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Originally Posted by vonmoxie
Personally, I find all kinds of bodies to be beautiful, whether they embody more strength, more delicacy, some or another cultural or exotic difference that we are blessed to still have among us to appreciate, or some expression of their artistic vision... whatever it may be that makes each person special, vive la différence! For myself, once I stopped worrying about how I compare to physical norms or averages (and who'd want to really be either of those anyway) or to how anyone else thought I should look, people were far more attracted to my confidence and spirit than they could ever have been based on mere appearances. I only ever knew that I was attractive by learning to compare myself to no one, and to appreciate the beauty of my own uniqueness.
Bodies are just containers for the spirit, and body-shamers are just uneducated jerks whose nonsense opinions advance nothing. Let them keep their stupid shame for themselves; they certainly deserve it.
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Wow, that is awesome! Yea, that's a challenge for me. Here's an example: I am on a dating site (not looking for anything spectacular) every damn ad I read says "must be skinny/hot/pretty/fit" like am I reading an adult ad or a teen ad?! These are adults younger than me mostly, however, I have seen those older than me sounding like they are 17. I understand everybody has their likes and preferences which is fine but sounding like the world is gonna end if I am not a size 2 is another! I was asked on one site my weight and if I work out like am I gonna pass the requirement checklist or something?!
I see those in ads I read quickly and move on yet they are the same people who email me. Once I see negativity and shallowness, I have no reason to keep reading the profiles any further. I have gotten compliments on my body recently in my new pics because of the weight I lost which is always nice.