Human Anatomy: Discussing Our Collective Differences
Diet culture, weight loss, a societal "standard of beauty" - all things that young adults (particularly women, from a personal perspective) constantly hear about and yearn to achieve. And it's nearly unreachable; I'm sure we're all attuned to that knowledge, but the medias seemingly never-ending badgering, size 0 female models, or toned and muscular male models are most commonly depicted. Where is the collective of individuality? The different body sizes: tall and short, thick and thin, hairy and not, modest and immodest? This stigma surrounding weight loss is destructive and (ironically) unhealthy, especially in the way it's looked at and discussed. Personally, I will never look like a Victoria's Secret model, not that it's ever been a goal of mine anyway. Nothing against them at all, but it's just unrealistic for me. I don't mean to say that in a demeaning way at all, but rather in an honest one. If I were to grab onto my skin and f