Have you ever looked on Instagram and seen comments of people criticizing others’ bodies? “You’re too fat”, “you’re too skinny”, “looks like you got plastic surgery”, etc litter the feed of different accounts. These comments that you’ve probably seen countless times on others’ posts are not just instances of hate, but they fall in a pool of comments that shape society’s standards of beauty. Nowadays, beauty has become a rite of passage for many girls. Women especially often face the constant pressures of having to look a certain way, and if they don’t fit society’s definition of beauty, they get criticized endlessly for it. It’s easy to say, “I wish I had a nice body”, “I wish I had a nice face”, “I wish I had ..”, but it takes courage to say that you’re proud of your flaws. When we define beauty for ourselves, what others say should not change. Our flaws are what make us human, and when we place such a high emphasis on perfection, it only ends up breeding more harm than benefits. If these comments persist, the only option we have is to ignore them. No matter how much we change ourselves to fit the definition of beauty, there will always be something else that others will criticize next. So instead of falling into this trap of conformity and fitting in, accentuate your best features and be proud of yourself. As long as we can feel good about ourselves, nothing people say should change our confidence and our self-love.
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