Okay so this is something that has been stewing in my mind for some time and I think this is something worth sharing. So let's start from the beginning.
I think every girl deals with self image problems at some point in their youth-- and especially their teen-- years. In a world thats so full of photoshopped magazines and perfect movie actresses and models, it's hard to feel anything but plain, or ordinary, or unattractive, or straight up ugly. Before I continue, please hear me when I say, I AM NOT BODY SHAMING. But the fact that I had to put that in all caps in order to share my opinion to the "judge free" audience of today is a little sad. Okay so back to the story... I'm going to be perfectly honest, I never had to deal with a huge body image problem. I lived a pretty sheltered life and I think the only time I was every called "ugly" or "fat" was by my little brother who was just looking for a fight. Even as I was growing up, I always had a thin body, long legs, thick hair, and big eyes. In fact, I usually thought of myself as pretty. The only time I can vividly remember being self conscious about my appearance was when I got glasses in the second grade and my best friend ditched me because of it. Friendship goals right? Now in case you're wondering why I'm telling you about the pre pubescent life of a girl with no apparent issues, it's because, despite the fact that I never had to deal with major problems, I am still perfectly capable of forming an opinion on the matter. Let me just clear something up: my lack of experience does not translate to a lack of knowledge and it certainly does not rob me of my right to form and opinion. Okay so lets flash forward. In 2014, the mid summer jams became songs like "All About That Bass" and "Trumpets" and just like that, the world exploded with comments like, "Oh, I'm so happy these girls are finally learning to accept their bodies," and "oh it's so nice that the beauty standard is changing to something more attainable for girls." Well, not for me folks. Because all of the sudden, The beautiful thing was no longer skinny and tall, it was a term known as "curvy." People now idolized Kylie Jenner and Kim Kardashian. Meanwhile, I was doing squats at the gym to try to fit into this new beautiful. But the thing was, this "beautiful" wasn't attainable for my body type. And then I realized another thing: why did I even care? Because at the end of the day, I was healthy. I mean I will always be more pale than a ghost and my nose will always be a little big but I was healthy. So here's what I say about the body love campaign that's sweeping the nation and making young girls doing boob contours because they're too skinny: Stop striving to look like someone else. Love yourself enough to be healthy. If you're a big girl, eat some spinach, if you're a skinny girl, eat some spinach. Everyone should eat spinach because spinach is healthy. You are who you are at the end of the day, but you should love your body enough to exercise and eat well. Does that mean your going to be skinny? No, not necessarily. Does that mean you're going to get a butt that twerks for days? No, probably not. Does that mean you're going to look like Kylie Jenner? Nope (sorry to break it to you but it's just not going to happen). But you'll be healthy. If you love your body, your body will love you. I think it should be called the "Show Your Body Love" campaign. "Beautiful" never runs in sizes. "Healthy" doesn't even run in sizes. Just love your body enough to be healthy, and the self love and beauty will follow.
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