I'm the girl with the big booty. Yes, I know this and no, you don't need to tell me.

The thing is, I am so tired of hearing about how big my butt is. Even though everyone who says anything means it as a compliment, it's actually driving me crazy. Honestly, thank you for wanting to compliment me, but compliment some other part of my body like my face or my smile. Complimenting my a** is all I've ever heard, it's unoriginal, and it's getting old.

If you tell me I have a big booty because you think I don't know, you're wrong. In case you didn't realize it, this booty is attached to my body. It is with me everywhere I go and I wake up with it every morning. I go shopping and have to find clothes that will fit it right or that I can squeeze into. I know it's there. I'm living with it. You don't have to tell me what you think about it.

If you would like to understand my frustration, here is a compiled list of the things I have heard people tell me or say about my butt and my body, most of them more than once, in the past few weeks:

1. "My boys had me come over here and I just had to say something because you are so thick."

2. "Damn girl, that a** though. What you doin' later?"

3. "Mmm, good morning to you!" -- said while staring at my bottom half.

4. "Hey booty, come here!"

5. "Oh my god."

6. "She thick bruh."

7. "Look at her."

8. "I ain't ever seen that on a white girl."

9. "Hey big booty Judy."

10. "Gotta donk."

11. "Wanna twerk that a** on me?"

12. "Holy sh*t."

13. "Woah, turn around there. Come back baby."

14. "Bro, bro, look."

15. "Daaaamn" and also "Daaaamn girl" and also "Daaaamn girl, that a**."

16. "This is Taylor. Look how big her butt is!" (Please do not introduce me to people like this!)

17. "You got a pretty face but that a** is so thick."

18. "You're not allowed to like white guys with an a** like that." Excuse me?

19. "Can I take your picture? I love taking pictures of thick girls and you look perfect." Uh, no. *Takes picture of me anyway*

20. *Grabs it* with a "Damn girl!"

I could go on, because I have plenty more typed into the notes section of my phone that I added to every time I heard something, but I think 20 is enough to get my point across. And really, my point is for you all to just stop.

I'm already insecure about my body. I already have anxiety about getting this kind of attention that I do not want when I go somewhere. I don't ever wear shorts because of this. In fact, I don't even wear the type of clothing to draw this kind of attention. I wear clothing that is just comfortable and really shouldn't generate this attention. I don't get to live my life to the fullest in fear of getting this attention from people.

And people will tell me not to be insecure because I have a "perfect body" but a "perfect body" in your eyes is one that needs to be changed in mine. Everyone has insecurities, even the most beautiful people in the world. So before you go wishing you had my body type or someone else's, think about that.

I'm tired of my body being sexualized over the size of my booty or how thick my thighs and hips are. No matter the size, it's still just a body and I'm still human. I want to be treated and looked at like a woman, not as an object that you can look at or have fun with and throw away when you're done. The way I'm treated and talked to over my body is not okay. These comments are degrading as a human and make me feel like less of a person.

Additionally, I would like to shine a light on the fact that this is sexual assault. Making these comments and even going as far as touching it, especially without my permission, is without a doubt the definition of sexual assault.

Next time you see me and feel the urge to say something about the size of my a**, say something about the size of my heart instead. Or about my outfit, my hair, my face, my smile...all of those things in which I put time and effort into. I'm tired of being seen as the thick girl or the girl with the big butt. I am so much more than that and I would like to be recognized for something else.