BEAUTY THROUGH THE EYES OF THE BEHOLDER CAN BE AN ISSUE...

Finding a photo to include for this story was a little difficult as the subject had nothing but mainly upper body photos and hiding those natural breast must be a bit of an issue, so please don’t scrutinize me as being a boob man, I work with what I get and it is is what it is.

The topic of big boobs has been an issue for sometime. Some people believe too much is not classy, while others believe if you have it then flaunt it. However, should it be an issue if it is something that genes determine so who are us to question nature. I think the real issue lies in how you present yourself and how your perceived.

When we spoke to a Body Confident woman by the name of "Aunt Kitty" she weighed in with her argument on her definition of Beauty and Body Confidence. Its ideal as she is a thicc woman with voluptuous boobs so she has more than enough experience to share her opinions on the matter.

We asked her "How would you define Beauty" and she replied:

” I define beauty as a combination of different qualities, being able to pleasure, providing pleasure to someone, for example visually. Lets take another example as looks, your mindset or behavior. The issues that can surround this topic is that beauty is in the eyes of the beholder meaning we can’t all be deemed as being ‘beautiful’ to everyone. Not everyone is fitting to what society on average classifies as beauty or being beautiful. Sometimes this can cause insecurities and lack of confidence causing some people to go to extreme lengths to look the way society wants them to look. I heard a case of a woman who was not happy with how her bottom looks and made arrangements to have butt injections by an unqualified person because it was cheaper and as a result died. Another issue surrounding the definition of beauty is that some people will insult another if they do not think they fit the criteria of how society perceives beauty”.

I always thought the saying "Beauty is through the eyes of the Beholder" was a inspiring quote but never looked at it from Aunt Kitty's response. I guess there is room for argument as everyone would perceive Beauty differently. then when it leads to Body Shaming and Body Dysmorphia then this quote can be challenged. So I think the best solution is not do it.

We asked Aunt Kitty another question, What is is your definition of “Body Positivity” ? Is it another excuse for eye candy, is it a trend or is it here to stay!? What are your thoughts ?

“I think “Body Positivity is here to stay. I think people in general are fed up and tired to living up to society’s views of how people should look and not be so accepting to all body shapes and body sizes. Not everyone can look the same and it’s important to bare in mind that different body sizes suit different people. The Body Positivity Movement helps individuals to become more confident in their skin accepting their body size and shape and others”.

Looking at the today's trend it is clear to see the Instagram Culture has been a catalyst for this as more and more people are happy to showcase their body for the world to see. Wither you call it eye candy or marketing it seems it is normal to be looked at and to look right back. And this goes for every body type.

We continued and asked her if she had "Anything to share on The Culture” ?

“I love the Jamaican music dance-hall scene and I have noticed that a lot of the female audiences of this scene are feeling pressured to have cosmetic surgery to achieve almost unrealistic body goals. It has become a massive trend within the dance-hall community in which the females flock to different countries in order to get a cheaper deal with very little research done. I find this shocking and alarming. I do not have an issue with people having cosmetic surgery and I am not against it as long as it’s not done just to follow a trend, not done to please other people and research has been done on the practices and procedures.

To conclude on the last point of the Dance-hall culture it is important to make a point that many of the women in Dance hall culture are already very attractive women who already have the curves and thiccness they desire. So I think Aunt Kitty may have a point as if you are already blessed with curves why go out and get more done. I think it is important to embrace what nature has given you and work with it!. Cheaper and cost effective and less damage control. Only shake what your mama gave ya is what I say lol…

Thank you to Aunt Kitty who can be followed on Instagram @aunt.kitty_