Why we shouldn't be so hard on ourselves...
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I watched this last night...and it made me cry. We are so hard on ourselves. We see flaws no one else does, see our differences as bad rather than special and beautiful. We've been lied to all our lives...we don't need to look like a supermodel or a Hollywood star to be beautiful. We already are. And we are sometimes the last ones to know it.0
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WOW! So thankful you shared this video. I'll be passing it on to some of my family and friends. Very eye opening. Thank You :flowerforyou:0
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For what it's worth, I'm less attracted to magazine models than I am to many of the "normal" ladies who come in to my store every day. I love women who do not want to mimic the supermodels, but are confident and happy with who they are.0
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That is beautiful. it sure does give you a reality check. thankyou for sharing0
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I saw that on Facebook tonight. Cried a little.0
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This was moving.. Thank you for sharing...0
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I'm just going to ahead and post my exact response that I gave the last time I saw this video. Don't get me wrong. It's touching and yes, we do tend to view ourselves harshly. And I appreciate the fact that the OP didn't single out women in this thread. However, I still feel that the overall tone of Dove did. I think it's a marketing ploy to play on the self esteem of women and I think it's offensive that it's directed towards women as if men don't have negative opinions on their body as well. I think it feeds into the stereotype that women are these completely insecure people that need reassurance that they look good. Furthermore I think it's laughable that they have some white night forensic artist to come in and give them a pat on the shoulder and tell them their pretty.
My 2 cents anyways.0 -
Saw this at home last night. It was an eye opener. Most women do underestimate their beauty. However, I'm pretty pragmatic about my appearance. I'm ugly and I know it. A guy in high school once told me "trade your face for my *kitten*". Not fishing for assurance - just saying that some people know they won't win any beauty contests while others don't know...
a guy in high school told me I looked like a potato on stilts. I'll never forget that.
funny how high school schit stays with you, even years and years later.0 -
bump for later!0
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Thank you! Tears sniff, sniff.0
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I'm just going to ahead and post my exact response that I gave the last time I saw this video. Don't get me wrong. It's touching and yes, we do tend to view ourselves harshly. And I appreciate the fact that the OP didn't single out women in this thread. However, I still feel that the overall tone of Dove did. I think it's a marketing ploy to play on the self esteem of women and I think it's offensive that it's directed towards women as if men don't have negative opinions on their body as well. I think it feeds into the stereotype that women are these completely insecure people that need reassurance that they look good. Furthermore I think it's laughable that they have some white night forensic artist to come in and give them a pat on the shoulder and tell them their pretty.
My 2 cents anyways.
I haven't seen the dove commercial, but this video caught my eye. I'm sorry that you feel men were excluded. I don't think it's saying that they don't feel the same, they just chose to do this particular project on women.
Obviously not everyone is going to have the same reaction as I did, but I found it very touching and apparently a lot of others did as well.0 -
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I saw this yesterday. It made me want to cry.
Not only because I realized that I do this to myself, but that so many women are affected by this same self-hatred that I experience.
It made me feel beautiful and human.0 -
words to live by:
you will be pretty intelligent
you will be pretty creative
you will be pretty amazing
but you will never be merely
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Saw this at home last night. It was an eye opener. Most women do underestimate their beauty. However, I'm pretty pragmatic about my appearance. I'm ugly and I know it. A guy in high school once told me "trade your face for my *kitten*". Not fishing for assurance - just saying that some people know they won't win any beauty contests while others don't know...
This is crazy! First off, guys in high school are ridiculous, self-conscious, and trying to make themselves feel better by putting others down. Secondly, I'm a strong believer in beauty in everyone. I hope that everyone finds that for themselves as well.0 -
NEAT! Thanks for sharing.0
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I saw this yesterday. It made me want to cry.
Not only because I realized that I do this to myself, but that so many women are affected by this same self-hatred that I experience.
It made me feel beautiful and human.
Well said.0 -
That was great, I'm crying! Thank you!!0
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