“This is exactly what my body looks like. So why am I not happy with it?”

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December 18, 2010

“This is exactly what my body looks like. So why am I not happy with it?”

syntheticpubes:

This is a reblog from a few days ago. It’s a statement I see regularly.

I was pleased when I first started hearing this sort of thing. The goal of Synthetic Pubes is to highlight the beauty and animal magnetism of ‘normal’ bodies that have not been twisted and shellacked in Photoshop. I feel like we need to publicly acknowledge that not all areolae are perfectly circular and the size of a fifty-cent piece. Stretchmarks are the norm, not the exception. Bodies have so much variety. Shit be crazy!

I suppose the quoted sentiment—recognizing that body images are irrational—is a good first step, but I wish we could all just skip to the part where we’re happy with our bodies. Our equipment.

You only get one life, one body. Take care of it of course, but throw out that list of things you wish you could change. Stop giving a fuck and just get naked. Get all the mileage that you can out of this amusement park ride. I want us all to join together in laughing Maxim & Playboy off the face of the planet.

You have better things to do than worry. Party naked.

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