Me, My Body
Just before you jump on the newest fad, take a moment and ask yourself Am i comfortable in my own body and appearance?
The internet constantly offer tips about how to lose weight “in days,” appear slimmer “instantly,” and hide our “imperfections without actually knowing anything about us, much less our appearance.
Body shaming is defined as inappropriate negative statements and attitudes toward another person's weight or size. It can also reach into the discrimination against individuals who may be overweight. In particular, there are negative attitudes in the media and elsewhere about celebrities who are "too fat" or who have not gotten rid of "baby weight" in an appropriate amount of time. A backlash against body shaming has resulted in the coining of the term itself and attempts to bring a more positive attitude toward diverse body sizes and styles.
Senegalese model Khoudia Diop was constantly teased for her dark complexion. Bullies would call her names like "daughter of the night." But today, Diop's deep chocolate skin is helping the 19-year-old New Yorker make a name for herself. She was recently featured in The "Colored" Girl Project, a diversity-centered campaign that went viral last summer. And that was only the beginning of her whirlwind success.
A few weeks later, she went from having less than 100 followers on Instagram to more than 250,000 fans.
But it's not all about having a successful career or proving the haters wrong for Diop. She also wants to make sure other women feel as confident as she does. "I want to inspire young girls and let them know that we are all goddesses inside and out," Diop told The Daily Mail. Diop even nicknamed herself "melanin goddess" after the pigment that gives skin it's color.
But it's not all about having a successful career or proving the haters wrong for Diop. She also wants to make sure other women feel as confident as she does. "I want to inspire young girls and let them know that we are all goddesses inside and out," Diop told The Daily Mail. Diop even nicknamed herself "melanin goddess" after the pigment that gives skin it's color.
Her story is about finding beauty from within, and she explained it best by saying, "The message I have for my sisters is that how you look doesn't matter as long as you feel beautiful inside.
This is one example of body-shaming, and it is everywhere. Some commercials frequently use overweight characters’ bodies as the basis of many of the show’s jokes. It has become the norm to criticise aspects of our bodies as some type of bonding experience with friends.
Body-shaming (criticizing yourself or others because of some aspect of physical appearance) can lead to a vicious cycle of judgement and criticism. Messages from the media and from each other often imply that we should want to change, that we should care about looking slimmer, smaller, and tanner. And if we don’t, we worry that we are at risk of being the target of someone else’s body-shaming comments.
Body-shaming manifests in many ways:
1) Criticizing your own appearance, through a judgement or comparison to another person. (i.e.: “I’m so ugly compared to her.” “Look at how broad my shoulders are.”)
2) Criticizing another’s appearance in front of them, (i.e.: “With those thighs, you’re never going to find a date.”)
3) Criticizing another’s appearance without their knowledge. (i.e.: “Did you see what she’s wearing today? Not flattering.” “At least you don’t look like her!”).
Madeline Stuart is a model from Brisbane, Australia with Down Syndrome. As with many people with Down Syndrome, Maddy struggled with her weight for a long time, and last year she decided to get healthy and chase after her dreams. The world's most famous model with Down syndrome, Madeline Stuart, made her second appearance on the catwalk at New York Fashion Week this week, at the FTL Moda show at Angel Orsensaz Foundation in Manhattan.
The Brisbane 18-year-old first graced the catwalks in New York last September, when she made global headlines for single-handedly challenging society's conventional perception of beauty.
Have you ever wished you had a mirror like Snow White's wicked stepmother's—one that would flatter you every morning by telling you that you're "the fairest in the land?" Instead, yours criticizes the size of your thighs, nonexistent waist, or flat chest. Dissatisfaction with our bodies is so pervasive—even among normal-weight women—that scientists have coined a name for it: "normative discontent." Here are different types of body , If you want more detail on this body types Read here
So the unpleasant things that people say about you almost always stems from their own insecurities or jealousy, and have nothing to do with you.
It can sometimes be hard to see your own beauty when you’re constantly wrapped up in all the things that you think are wrong about it, but there’s always someone out there who wishes they could have your gorgeous hair, beautiful skin, strong legs, or sexy shoulders.Be true to yourself. Your answers to these questions will be the beacon that guides you to the values that are most important to you, and the more you’re in touch with them, the less likely you’ll be swayed by nasty, insensitive comments about your body.
“Don’t be trapped by dogma, which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown your own inner voice,” said Steve Jobs in his commencement speech at Stanford University in 2005, and he was right.
Ask yourself these questions: What do you want? What’s important to you? How can you get there?
Whatever your goal is, regardless of whether it’s fat loss, weight gain, or simply building your body confidence, focus on the things that will bring out your healthiest, happiest self instead of spending your time reacting to other people’s opinions about what you should look like, eat, or wear.
This is one example of body-shaming, and it is everywhere. Some commercials frequently use overweight characters’ bodies as the basis of many of the show’s jokes. It has become the norm to criticise aspects of our bodies as some type of bonding experience with friends.
Body-shaming (criticizing yourself or others because of some aspect of physical appearance) can lead to a vicious cycle of judgement and criticism. Messages from the media and from each other often imply that we should want to change, that we should care about looking slimmer, smaller, and tanner. And if we don’t, we worry that we are at risk of being the target of someone else’s body-shaming comments.
Body-shaming manifests in many ways:
1) Criticizing your own appearance, through a judgement or comparison to another person. (i.e.: “I’m so ugly compared to her.” “Look at how broad my shoulders are.”)
2) Criticizing another’s appearance in front of them, (i.e.: “With those thighs, you’re never going to find a date.”)
3) Criticizing another’s appearance without their knowledge. (i.e.: “Did you see what she’s wearing today? Not flattering.” “At least you don’t look like her!”).
Madeline Stuart is a model from Brisbane, Australia with Down Syndrome. As with many people with Down Syndrome, Maddy struggled with her weight for a long time, and last year she decided to get healthy and chase after her dreams. The world's most famous model with Down syndrome, Madeline Stuart, made her second appearance on the catwalk at New York Fashion Week this week, at the FTL Moda show at Angel Orsensaz Foundation in Manhattan.
The Brisbane 18-year-old first graced the catwalks in New York last September, when she made global headlines for single-handedly challenging society's conventional perception of beauty.
Have you ever wished you had a mirror like Snow White's wicked stepmother's—one that would flatter you every morning by telling you that you're "the fairest in the land?" Instead, yours criticizes the size of your thighs, nonexistent waist, or flat chest. Dissatisfaction with our bodies is so pervasive—even among normal-weight women—that scientists have coined a name for it: "normative discontent." Here are different types of body , If you want more detail on this body types Read here
So the unpleasant things that people say about you almost always stems from their own insecurities or jealousy, and have nothing to do with you.
It can sometimes be hard to see your own beauty when you’re constantly wrapped up in all the things that you think are wrong about it, but there’s always someone out there who wishes they could have your gorgeous hair, beautiful skin, strong legs, or sexy shoulders.Be true to yourself. Your answers to these questions will be the beacon that guides you to the values that are most important to you, and the more you’re in touch with them, the less likely you’ll be swayed by nasty, insensitive comments about your body.
“Don’t be trapped by dogma, which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown your own inner voice,” said Steve Jobs in his commencement speech at Stanford University in 2005, and he was right.
Ask yourself these questions: What do you want? What’s important to you? How can you get there?
Whatever your goal is, regardless of whether it’s fat loss, weight gain, or simply building your body confidence, focus on the things that will bring out your healthiest, happiest self instead of spending your time reacting to other people’s opinions about what you should look like, eat, or wear.
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