Why are we ashamed for our bodies?

First off, that one night stand was a jerk. Thank goodness it was just one night. Your glasses are very cute and you should wear your hair the way you like it (Of course, this is coming from someone growing hers out cuz sig other didn't like it short). Second off, your picture - you look thin! Third, women naturally have extra meat, really thin women look adolescent to me.

The Beautiful People - it really is a bunch of crap.

 

He WAS a jerk -- that's why he's now buried at the foot of my garden

Just kidding. But seriously ... why do we (speaking for a lot of us, not all of us) seem to listen to the jerks and dismiss the nice people?

 

Suncatch,
Im 17 and i think i can say that im 'out' of my eating disorder.. maybe not, who knows.. its such a persistent slut.
Im now very curvy and i for once feel like a real woman. I walk around feeling hot!
I wouldn't become anorexic again for millions of $$ not even for all the world. Its not worth it!
Life is sooo short! So very short! It NEEDS to be enjoyed! I started Salsa dancing coz i always thought it was hot and that dance really makes me feel sexy, coz my curvy butt and boobs really look good while i dance Maybe try it?
Being skinny forces you to be sad and tired of life - its not fun or worth it.
Being curvy tastes and feels better than skinny ever could even if that bitch tried with all her might.
Eat more, and enjoy the sexy sexy sexy body that you create.
Don't destroy yourself.
Nat

 

Earthbyocean, my hat comes off to you.

 

i'm ashamed of mine, got a little extra stuff. i look okay with clothes on but when i take my shirt off it's like where did that come from!?

 

Thank you brack
Im only saying the truth.
I hope suncatch sees my message, hopefully itll help?

 

I'm quite content

 

The older I get the more I don't care. I wouldn't say I'm ashamed. There are parts of my body I like and parts that I don't. *Shrugs*

 

I am very happy with my body. It was a fucking difficult journey for acceptance, but I have accepted my body. I am tall and thin so I do not meet the defination of masulinity.

Fuck what the beauitiful people say. Do not allow societal standards dictate what is attractive. True beauty always comes from within. We are all different sizes, shapes and colors. That is what makes us unique, diverse, and beautiful.

 

Right on!

 

Im not and neither should you be. Its how you are and how you shag that counts!!

 

I'm not at all, any more.
I 'struggled' with anorexia from the time I was 9 years old. I never had any REAL reason why I did it, it was "just something I did" and had next-to-nothing to do with my weight, I was a tiny child. But from that, when I did start gaining my weight back (I was around 70lbs. at 13-14 years old) I felt REALLY awkward and weird about it, and then my body worked itself into proportion, and it worked out find with me.
I don't worry about swim suits, but I wear bikini tops with guys' swim shorts and in skirts, shorts, etc. I keep my legs covered above the knees. It's because I also have some pretty bad scars from cutting, and from my knees up, my legs look like I was dragged across pavement with broken glass or something. I'm not ashamed of them, but I try to avoid being asked a lot of questions, other people feeling awkward about it, etc. My husband told me what he first thought when I told him about it and he saw them, and now he says he doesn't even notice it any more. If I still could, I WOULD wear shorter shorts/skirts and more "girly" stuff (I usually wear long skirts or guys' shorts if it's really hot out) but I figure I shouldn't worry too much right now, they'll be tattooed over some day anyway.

Other than that, I don't care. I've watched my sister frollick on the beach in shorts and a bikini top - scarred from a liver transplant and huge stretch marks from bloating (when she was sick), at 16 years old. I've seen friends' stomachs and legs, covered with stretch marks from age or child bearing... and none of us care any more. As a group of female friends that met because we've all been through A LOT, we accept each-other and our male friends/boyfriends/husbands are just fine with the way we are. What else matters?

 

It's weird, eh?
I figure - I know when we're out together, girls look at my husband and me, and think "What the hell is he doing with HER?!" ...and my husband, being the sort of rough-looking, "car guy", construction worker type, guys look at us and think the same thing, "What the hell is she doing with HIM?!" ...whatever.
Real men like curves, and real women don't mind a man with a few scars and a scruffy-looking face.

 

I'm not ashamed of my body (though I wish I were less frigging hairy)

 

i think you mean ashamed of.
i'm not ashamed but i am somewhat shy and insecure about a few select areas but meh.

 

For how many decades can you get blasted by the media and movies loaded with the beautiful people before you decide you don't look like that?

In the U.S. we do have a serious obesity problem. But that's a different issue. The fact that most girls are plain janes, with an average cup size of 34b, doesnt reflect in our media. The fact that most guys are not athletes doesn't show up on Coca-Cola ads.

If you can't learn to love your own body, how do you expect to love others'

 

My body is fine. Its my mind thats a concern. :&

 

Some people are ashamed of their bodies because they're fat/ugly, which is understandable. People who are good looking have no reason to be ashamed of their bodies.

 

Too much fast food they should ban thoses places along with sodas and all the junk sugar candy bars etc etc .

 

I am not so much ASHAMED as I just don't want to show it to anyone