We live in a society, where women do not get much respect from men and society. Society defines what a perfect woman should look like, how one should dress, what size you should be and what color your skin should be. Society is against anything that isn't ordinary; they put them into a box and give them names such as fat, ugly, slut, dark skin, light skin, bitch and many more. You should love yourself and be happy about who you are and yet society is telling me that I look too fat, that my hair isn't straight, I don't have fair skin or I'm too black to find anyone that's going to love me. Society implies that bullying should be put to a stop but doesn't see that they're the reason why bullying exists in the first place.
When my sister was little, she used to get teased about her weight and that would hurt her to the point where she felt like she was ugly and didn't know what to do. I remembered her being unhappy with herself, she thought little about herself, but thank God she was given a family that loves her for who she is and tells her that " I love you, you are beautiful, don't worry about what others think, you are amazing and don't you forget it."
Who are you to tell me what I should like? How I should dress or the fact that I shouldn't have sex with as many men as I want? If I want to go out and gain weight it shouldn't be your business to look at and tell me that I am fat; or the way I dress and the texture my hair is isn't right. Who are you to tell me that sleeping with a man or multiple men without being married isn't right? What I don't get is the fact that men can do it so why can't we? Who are you to put labels on me?
You have celebrities left and right bleaching their skin, having plastic surgeries, that are trying really hard not to gain weight, trying to please society while I'm here laughing because these things won't last. It shouldn't matter about how you look and I'm saddened because I'm seeing kids telling themselves that they aren't beautiful because they do not look like the picture that society puts up.
I was once just like them. I used to care about how I looked, I was afraid of gaining weight, I have acne and because of that I was telling myself that I wasn't beautiful since beautiful people have fair skin. I used to think that I wasn't beautiful because I didn't look like the picture society had presented me with. I was trying so hard to fit in.
Society I am here to tell you that I won't stand by your rule. I love the way my hair looks, I love my skin, I love my color, I love my weight, I love the way I dress, the way I talk, walk. I am here today to stand up for what I believe is right. I am here today to tell you that you are beautiful the way you are, you have a beautiful smile, your skin is perfect. If you want to lose weight then do it for yourself and not for others, be happy because there is no other like you.
Just like me, I am Jerusha and proud of who I am.
