Although I have started this blog to write about things I
consider pretty, beautiful and just downright cute, like many other women the
world over, there are certain parts of me I’m not happy with.
I wish I had a model-esque washboard stomach, no cellulite
and perfect skin, but as I’ve got older, I’ve learned to accept myself the way
I am, change what I can through healthy eating and exercise and just, well, be
happy.
But for those of us who really aren’t happy and have the
financial means to change certain parts through the medium of surgery, why not? Whatever makes you happy.
MYA Cosmetic Surgery
took the brave step to launch an advertising campaign “Can’t shift your…?” for
its services using photos of “real” women – muffin tops, love handles and bingo
wings and all, but surprisingly the photos were rejected by a number of
publications, who asked for them to be replaced with something more “aesthetically
palatable” meaning the usual slim tanned models in bikinis.
"What the magazines objected to was posting pictures of models with real problem areas.”
MYA have since replaced the "before" images with simply the names of the area, saving the general public the “horror of being subjected to pictures of real women!” (their words, not mine).
Who decided that real women are not “aesthetically palatable”?
what message is this giving out to ladies who may not be as comfortable in
their own skin as some, as well as those who suffer with eating disorders and
body dysmorphia? Statements and opinions
such as these are dangerous.
Newsflash: We don't all look like this underneath... |
Some women may feel the need to improve on what they have,
which is totally cool, but it should be because they want to change their body,
not because of what the media dictates to them what is acceptable and being
told images of a little bit of flab is not acceptable, sets us back decades
regarding body confidence.
I’d love to know what you guys think about this, does this
advert image make you feel physically sick or do you welcome the acceptance
that most women do perhaps look like this?
Lx
www.mya.co.uk
www.mya.co.uk
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