Perfection

Question: Why do so many female celebrities find it necessary to create this self-imposed, larger than life image of perfection and then want to "empower" women to love who they are on the inside? 

The reason so many young girls and women find it hard to accept their own body image is because of all the "perfect" celebrities they see covering the magazines.

Maybe young girls find it hard to love the reflection of themselves, despite what mom and dad may say, because all the boys their age are head over heels for Rihanna who is half-naked in her music videos and practically naked on the cover of GQ magazine looking more like a sculpted goddess than a real woman. Of course, they will then believe that that's what it takes to be noticed.

Now, this is not to suggest that any woman should have to downplay her self-assurance and confidence for the sake of another woman's self-esteem, but when you have so many young girls and women looking up to you and wanting to be like you, why emphasize one side? Why sexualize yourself at every chance you get?

And for our young boys and men, they need to see that women as more than sex symbols. They need to see these young women looking real and being human. As parents we have a role to play, but the powerful people in our society have to change the images our children are exposed to day in and day out, as well. Young boys are very impressionable when it comes to their views of women. We need to show them early on that women are more than their curves. We need to teach them to equate sexy with a kind heart, intelligence and strength, not just hips and butts and breasts. Agree or disagree, I'm just saying...

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