Beauty is NOT Defined by Body Image

In today’s culture we are impressed with the belief that size is what determines beauty. These ideas start with the waist size of run way models and then are reinforced by the size 2 mannequins standing in department windows. Instead of having a positive effect on the perception of body image, it instead breeds unhealthy eating habits that deny the body necessary nutrients  causing detrimental health damage for those who want to achieve this look. It is completely unrealistic that every person can be a size 2; as human beings we are all born with our own unique genetics that develop our individual size and shape. Although our culture encourages the mindset that body size defines beauty it must be established for all rational purposes, it is not true. Unfortunately these messages have caused dangerous eating disorders. Putting oneself through constant self-scrutiny to achieve an unrealistic goal is detrimental to one’s physical, mental and emotional being.  The only way to change this way of thinking is to understand that it is not societies place to accept an individual. It is the individual that needs to accept themselves. Every person has the right to live in their own skin and find happiness with whom they are and who they were born to be.