It has very much come to my attention that there are still a lot of issues with peoples self image despite our ever-changing and revolutionising world. By no means is this post aimed at making anyone feel sad or insecure with their size, there are just couple of things that have come to my attention lately and I wish the world would be a little bit more understanding.
Before 2013 I was completely unaware of both my eyebrows and the fascination that is the thigh gap. Suddenly though thousands of girls all over the internet were posting about eyebrows with comments cropping up such as "Don't listen to someone who has bad eyebrows, you don't need need that shit in your life" How someones eyebrows impacts their advice giving skills is beyond me, but suddenly eyebrows which were filled and defined were an essential part to a girls life.
Similarly with the thigh gap, posts of girls with slender legs were posted everywhere with girls saying how jealous they were, unfortunately this turned into people posting these images on anorexia promoting websites as their "thinspiration." Sadly the internet took another twist in events and started ridiculing the thigh gap and claiming that it was a bad thing as you can't catch food which falls between your lap and that your booty can't be big and juicey with a thigh gap.
The honest truth about thigh gaps is that your bone structure is the main deciding factor in whether or not you have a thigh gap. Craving a thigh gap is near improbable because it is just like having defined cheekbones or a small nose, it's down to the bones and no amount of calcium will change that.
In no way shape of form am I saying that if you do not have a thigh gap than you are an less of a woman, not at all. I am simply saying that obsessing over one will probably just end up with you feeling a little bit crummy about yourself. With this being said, you shouldn't make comments on people who do have thigh gaps because like myself, some people can honestly not help but have one. Actually when I was little I thought I had something wrong with me because my thighs did not meet.
This brings me on to my last and final point for this blog post, which maybe I will write a whole post about because it's an issue which I feel very sensitive to. Who the hell came up with the phrase "Skinny bitch"? I don't know why my female friends feel it is acceptable to call me this, as if it is some sort of compliment?
Please note that telling a skinny person that they look like they are wasting away or that they need to gain weight are JUST as offence as telling someone that they need to loose weight or that they are too big. You would never see me go up to a stranger and tell them that they need to eat less but some how it is acceptable for people to make a judgement on my weight.
Not every small person is skinny because of their choice, I myself have a fast metabolism which means that I just burn up food quicker.
I just think that we are all struggling enough as it is to like ourselves, a lot of us as the best of times think we are just average looking. Instead of finding these things to fault in others we should be telling each other how beautiful we are and without the fear of being called an arselicker. Every single person on this earth, girl or boy deserves to be told that they are worthy.
If there is anything that doing an art course has taught me is that there is always someone who thinks you are the bee's knees. I can produce a piece of art which I think is shit yet my teachers tell me it is amazing and vice versa. We are all individuals with individual tastes and this should be celebrated and not criticised.
Anyway have a lovely night you happy people.
Before 2013 I was completely unaware of both my eyebrows and the fascination that is the thigh gap. Suddenly though thousands of girls all over the internet were posting about eyebrows with comments cropping up such as "Don't listen to someone who has bad eyebrows, you don't need need that shit in your life" How someones eyebrows impacts their advice giving skills is beyond me, but suddenly eyebrows which were filled and defined were an essential part to a girls life.
Similarly with the thigh gap, posts of girls with slender legs were posted everywhere with girls saying how jealous they were, unfortunately this turned into people posting these images on anorexia promoting websites as their "thinspiration." Sadly the internet took another twist in events and started ridiculing the thigh gap and claiming that it was a bad thing as you can't catch food which falls between your lap and that your booty can't be big and juicey with a thigh gap.
The honest truth about thigh gaps is that your bone structure is the main deciding factor in whether or not you have a thigh gap. Craving a thigh gap is near improbable because it is just like having defined cheekbones or a small nose, it's down to the bones and no amount of calcium will change that.
In no way shape of form am I saying that if you do not have a thigh gap than you are an less of a woman, not at all. I am simply saying that obsessing over one will probably just end up with you feeling a little bit crummy about yourself. With this being said, you shouldn't make comments on people who do have thigh gaps because like myself, some people can honestly not help but have one. Actually when I was little I thought I had something wrong with me because my thighs did not meet.
This brings me on to my last and final point for this blog post, which maybe I will write a whole post about because it's an issue which I feel very sensitive to. Who the hell came up with the phrase "Skinny bitch"? I don't know why my female friends feel it is acceptable to call me this, as if it is some sort of compliment?
Please note that telling a skinny person that they look like they are wasting away or that they need to gain weight are JUST as offence as telling someone that they need to loose weight or that they are too big. You would never see me go up to a stranger and tell them that they need to eat less but some how it is acceptable for people to make a judgement on my weight.
Not every small person is skinny because of their choice, I myself have a fast metabolism which means that I just burn up food quicker.
I just think that we are all struggling enough as it is to like ourselves, a lot of us as the best of times think we are just average looking. Instead of finding these things to fault in others we should be telling each other how beautiful we are and without the fear of being called an arselicker. Every single person on this earth, girl or boy deserves to be told that they are worthy.
If there is anything that doing an art course has taught me is that there is always someone who thinks you are the bee's knees. I can produce a piece of art which I think is shit yet my teachers tell me it is amazing and vice versa. We are all individuals with individual tastes and this should be celebrated and not criticised.
Anyway have a lovely night you happy people.
