Lady Gaga started the Body Revolution 2013 by making a new profile called: A Body Revolution 2013. The first picture that was uploaded was a picture of Gaga herself with the title: "Bulimia and anorexia since I was 15" This picture was followed by three pictures which titles put together with the first made the sentence: "Bulimia and anorexia since I was 15, but today I join the BODY REVOLUTION to inspire bravery and BREED some m$therf*cking COMPASSION"
By uploading these pictures Lady Gaga started the body revolution and since then Little Monsters around the world has been uploading pictures of what society seems to call their 'flaws'. These flaws are not only things like bulimia or anorexia caused by nasty comments or things like that. It is also 'flaws' such as a missing arm or missing legs. These are things we know about, but would rather not look upon when we're out.
I use these quotation signs around the word flaw, because for me this is not a flaw. This is who they are and by standing up they are showing us that they are brave. They are not something to be brushed under the carpet or to be stared at when out. They are just like everybody else!
We all have something we don't like about our body. Be it our weight or something else. What we need to be is brave enough to accept ourself as we are: We're all beautiful no matter how we look.
Our body is our temple. We need to look after it, but we also need to love it. If we cannot love ourselves for who we are then we cannot love others for who they are.
I love the fact that so many Little Monsters are brave enough to upload these pictures for the Body Revolution and tell their story. Not only will it make people realize what is wrong with our society, but it will also let those who are not brave enough yet know that they are not alone. Being alone with this self-hatred is the worst thing anyone could be. YOU ARE NOT ALONE. There are people out there who knows what you're going through and can talk to you.
Now, I've clearly stated that I would try to do this as anonymously as possible, but I will talk about this quite personal fact about myself: When I was younger I used to only eat one meal a day. This meal was dinner and it would never be very much. I've always been underweight and this just made it worse. I know I was already known for not wearing the same clothes as the other girls and I was probably also known as the girl who never ate. I really didn't care what they said behind my back, but whenever the girls would start saying things directly to me it hurt. My mum was really worried about me, because I barely ate and I still meant that my thighs could be thinner and things like that. She took me to the doctor, but as I didn't throw up when I'd eaten or completely starve myself and everything else seemed to be okay, then he could only tell me to eat more.
Now I've started eating two times a day. I'm still working on eating breakfast, which is the hardest meal for me. But I have never been on a scale for years, and I probably never will again. I know I have gained weight and I can live with that fact.. As long as I will not have to see the number of said weight. If I see the number I fear I will stop eating again. I'm still skinny and I do not have the perfect body with out scars that tells a story, but I can accept that.
So wether you're a Little Monster or not: Join the Body Revolution and let people know they're not alone and that they can love their body like everybody else.
