All About That Bass By Meghan Trainor

“Love your body.” A phrase used frequently to promote self-confidence. You cannot go five minutes these days without everybody chiming in on fat-shaming, skinny-shaming, or a new term: body acceptance. Even pop singer, Meghan Trainor had her say in her hit song, “All About That Bass,” telling young women that “Every inch of [them] is perfect from the bottom to the top." Some believe that the body acceptance movement provides leeway for those with self-deprecating eating habits and lifestyles. Conversely, it promotes the idea of self-love and accepting that outward appearances do not define a person or determine who they will become.
Opposers of body acceptance will argue that it permits the unhealthy to let themselves go, ultimately leading to disorders such as obesity and anorexia. They will argue that it allows people to continue their detrimental habits, adding to the

These two extremes do not offer a consensus for the ones struggling to keep up with the ever changing standards. People seem to forget that creating this image of the perfect woman or man provides no benefits for the vulnerable and impressionable young adults across the globe who fall in the middle. What happens once they realize they will never measure up to these unrealistic expectations? Unsurprisingly, a “negative body image… can be the first stop on the way to depression, self-harm, unhealthy eating habits, and serious eating disorders”(Negative Body Image). If you ever find yourself despising your body, stand in front of a mirror and insist upon yourself that this is who you are, who you are meant to be, and you accept yourself despite your flaws. Self-love results in an optimistic mindset which affects the way you live, the way you talk, and the way you interact with those around you. Who benefits from this? Well, you. Your family. Your friends.