Society's Beauty Standards
I'm sick and tired. I'm sick and tired of people telling me what I can and can’t wear; I'm sick of beauty standards that have been inflicted on both men and women at such a young age. No, I'm not talking about your parents not wanting you to go out in a certain item of clothing, I'm talking about society telling what is flattering to your body shape and what's not and society telling you that you MUST cover up all your imperfections or else the staring occurs. “Ew, look at her stomach she's so fat how can she be wearing that bikini!?” or “Look at her little matchstick legs and her ribs- there's nothing of her! She needs to eat a hamburger!” are things so commonly heard by people all over the world in hushed whispers and giggles that it has become the societal norm for all of us. Despite this, humans judging other humans comes out purely from insecurities that we all have of ourselves. People aren't generally horrible, but even if you haven't directly laughed at a human's weight or clothes, you've most probably thought to yourself “Wow she/he is fat” or “Oh my gosh how is he/she so skinny!” even if you have felt bad about it after. This comes from the practically brainwashing beauty standards that society inflicts on everyone. This “brainwashing” comes from endless photos of beautiful skinny models everywhere we look.