By Lea
I’ve wanted to address this issue of the “ideal figure” for a while now. Most girls struggle with the problem that they will never look like a model / someone else they idealise, and as much as this is me ALL the time, I absolutely hate it!
My frustration about this stems from the Victoria Secret campaign, along with several others of course, that state “the perfect body” or “one size fits all” with images in the background of extremely skinny women whose bodies all look EXACTLY the same!! First of all, one size does NOT fit all!!! This is an absolutely ridiculous statement which a lot of companies make and really grinds my gears. Secondly, VS models’ bodies are not the norm and people should not expect to look like they do as they are put on very strict diet and fitness plans. I am in no way hating on Victoria Secret or their choice of models. It is their own company and they can do whatever they wish. However, their choice of language in their campaigns really do not send a positive message out to all women that struggle with wanting to look like that or different to what they do.
I, along with millions of other women and men struggle with this stereotype in which you have to or should look a certain way to be classified as “good looking” or “perfect” and although, as a child I believe and hope I would look like that, I have now realised that it is indeed fucked up!
Yes I still struggle with the concept as I scroll through instagram and shout to my boyfriend “why the fuck can’t I look like that?!!!” “why can’t my tits be bigger???”, as he of course, sits there scared and in silence trying to think of the best thing to say. I am in no way saying I am fat but I still sit there, obviously eating a pack of mini eggs, calling myself fat for not going to the gym and not eating healthily enough...
It really is a struggle that everyone goes through but slowly everyone needs to come to terms with the fact that we ain’t gonna look like a Victoria Secret model (I mean maybe you might... but I sure as hell am not) and we need to stop comparing ourselves to unrealistic bodies. As long as you’re keeping a healthy lifestyle, who cares what you look like right?!
I am slowly accepting the fact that I am not going to ever have the "perfect body" or ever look look a model, but to stay healthy and happy with my body, I have really been trying to go to the gym more recently! I have even been doing cardio and going to the big boy section for weights😲😏
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