One way he does this is by taking a picture of the woman in her underwear and displaying it somewhere VERY public. Like the side of a semi-trailer or a billboard over a busy expressway. Then he asks complete strangers to comment on the woman...what they like about her body, if she's sexy, etc. The whole point is for her to realize that she doesn't see herself the way the rest of the world sees her.
I think if we knew the actual number of women who feel gross, disgusting, nasty, FAT...we would be surprised. We have been tricked into believing that to be beautiful, we need to be a certain size and body type.
I am THE MOST guilty of this obsession. I call it obsession because that's what it is. I HATE what I see in the mirror. I would LOVE to go on the show and learn how to look past what I see on TV and in magazines. But let's be realistic...that's not going to happen.
So....here's my idea. Let's do our own "How To Look Good Naked"!!! If you're interested in hearing a totally nonbiased and non-commited opinion on your body (because let's face it, your husband, your best friend and your mom can tell you until they're blue in the face that you're beautiful but you don't believe them because they HAVE to say that stuff, right??), send me a picture of yourself in your underwear!
Ok...I've lost everyone at this point. For two reasons: #1: This post is WAY too long. #2: "This girl is INSANE, I am NOT putting myself in my underwear on the internet!"
If you're still here...PLEASE hang with me for a minute and keep reading!
Send me a picture of yourself in your underwear, and I will do this to it:
Don't want to do your underwear? Not a problem...do your swimsuit, or a tank top and shorts, or a sports bra and shorts. Just DON'T cover yourself up completely, that defeats the whole purpose here...we can "hide" a lot with our clothes and such.
I will post the pictures, one at a time, so the "world" (who am I kidding, I have like 10 readers LOL) can tell us what they see! No one will know it's you. Why don't I do it first?? Because if I did it first you WOULD know it was me and then I wouldn't believe anything you say because I would know that you know it's me! :) I promise you I WILL be doing it...but we need a few more to go along with mine first, to keep pure anonymity.
So come on, girls. Let's help each other know HOW TO LOOK GOOD NAKED!!!!
My email is: kerikins@adamswells.com so go get in your skivvy's and send me those pictures! :)
A few rules: No naked pictures...I won't post them, nor do I WANT them! :) No mean and nasty comments...I won't approve them. :)
7 comments:
I have had an amazing response to this post!!! Lots of emails of women who love the idea but are hesitant to be the first.
I PROMISE you this WILL stay anonymous. I will tell NO ONE who each picture is, and as soon as I take it off your email, I won't even remember.
So come on....someone has to be first...it might as well be YOU! :)
Great idea Keri! I'd love to participate... but it may be a few days to get a pic of myself taken. So count me in, even though I don't have a pic yet. =0) Is that giving myself away too much? Now I can obsess over that. lol!
I love this! I dont know if I can do the picture but I can comment for sure!!
Great idea Keri! I maybe would consider doing it, but I'm pregnant, and have enough issues with my body right now! Sigh.
(I tried to comment before but blogger told me there was an error.)
I definitely admire anybody who does this!
finally came to read this. gonna try to figure out how to comment on the skivvies gal posted on your main page :)
I am just now reading this...I was on a serious blog funk. What an amazing idea! You know what a few pregnancies can do to a girl's body image so I'm totally going to attempt to get up the guts to do this! And you're right...it IS an obsession.
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