It seems like today, women are being attacked for any little thing they do. Whether it may be for being too fat, too skinny, not having perfect skin, having a big booty, wearing too much makeup, wearing too little makeup, the list goes on! Sometimes being a woman is hard! We experience so many things that a man couldn't understand, and the other way around, but being a woman is very difficult.

In the past few weeks, scrolling through my social media, there has been a huge buzz about mothers breastfeeding in public areas. Many have a great deal to say about this, both males and females. In my eyes, I see breastfeeding as a natural process, it's a natural thing. But on the other hand, I am not so sure if doing it publicly is such a great idea, since the society we live in drools over breasts. If done, I think it best if mothers cover their child with a blanket. Breastfeeding is beautiful, it is a mother simply trying to feed her child. For those whom have shamed it, I say shame on you because maybe, just maybe, your mother publicly breastfed you because you were hungry. There is nothing wrong with it, it is natural, there is beauty in it. It is also healthy for the baby to drink the natural milk from their own mother. Now those women who do breastfeed in public are nowhere near worried about people around, as a mother, it's their duty to make sure their child is well cared for. It isn't for attention, and it's sad to say people can be immature about it.

Essentially to me, I think the problem is the way society has brought up the image of a woman. As a woman, we are so polished in the public eye to be so sexualized. It is sad to say, as a young girl, I was bullied for having a very developed body at a young age, much more than my other friends at least. Boys liked to stare, and for me, well, I just wanted to kick their butts.

It wasn't until I got older that I understood this sexualized aspect of women. In most movies, the female characters are portrayed to be the damsel in distress, weak, air-headed, needing to rely on a male figure for support. Or, to my discomfort, making a scene so sexual, as in many films, a woman seduces to get what she wants. It's sad to say this is what society thinks is OK. It is sad to say that some women out there are okay with these concepts, but I assure you I am not one.

Society must stop sexualizing us so much, it seems like I can't turn on the television without seeing a commercial sexualizing a cheeseburger or a can of soda with a female model in the ad. Nevertheless, we must also stop sexualizing men. Society in essence, is too obsessed with sex. Why can't breasts just be breasts? Movies are sexualized, and it has become a great topic to sing about in music. It's something that is hard to make go away. But, if people would give it less attention, so much more women and men would have better self esteem. I can only speak for the women and wish I could speak for the men, but this over sexualization needs to stop.