In this day and era of social media, people are talking a lot about how unattainable beauty standards are and how they affect people’s self-esteem.
Images of flawlessly contoured faces and curvy figures frequently populate one's timeline as a result of users choosing apps such as FaceTune or Instagram filters to improve their looks.
Natural bodies are for poor females…I said what I said🤷🏽♂️🥱
— Goat (@GoatedThroated) January 26, 2023
Thanks to a Twitter user going by the handle “Goated Throated,” (No, that is not a fabrication) another important subject has now been brought up in the conversation. In a tweet from January, “Goated Throated” asserted that “natural bodies are for poor females”.
Natural bodies are for women who love themselves and have self confidence. They don’t let society dictate how they should look. Don’t project your self hate and lack of self love on others. Much love to all of those who love themselves how you are
After posting, she reiterated her position, stating, “I said what I said”, and adding, “Y'all mad as f*ck”. Having said that, she agreed to a response to her tweet that stated “natural bodies look better,” but her post has still received a lot of attention online, reports Dextero.
And Bbl’s are for girls w low self esteem cuz they wasn’t born blessed 🤣🤣🤣🤣
— CiaraMonayè (@ieatprettychics) January 26, 2023
Her tweet has generated a lot of discussion. Many users concurred that contemporary attractiveness standards are kept behind a paywall of sorts. A Brazilian Butt Lift (BBL), which can cost thousands of dollars, and a breast enlargement are two of the riskiest cosmetic procedures one might need to undergo to get Kim Kardashian's hourglass figure.
“Is it hard to believe that some people like their natural body?” Twitter user @ChristyCindy wrote. “Everybody doesn’t want to look the same!”, another person commented
“Natural bodies are for women who love themselves and have self-confidence,” yet another said. “They don’t let society dictate how they should look. Don’t project your self-hate and lack of self love on others. Much love to all of those who love themselves how you are.”
This is by no means the first time the internet has responded to unrealistic beauty standards; in fact, TikTok's “Bold Glamour” filter was criticised by a large group of users who claimed that its extremely realistic features “messed with people's body dysmorphia”.
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