More Than A Body: Your Body Is an Instrument, Not an Ornament

by Lexie Kite

Will you unfollow, mute, unsubscribe, or otherwise limit or avoid consuming this type of content? Which particular sources do you think could be distorting your view of reality and reinforcing a misleading body image map? If you want to minimize the negative effects of media in your life, you can start by turning away from the messages that do not serve you and free up time and space to make more discerning choices about what you take into your mind and heart. Set a goal to eliminate any media choices that distort, misrepresent, objectify, or actively harm you or others. Walk out of theaters, cancel subscriptions, turn those tabloids over in the checkout aisle, find a new TV show to love, unfollow that influencer, mute that friend or colleague. You won’t regret the sacrifice, and your willingness to be careful and conscious of the messages you surround yourself with will yield immediate rewards. When it comes to the latest body ideal trends and the hottest solutions to newly identified female flaws, ignorance really is bliss. If you don’t know about it, you don’t have to feel bad about it.