In
a new post published on Genevieve Online, Editor-in-Chief, Betty Irabor
talks about the rate at which people especially women don’t
love/appreciate their bodies anymore. Read below!
Betty Irabor (Genevieve magazine CEO)
When Genevieve feature writer, Torera Idowu said she wanted to
champion a #bodyfidence campaign to help women love themselves, warts
and all. I couldn’t agree more.
champion a #bodyfidence campaign to help women love themselves, warts
and all. I couldn’t agree more.
As Editor-In-Chief, I get to meet most of our cover girls. Of
course one of the reasons they are on the cover in the first place is
their beauty; readers are drawn to beautiful women with stories they can
relate to.
course one of the reasons they are on the cover in the first place is
their beauty; readers are drawn to beautiful women with stories they can
relate to.
Personally, I don’t think any woman is ugly. Surprisingly even the
really beautiful, drop dead gorgeous women have a body part they are
unhappy with.
really beautiful, drop dead gorgeous women have a body part they are
unhappy with.
‘Could you please edit my thighs I think they are too chunky’
‘I have christian mother arms, could you please edit out the flab’
‘I hate my nose, I hate my pidgeon toes!’
‘I am too dark’
‘I see a wrinkle’
On and on the cover girls would go as they look at their soon to be
published cover images, a rare privilege extended to them by the
editors just to assure them they will make beautiful cover girls.
published cover images, a rare privilege extended to them by the
editors just to assure them they will make beautiful cover girls.
I guess the fact that social media and fashion bloggers especially
have constituted themselves into fashion police, and resorted to
body-shaming women, has not helped with the insecurities.
have constituted themselves into fashion police, and resorted to
body-shaming women, has not helped with the insecurities.
Sensational singer, Waje once shared her story on the day she was
body shamed on social media. It hurt her so much she thought of quitting
and just hiding away but the trouper in her got her back on top.
Celebrities are the biggest victims of this public body shaming. A
celebrity who has just given birth is hounded over her post-baby bump
and the pressure piles on. This pressure further fuels the level of
insecurity.
body shamed on social media. It hurt her so much she thought of quitting
and just hiding away but the trouper in her got her back on top.
Celebrities are the biggest victims of this public body shaming. A
celebrity who has just given birth is hounded over her post-baby bump
and the pressure piles on. This pressure further fuels the level of
insecurity.
We once had a hysterical cover girl in our office; she was happy
with her cover until her ex husband called her to say she looked fat and
Genevieve standard must have dropped for her to make the cover. It took
a while to convince her from buying every copy of the magazine in
circulation. Her #bodyfidence was gone !
with her cover until her ex husband called her to say she looked fat and
Genevieve standard must have dropped for her to make the cover. It took
a while to convince her from buying every copy of the magazine in
circulation. Her #bodyfidence was gone !
Why are we so insecure about our bodies? Why is it so difficult to
love the skin we’re in ? Hello, is anyone happy with their body
anymore ?
love the skin we’re in ? Hello, is anyone happy with their body
anymore ?
There is far too much body tampering going on. Why does a 25 year old need fillers and botox ?
Why do women subject themselves to pills and injections to lighten up and lose weight without thinking of the consequences ?
Bleached skin doesn’t age well !
Shortcuts to beauty wont pay off in the long term. Nothing beats a holistic approach to beauty care.
The dark skinned woman wants to be white, the woman with the
beautiful full lips wants thin lips, the woman with the DD cup bra size
wants a smaller cup, the one with the high cheek bones wants a Nefertiti
look.
beautiful full lips wants thin lips, the woman with the DD cup bra size
wants a smaller cup, the one with the high cheek bones wants a Nefertiti
look.
Why can’t we love our perfect imperfections and love our curves and edges ?
Oh, I admit I once walked that road where every time I looked in
the mirror all I saw was my button nose which my mum bequeathed me and
my k leg (thank you dad). But when I finally realised these body parts
were never going to change I learnt to accept them.
the mirror all I saw was my button nose which my mum bequeathed me and
my k leg (thank you dad). But when I finally realised these body parts
were never going to change I learnt to accept them.
What will it take to love ourselves for who we are ? Body
confidence that’s what we need. Do not accept someone else’s definition
of beauty.
confidence that’s what we need. Do not accept someone else’s definition
of beauty.
Grow your confidence daily and work on parts of your body you can
improve on holistically through diets, workouts and better lifestyle
choices.
improve on holistically through diets, workouts and better lifestyle
choices.
Truth is, nothing is as beautiful as the woman who oozes confidence. She walks into a room and her confidence glows through.
Beauty is as much in character as it is in the physical. Learn to
accept a compliment without thinking someone is stringing us along.
accept a compliment without thinking someone is stringing us along.
Come on ladies, let’s celebrate our individual beauties because there is no one quite like you !