Numbers on the Scale: The Standard of Beauty

Tuesday, January 7, 2014

The Standard of Beauty

Have you seen this video?

I showed this to a few of my guy friends a few weeks ago, and they were confused. I guess they did not realize that there is not a single woman in the world who looks like the women they gawk at in magazines, posters, etc. It is actually quite sad how airbrushing has taken over, giving women low self-esteem while telling our men that women aren't perfect unless they look "unreal." Why can't we take back our media? We can start a movement! Be proud of yourself; love who you are; show yourself off! Show the world that
skinny and perfect IS NOT beautiful!

"Maybe she's born with it. Maybe it's Maybelline."??

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Who Am I?

I am just an athletic training major doing everything I can to graduate in May. I have a passion for diversity and different cultures. You could say I am in "remission" from disordered eating. So these are my thoughts on disordered eating, media, and popular culture's views on perfection. I hope to share hope and wisdom to all those who suffer like I did.

“For what it’s worth: it’s never too late or, in my case, too early to be whoever you want to be. There’s no time limit, stop whenever you want. You can change or stay the same, there are no rules to this thing. We can make the best or the worst of it. I hope you make the best of it. And I hope you see things that startle you. I hope you feel things you never felt before. I hope you meet people with a different point of view. I hope you live a life you’re proud of. If you find that you’re not, I hope you have the courage to start all over again.” -Eric Wroth (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button movie)