Love thy self, and love thy excess material.


 

The title of this post gives the subject away.

An important social problem that is evident in all parts of the world.

BODY IMAGE. 

In every culture there is a certain set of characteristics that should be found in a person to be called “beautiful”. Thus, the concept of beauty is culturally constructed, and globally differs in its importance and measures.

 

For example,

-> In China, the measure of beauty stands upon the size of the eyes and the color of the skin. The bigger your eyes and eyelids are, and the paler your skin is, the more “beautiful” you’ll be.

 

-> In western countries, skinny women are desirable. However, many of the countries in Africa do not view this as beauty. The larger you are, the richer you are, and the more desirable you become.

 

The main purpose of this post is to emphasize how people are so overwhelmed by trying to get accepted into the category their peers call “beautiful”.

 

Some take it to extreme measures like conducting operations whether to enlarge or to cut off excess material. J

(excess material: refers to any of your body parts that you want cut off or altered. In my case it’s my nose).

It saddens me to see how people treat their bodies like a piece of dough to RESHAPE into a perceived better version of themselves.

 

Don’t take me the wrong way, taking care of yourself, staying healthy, and trying to look your best is GREAT of course!

 

But the means and measures people use to fit into the category of “beautiful” are truly repulsive.

 

How can you expect others to accept you, when you don’t accept yourself?

 

What really got me thinking about this topic is an article I read on the national “Body image pushing girls to attempt suicide

 

I know accepting yourself is hard sometimes. There are a lot of physical features that I’d want to change about myself. But this is how God made me, and I’m better off this way.

 

 

Now all you ugly creatures out there,

Love yourselves.

I know I do.

 

Shamma.

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