The issue contains this picture. A picture of a 20-year-old girl with a poochy stomach and underwear that cuts into her hip a little, rather than laying perfectly flat. And she looks GREAT.
Now, she's still a model; she still looks better than most of us. Well, better than I do, anyway. But. It's awesome to see someone who isn't flawless. Who wants flawless? Flawless is weird. I think most of us need to be reassured that we're not abnormal if we have poochy stomachs or stretch marks or cellulite. (Those of you who don't have any of those things, I submit this quote from You've Got Mail: "It's like bragging because you're tall." Keep it in mind when dealing with the rest of us. Also, this recut of Sleepless In Seattle is even better, but Mary Poppins is still my favorite.)
Yes, the airbrushed, photoshopped images we see totally distort our views. We know that. But do we GET it? I just want to say that you can all stop freaking out about being fat. If you're naturally tiny, great, be tiny. Own it.
But if you're not, why do you need to be? Why do you want to be?
STOP WITH THE GUILT ALREADY. Stop feeling guilty about everything you eat. Stop feeling guilty because you weigh more than you did in high school. Stop feeling guilty if you'd rather chill with a friend than work out. And for the sake of everything EVER, stop trying to make me feel guilty about my habits just because you feel bad about yours.
I walk most places I need to go, and when I have money I'll take a yoga class because I like yoga. I put lots of butter on my toast, and I always have some really good chocolate in my desk drawer. I'm never going to be tiny. And I feel fine about that.
This is me, feeling fine about it.
Please feel fine about you too.
You guys, I was totally going to talk about my breasts, but then this post got way too long so YOU MISSED OUT.
11 comments:
Becca, you look great, beautiful, you have a perfect shape! You shouldn't ever feel guilty cause you don't need to. Now to go find some chocolate.
Hello, goddess, YOU TOO.
I think breasts deserve a post of their own, always.
Dunno if I'm allowed to comment on this post, 'cause I think you're talking to me! Thank You.
too_intensified: Probably, probably.
Raych: I'm talking to all the beautiful girls/women I know who think they need to be smaller for no discernible reason. Including you. You look fantastic. And I love your hair (creepy child!), always keep it short.
I LOVE THIS POST. I love how you write, so shut up and take it.
I'm never going to be tiny, and I'm fine with that. I would be a weird, tall tiny person, and who wants that? But I will be able to do push-ups for days, which is my goal.
Also, stop being stingy with the boobs, already!
I don't like your word verification on this: gynalic. That makes me think of eating a garlic burger in the OB/GYN's office, and that's awkward.
canihelpyousir: Here I was thinking that, between the two of us, *I* was the bossy one.
You're all lanky and stuff. Push-ups for days would be weird. How about a movie montage with push-ups and running through mud and doing chin-ups, then you're all triumphant?
Also, speaking of garlic and the OBGYN... I happened upon this blog post that said inserting a clove of garlic like a tampon will cure a yeast infection. Talk about awkward. Also, keeps away the lesbian vampires THAT'S RIGHT I WENT THERE.
You are very bossy. I am just helpful.
I like the montage idea! I would like some slow-mo incorporated into it. Also, at some point lots of smiling and laughing children join in with the running and training. At least they'd be smiling and laughing until the footage where I'm screaming at them because their push-up form sucks.
And regarding the garlic to keep away vampires, I say this: THAT BEATS A WOODEN STAKE.
I really thought I would be better after some sleep, but apparently not.
canihelpyousir - Thanks for clarifying; your 'helpful' looks pretty much identical to 'bossy,' and I wouldn't have known the difference.
I like this movie montage with the push-ups and the yelling. Let's somehow get it into our documentary about alien abductees (supplementary to the book).
I love this post. I think about it all the time.
Mel - I hope you think about it while you're enjoying nachos and cookies.
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