I cringe, almost daily, at the amount of men that objectify and put women down for not being "as hot as" some celebrity. I cringe even more, though, at the women that do it to themselves. Rest assured... I have a plan for conquering this ridiculousness that I will share now.....
1. The magazines are quick to deem someone beautiful and most of the time, they're showing off their body. We, as consumers, look at it and say, "Wow she's beautiful" because the public eye is telling us that. Let's stop buying the magazines. You don't really need an article to tell you how to be the best friend you can be. Stop supporting the public perception of "beauty" and start making your own.
2. I think that every single woman in the world should be shown some of these "gorgeous" celebrities as they really are. I'm talking no make up, un planned, unflattering photographs. Celebrities in their real environment...not their "selfie" environment. Spoiler Alert: They're more like you and I than you think.
3. I think that every woman should see the Photo Shop and Airbrush projects that go into magazine covers. You can turn anyone into anything and you just need a laptop and some good software (and a high res photo works best). ANYONE can look like a cover model with some good photo shop and airbrush editing.
4. I think that every woman should get a real look at the diets that a lot of these models and celebrities eat....especially once they hit 30. Let's just say that most of them don't enjoy "good food" on a regular basis. Most of them are limited to restricted calories.
5. I think that every woman should get a look at the workout regimens that they have to keep up in order to maintain that figure. Chances are if you did the same regimen, you'd look that way too.
6. I think that every woman should realize that a good portion of celebrities have had some sort of work from veneers or other dental work to botox to cosmetic surgery to skin treatments. Some of them are very real but most of them have had something done to enhance their appearance, some more drastic than others.
7. I think that we should redefine beauty. I have seen gorgeous women that wear XXL clothing and I've seen gorgeous ones in size 0. I've seen gorgeous women in every skin color with every skin type. I've seen gorgeous women with big boobs and some with small boobs. I've seen gorgeous women with curly hair, straight hair, wavy hair, long hair, short hair and no hair at all. I've seen gorgeous women with every body type. I've seen gorgeous women with features that the world deems unloveable (big noses, etc) that own them. Gorgeous comes from the inside out so let's redefine it.
8. I think we should aim for health and self-confidence. Instead of focusing so much on a goal size or a goal weight, let's aim for health. Let's aim for creating healthy insides too....nurturing our spirit and our emotions. Let's aim for health and self-confidence because THAT radiates from the inside out.
9. I think we should bring up this generation to understand redefined beauty. Instead of raising our girls to be mean girls, let's raise them to think that everyone has beauty.
and finally....
10. Let's teach the men of this world that spending your time and effort looking only for exterior beauty is a waste. Let's teach them that we don't have to walk around practically naked to be beautiful. Let's teach them that we are wonderful whether we look like a celebrity or not. Let's teach them that fantasies aren't always what they make them out to be. Let's teach them about real beauty.
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