Every day through social media, we are fed with unrealistic concepts of beauty. Flat tummies, perfect round booties, toned arms, clear skin, the hour glass figure, and what not! Yes, one must strive to stay fit and healthy and that should be the intention. However, to sell a utopian idea of a perfect figure or ‘how we should be’ is morally wrong.
We need to embrace people for who they are. Let us not judge people by their appearance, colour or even the way they talk. We need to stop this! Health blogger, Sara Puhto who goes by the Instagram handle, Saggysara is breaking myths and empowering people to accept themselves for who they are.
Sara, through her Instagram posts, reveals the reality behind these so-called perfect pictures. She says how an angle, or sucking in your tummy, or even a slight photoshop can make that difference. Sara is only 20-years-old but is extremely wise for her age.
So, let’s meet Sara and learn a thing or two from her.
1. “Don’t let clothing sizes dictate how you feel because they do not define you in any type of way!”
2. “All butts are good butts ☺️ All of our bodies are different and you don’t need a specific body type to fit into what society defines as beautiful!”
3. “Nobody has abs or a flat tummy 24/7 when they sit down. Don’t let this idea ruin your time because it’s completely normal!”
4. “Don’t hate yourself just because of bad photos, they do not define you as a person.”
5. “The beauty industry strives off our insecurities, and only shows so few body types, please don’t let this make you hate yourself.”
6. “This is to show you guys that I can appear to be lean but in reality when I relax my tummy, it ain’t as lean as it seems ?”
7. “We need that fat layer on our tummies to protect our vital internal organs. So next time you sit down and see that protective layer, thank it for saving you from not dying ?”
8. “I once again wanted to make a booty pop vs normal standing photo, just to show that some of the booty photos you see in media are posed to accentuate the booty. “
9. “You can love fitness and workout tons and still have fat!”
10. “Nobody has an hourglass figure. That’s an object, women’s bodies are not objects.”
What Sara is trying to tell the world is the need of the hour. She is asking us to accept ourselves for who we are. She is asking us to love ourselves. The first step is always difficult but it also and always begins with you.
Thank you, Sara. We really needed this!
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