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You’ve seen the fat chick wearing the outfit that makes you think why do they make that in that size, short shorts shouldn’t come in a size 20 plus. She put on those booty huggers and to tight shirt with muffin top and belly flab hanging over, convinced of the manufactured hype that big is beautiful. Everyone has a right to love themselves misguided fashion faux pas and all. People complain about the super-skinny models, shrinking celebrities, the air brushing, and the unrealistic standards that Hollywood sets for women. You're always saying everyone is beautiful and need to learn to accept and love the bodies they have, but the moment someone shows off their less then perfected physique your eyes are offended. As hard as we try, the throw up or cover up plastic standards of beauty are perverse achievements for mere mortals. A latte, cigs and botox for lunch defy reality and don’t define glamour. Not everybody is naturally beautiful, but everybody is beautiful to somebody. Do you! It is not entertainment to bash someone’s appearance. What does it really matter to you, even if you think it's repulsive, so what, deal with it, not everyone can live their lives to your standards and they shouldn't have to. And when you bash a particular feature, you insult everyone with that feature, your loved ones, people who you like, and would never want to hurt. And if it's something they’re already self-conscious about, it just makes it all the harder to accept. Would you injure a loved one by qualifying a compliment with an "if only?" I know a lot of people like to proclaim their inner strength and thick skin, but I'm not as strong as I would appear to be. I am not so self-conscious as to let what someone else thinks about how I look ruin my esteem. But at times, depending on the messenger, I’m that vulnerable. Quite a lot are, otherwise we wouldn't have eating disorders, plastic surgery and the pain of not being enough. The entire beauty industry thrives on our insecurities. Just because your opinion might be in the majority doesn't make it right. And if you want the majority to change then you have to start with yourself. Deal with your stuff. The fat girl doesn’t need the snarky comments, she knows how she feels. Someone told her she's sexy and she believes. |