There is a reality show called 'How To Look Good Naked', if it is showing in your country I would suggest you watch it.
I was amazed when watching this show to see how many women loathe their natural bodies and none of these women were hugely overweight, they were normal. Many broke down in tears when looking at themselves in the mirror and yet they were perfectly normal women with the usual lumps and bumps.
What we need to understand is that in many cases women who are models and actors are starving themselves or they are taking drugs in order to suppress their appetites. Another case in point is that when these models and actors do show up for their photo shoots the end product has been refined and 'touched up' to look 'perfect'.
In order to truly rise above this level of propoganda we need to take a realistic look at who and what we are and rely less on the media for our validation.
To see such self loathing was truly revelatory. These ladies were speaking of themselves as if they were Quasimodo, to ugly to face the world.
It is time to be more discerning in what we are reading and watching lest we join the queue of self loathing, neurotic women who no longer see their vibrant beautiful selves but instead are led to believe they do not deserve to be happy. Why? Because of their weight? Who led these women to believe they are not worthy of respect? And in the end why did they listen?
When you look in the mirror do you see a true and realistic reflection of yourself or do you think you are too ugly to be happy?
This woman was driven to tears because she thought herself too fat to be happy. What do YOU think?
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