Listen up ladies, I am tired of seeing body image hate and people trying to hold us to different standards.
Everywhere I go I see a whole new standard of body image....Be skinny. Stay in shape. Have a thigh gap. Have big boobs. Have a toned butt. Eat healthy. Smile. Don't wear too much makeup. Put on a little makeup, you look dead. I am TIRED of it. I am a six foot tall female, I am 185 pounds and proud. I get told I have a beautiful body image but everywhere I look I see skinny, blonde, perfect skin, perfect smile, perfect high girls. I am what the media considers "plus size" I am NOWHERE near plus size, and in my opinion we shouldn't have a "plus size" section. Labelling girls as "plus size" creates a negative body image in their head and can cause many problems.
Now, everyone is BEAUTIFUL in their own way. Ignore the Victoria Secret Angels that are all at least 5'8" to 6'0" tall. A girl has to be from 115 to 125 pounds. You have to have a 34" bust, a 24" waist and 34" hips. These requirements are COMPLETELY out of whack, unhealthy, and irrational. I won't apologize for the things I am saying, if you were the bare minimum (5'8" and 115 pounds) your BMI would be about 17.3 which is WAY underweight and completely ridiculous. Being underweight because that is what you see in society is ridiculous.
The society wants us to stay in shape, eat healthy, be yourself, be nice, wear makeup, don't wear TOO much makeup, be able to cook, do extracurricular activities, do your homework, have good grades, go to school, have a social life, don't do ALL the housework, hold a job, get a good night's rest, be happy. It is almost impossible to all of these things without sleep. These standards are absolutely ludacris.
I am so tired of seeing girls starve themselves and work out seven days a week just so they can feel beautiful. I am tired of seeing stories of people killing themselves because they don't feel "good enough" or "pretty enough." I am tired of the standards. I am tired of the hate. I just want people to feel comfortable in their bodies without being judged. I love you for you.
Girls, do whatever the heck you want with yourself, you are perfect the way you are. I love you, someone else loves you, your dog/cat loves you. Don't let people get you down. Someone will love you the way that you are. If you need someone to talk to feel free to message me on almost anything I use instagram and tumblr the most...
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