A Letter to the Woman Hating Her Body Right Now
<p>I was on a phone call with a friend, and she was distressed after having been shopping and coming to terms with the size of clothing she now needs to wear. She spoke about herself in a way that you would never want to be spoken to, in a way that you would never speak to a friend. This isn’t uncommon. I’ve done it to myself and I’ve heard other friends talk about their bodies in a similar way. We have been conditioned to hate our bodies.</p>
<p>When we speak to ourselves using language brimming with disgust, self-loathing, and anger, it feels acceptable. Perhaps we feel like we are bettering ourselves through our militant approach. We would be appalled, however, to hear someone talk to another person using the same language. Most of us could never <em>imagine</em> speaking to another human being this way.</p>
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