Body shaming is definitely a critical issue that many people are facing in our society. Within the song found on Genius,”Scars To Your Beautiful” released in 2015 by Alessia Cara, she tries to inform her audience that we are all beautiful and unique in our own way. Despite the negative comments that the world has to say, everyone needs to recognize their beauty and embrace their flaws. The constant criticism and judgemental comments about women and their “looks” needs to come to an end. Criticizing others just because they do not meet society’s “beauty standards” is only making a numerous amount of people more insecure about themselves. Everyone is beautiful in their own way and should not feel obligated or pressured to change their appearance, due to how cruel the world is.
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However, the certain image that society expects from women today is only damaging the self-esteem and confidence that we all should obtain. Not all of us look like the typical “covergirl model” and that is perfectly fine. In the lyrics, Cara states,” Covergirls eat nothing/ beauty is pain, and there’s beauty in everything/ what’s a little bit of hunger”(25-27).Within these lyrics, Cara is explaining to the audience the specific mindset that women have. Basically implying that the only way to feel beautiful and look like a covergirl model is to eat nothing. As if starving themselves is the only way to feel beautiful. A majority of people around the world are constantly trying to pursue a fake image of themselves just so they can go a day without being judged. Women, men, LGBT, etc., fail to understand that their flaws is what makes them beautiful. Women have a hard time embracing their inner beauty, because they do not look like supermodels, or they are too skinny, overweight, etc. Even men feel insecure, whether it is because they are gay, straight, too short, too tall
However, the certain image that society expects from women today is only damaging the self-esteem and confidence that we all should obtain. Not all of us look like the typical “covergirl model” and that is perfectly fine. In the lyrics, Cara states,” Covergirls eat nothing/ beauty is pain, and there’s beauty in everything/ what’s a little bit of hunger”(25-27).Within these lyrics, Cara is explaining to the audience the specific mindset that women have. Basically implying that the only way to feel beautiful and look like a covergirl model is to eat nothing. As if starving themselves is the only way to feel beautiful. A majority of people around the world are constantly trying to pursue a fake image of themselves just so they can go a day without being judged. Women, men, LGBT, etc., fail to understand that their flaws is what makes them beautiful. Women have a hard time embracing their inner beauty, because they do not look like supermodels, or they are too skinny, overweight, etc. Even men feel insecure, whether it is because they are gay, straight, too short, too tall