Sometimes It feels like a constant battle and is really hard to feel good about your own body. But I guess they are ways to feel better. ¿Or not?
For example I’m like fully flat both top and bottom with absolutely no curves nor am i attractive in the face and every thing j wear seems modest? like i have never felt like my body could be seen as immodest so does this exist??
And watching one tree hill for the first time and The body image were insane
There was an episode in the early seasons where Brooke told Peyton to stop throwing up to lose weight or she was going to make her look fat. Rachel also made so many comments about how “fat” Brooke was
So when I got to Season 5, I actually found it refreshing to hear Brooke say “Anorexia is a disease, it is not a fashion statement” The message was really beautiful
But at the same time, I feel like the show never fully committed to that message because it kept fat-shaming characters who were already thin.
I was especially shocked to learn that the US size 4 Victoria kept complaining about is actually considered small.
Beauty standards and body image in the early 2000s were absolute hell. Makes me glad I was literally one year old when this show first aired 😭
I am a mid-30s man who was born with two visible birthmarks. One is located on my thumb (size of a nickel) and the other on my elbow (size of a quarter). I had the one on my thumb removed years ago due to looks and potential cancerous nature.
My whole life, I have struggled socially. Despite being a really nice, funny, polite, kind-hearted, exceedingly respectful individual, I have faced massive amounts of disrespect, invalidation, hatred, mocking and social outcasting from others. This has happened at school, in the workplace, at the bar, etc.
As I reflect back on my life, it seems to me that maybe all (or most) of my social struggles are tied to the birthmark on my right hand. Not to toot my own horn, but objectively speaking, I am a handsome, athletic, healthy and attractive man. I have excellent hygiene. I have never struggled to attract women, in fact I’ve slept with many highly attractive women and done quite well. But men seem to treat me poorly and run away from me.
So it’s got me thinking, why do I struggle so much to make friends with other men? Do they treat me so poorly due to the deformities on my body, because I am a bigger dude (former football player) who carries extra weight on my frame, or what?
I don’t expect Reddit to have the answers necessarily, as you all don’t know me. But any thoughts, insight, etc. are welcome.
Thanks for reading.