’ bodies aren’t up to them, just like ours aren’t. There’s no value judgment. They are what they are."
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Sometimes simple truths and ideas we've heard a million times before take on new meaning when applied outside the most typical and familiar lens. Here, Braverman uses photos of dogs -- and real talk about what makes them all so beautifully different -- to turn a trite aphorism into something genuinely moving and broadly relatable.
I can't think of a better way to wile away this sleepy summer Saturday than a delightful thread filled with fluffer-faced dogs and golden insights.
Adam Rosenberg is a Senior Games Reporter for Mashable, where he plays all the games. Every single one. From AAA blockbusters to indie darlings to mobile favorites and browser-based oddities, he consumes as much as he can, whenever he can.Adam brings more than a decade of experience working in the space to the Mashable Games team. He previously headed up all games coverage at Digital Trends, and prior to that was a long-time, full-time freelancer, writing for a diverse lineup of outlets that includes Rolling Stone, MTV, G4, Joystiq, IGN, Official Xbox Magazine, EGM, 1UP, UGO and others.Born and raised in the beautiful suburbs of New York, Adam has spent his life in and around the city. He's a New York University graduate with a double major in Journalism and Cinema Studios. He's also a certified audio engineer. Currently, Adam resides in Crown Heights with his dog and his partner's two cats. He's a lover of fine food, adorable animals, video games, all things geeky and shiny gadgets.
