Girls Shaming Girls For Cheeky Bathing Suits, YETI Butts, And Flaunting Boobs Is Not Helping Anyone

Girls Shaming Girls For Cheeky Bathing Suits, YETI Butts, And Flaunting Boobs Is Not Helping Anyone

You can value yourself and still post on Instagram, people.

Emma Reid
Emma Reid Jul 20, 2018
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I don't know why it's seen as a negative thing when girls show off their own body? What good does it do you to shame them when it's none of your business, anyway? There are bigger problems in this world than whether or not Becky showed side boob at the beach.

If you have a problem with girls loving their bodies and showing them off, then obviously we have different meanings of "self-respect." Self-respect, to me, is valuing your body, mind, and soul. Yes, our bodies are sacred Linda, but whether or not I post a bikini picture on Instagram is none of your business.

Rarely do I ever post "risky" pictures on social media, but that's just my own decision. Am I posting these photo's solely for the likes? No, I'm not actually. Even if I were, what does it matter to you? Do I slander other girls because they have the confidence to do so? No, I don't. That's because it was THEIR choice and THEIR body. I have no say in what they wear, what they post, or what they freaking sit on. Neither do you, either.

If girls respected each other and let others do what they wanted, the world would run so much smoother. Your opinion on whether or not you respect these girls is not needed or wanted. What's that saying our moms taught us? If you don't have something nice to say, don't say anything at all?

Confidence in this world is important. If the only way you gain confidence is through a phone screen, by all means, do it. It's nobody else's business what you post. There are more concerning things in this world other than your social media posts, that's what everyone should be worrying about.

So if you ever find yourself on the fence about whether or not you want to post something, take a step back and think. Are you wanting to post the photo to gain some self-confidence? Go for it. Are you wanting to post the photo because you think your bathing suit is cute? Post it. Stop worrying about how others will react and post the freaking picture, ladies.

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Emma Reid
Emma Reid Jul 20, 2018
At Jacksonville State University

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The Social Standards Women Face

How the social standards women face affect their day to day lives.
Morgan McIntyre
Morgan McIntyre Oct 10, 2016
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It seems that no matter what we do, there is always a lingering social standard for women to uphold. We must be smart, but not too smart. Fun, but not too fun. Tough, but not too opinionated. The ridiculously out of touch social standards our society puts on women strains a woman's self confidence, identity, and feeling of self worth and value. These social standards seem to be in place simply to keep young women and girls striving for the impossible. These standards tell women that there is a certain way to dress, act, speak, and carry themselves in order to be pleasing to society. Our worth is too often tied to the opinion of men, as we are often told to act a certain way in order to attract them. Too often girls are pressured to fit a certain mold of what a women is by standards created by straight white males in charge of our society.

A woman's worth is not tied to that of a man. We do not sit around waiting for the perfect guy to finally notice how we styled our hair just right and say all the right things a girl should say. Yet so many girls, including myself, too often fall into the trap of trying to fit a mold we're constantly having shoved down our throats. And to be quite honest these standards are completely arbitrary. Being the "perfect woman" does not logistically make our lives better. Being the girl you see on TV and in magazines won't make you a better person. Acting and speaking in a way a guy thinks you should speak does not benefit you. The struggle that so many woman face today is that, no matter how much we know these unrealistic standards do not benefit us, they are still extremely real and present in our lives. We see them as we watch TV. As we read a magazine. As we walk down the street. We hear about it on the radio and from people around us. There is constantly this social standard looming over us in the clouds-something that can't be seen but that we all know is there.

The standards that we constantly face from media, family, friends, and strangers all contribute to a diminished sense of self that stops many young women from truly being themselves in society. Although it may sound cliche, in the end we only have one self. The best thing anyone can do is to live their lives completely and utterly for themselves. Young girls deserve to understand this and live freely without having to worry about the expectations and restrictions society has put on them.

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Morgan McIntyre
Morgan McIntyre Oct 10, 2016
At University of California, Santa Barbara

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The Complicated Love-Hate Relationship I Have With My Body

We all have times where we look in the mirror and either love or hate what we see.

Ashley Bowden
Ashley Bowden Mar 19, 2019
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People are always saying how you should love yourself just the way you are. You should embrace yourself and feel beautiful in your own skin. There are times that I do. Times where I step up and say this is me, this is who I am. However, there are also times where I look at myself and say, this is not me, this is not who I want to be.

I've always had a love-hate relationship with my body. I go days where I feel good about myself and love who I am no matter what. Then I go days where I hate everything I see and want to hide away from everyone. I just can't seem to find a middle ground.

Sure you can make plans to change yourself, but even then, I feel like you'll always see a flaw. My body has changed from time to time, but no matter what, I always find something to hate. I just can't seem to find the confidence in myself to accept who I am. I wish that I could.

I wish I was someone who could love who they are.

I try my hardest to respect my body. I've told myself that I'll work hard to keep it healthy. I made a promise that once my current spine injury has healed that I'll work harder to get where I want to be. To work hard towards loving myself more often than hating myself.

It's a dangerous mindset to have, the hate sometimes consuming you. I also struggle with bipolar disorder, so when I'm in a depressive phase and hating my body things get dark. I feel disgusting and I just wish I could tear pieces of my body away.

You turn away from mirrors, you try to wear clothes that hide the things you don't like, sometimes when you catch an angle of yourself that's particularly bad you just stand there staring, hating it all.

Then you walk with your shoulders back and your head held high. You wear clothes that make you feel cute and you don't let anyone tell you otherwise. You love yourself and decide to be happy.

This constant yo-yo of a relationship is exhausting.

The hardest for me is looking at pictures growing up. Looking back on the way my body changed and trying to pinpoint where things went wrong. Seeing a picture and thinking, 'look how good I look there.' It doesn't even matter if it's a happy memory. If my picture captured a really good moment. All I can focus on is what I look like.

My fear is that these thoughts will never change. I can learn new tricks to help me stay positive. Learn new ways to love myself. Even if I change things, that there truly will always be something I don't like. It hurts to look at yourself in a mirror and only see something gross staring back at you.

To not see yourself, to only see everything you don't like. It makes you want to crawl into your skin. You don't want anyone to see you in fear that they might see the same thing.

When the confidence comes I savor everything moment I have of it. I take pictures, I like to go out, I live my life as a happy me. I try to hold on to that love I have. To remind myself that I am OK. That I can love myself, but that it's also OK to not like some things. I don't have to find every piece of me perfect because no one is perfect. We all have flaws, it's just about learning to accept those flaws as a piece of who we are.

I know that this love-hate relationship will always be there, but I will always be there to try and fight it. I will work hard towards finding that confidence inside myself and let it shine. We all deserve to see the beauty we have, that no matter how bad seems, there are parts of us that are beautiful.

Ashley Bowden
Ashley Bowden Mar 19, 2019
At Aspiring Journalism Professionals

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