Ladies, When You Post Pictures of Yourselves on the Internet…
- Please don’t add self-deprecating tags like “I’m ugly” or “I look dumb.”
- Please don’t add self-demeaning captions like “I’m ugly” or “I look dumb.”
- Please don’t think self-effacing thoughts like “I’m ugly” or “I look dumb.
It’s incredibly unfortunate to see a generation of teen girls raised to communicate with disclaimers about their self-confidence and caveats of self-hate. It’s frightfully upsetting that society is raising a new group of females to think that they aren’t good enough or don’t deserve anything. This isn’t new for society, but the pace at which this negative body-image proliferates is much faster, thanks in large part to the Internet.
Bottom line - no one is perfect, but everyone deserves what they work for. Work hard, play hard, ignore the rest. You’re all beautiful, and it breaks hearts to hear, see, or read otherwise. If you don’t think you’re good enough, no one else will think so either.
Please pass this along to any female friends you know.
very well said
