eerie?

"Talent is helpful in writing, but guts are absolutely necessary.”

I hope I don't offend anyone with this...

I just feel like it needs to be said.


what does it mean when people whiten their teeth in photographs?
and when they edit their blemishes... ?

I took part in this trend for a few months probably.
and now I look back and think "um, this is disturbing"

they're editing themselves.

why?


I mean, we look like this, we are meant to look like this.
that is how God made us.

he didn't give us green eyes so we could edit them to be blue.
and vice verse. if he wanted us to have blue eyes, wouldn't he have given them to us?

he gave you a smooth and creamy complexion.
so that you could give yourself a tan by the click of a mouse... ?

he gave you a beautiful round face.
so you could edit in fierce cheekbones and "heart-shaped faces"?

no. no, I don't think so.


I feel terrible as I write this, because I don't want to offend anyone who do edit their photographs.

I mean, I've got nothing wrong with editing a few every once in awhile, for fun.
yeah, posterizing and pixels and stuff can be really fun and cute and creative...

but, when you eliminate all of your "flaws" in every single photo.
...I think that really says something about how you view yourself.


No matter what,
You're beautiful.


"This all seems grossly unconventional and bizarre
Don't you dare change one more thing
You're beautiful; just the way you are"


I understand that we they're doing isn't exactly going this far.
but, if they had the tools to do so... would they?



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHqzlxGGJFo