Rant: Women's body image.

This is rather unconventional of me...and not directly associated to the regular content of this blog, yet extraordinarily relevant to the fashion industry.

Women's body image.

I came across this picture on Facebook today...

Ignore the fact that the sizing in this pictures isn't even right to begin with. It's the message I am targeting. 

Instinctively, most people get the message easily: "curve are pretty"...blah blah blah.
In the comments of the page, I'd say (I use this estimate VERY roughly) about 90% of the people said something along the lines of the girl on the far right being the hottest...and that the girl on the far right wasn't all that attractive.

Most people will say: "Well, that's great, people are realizing that skinny isn't always the ideal and that curves are beautiful."

I have to disagree.

Not because the above is wrong...but because I find people have the wrong approach to this kind of topic. Curvier isn't better, nor is being stick thin. There are women across the globe of all shapes and sizes, and all beautiful. Women shouldn't be confined to some kind of "ideal" of ANY KIND.

If you look back into the medieval times, the girl on the far right would've been considered the most gorgeous. Why? Because the rich never had to do manual labor. They sat all day, ate, and partied. Times change and the ideals changes with it.

Today, the skinny girl will be considered the "hottest" in the pop culture because being "fit" or have "low fat mass" is considered healthy..and healthy is hot.

All of the above are just wrong. Not in fact, but in the way this affects women, especially younger girls who sees this type of image. Women shouldn't be associated to a certain "ideal" body image. Women of all shapes and sizes should be accepted EQUALLY - if that's the healthy and happiest weight you CHOOSE to be at.

Some girls like their curves, others don't. I don't like the width of my hips - but I also embrace the fact that I actually have an ass because of it.

I'm definitely not saying that if you're 200 pounds and 5' tall, and you like it that you should stay that way...well, maybe I am. I'd like to think that everyone in this world would like to be the healthiest the can be, but it IS your body and life after all right? You should be able to choose what you want to look like.

If you want to fit into a size 4, do it - but do it right. Don't starve yourself. Eat right, exercise to fit into those skinny jeans. If you're a size 2 and want to bloat up to a size 8. Do it, but do it right. Don't stuff your stomach with greasy, high sugar or fattening foods.

I could go on forever, but I guess what I'm trying to say is don't let the media control the way you want your own body to look. Take control over your body, and mold it into whatever you want it to be because if you want it enough and put some effort into it - you can achieve just about anything you want =)

Happy Thursday everyone!