"I Am NOT My _____!"

There are many ways to think of others. What is NOT fun is thinking of someone for an aspect that defines their personality. For example- seeing someone for their body fat or as a sexual pleasure object. When you think of someone for something besides their personality, it brings them down and makes them live, but not exist. The one thing you don't want to think about when thinking of other people is to regard them for qualities that do not match their personality or character. Here are a few examples...

So often overweight people get put down as being thought of as blobs of fat. Okay- so maybe someone is overweight or is a bit wider and bigger than average people. Does that disqualify such individuals from being regarded as positive influences? Does that disqualify such people from being immensely caring and friendly? Even worse is to think of overweight people as walking death. In this sense, how do you know if someone has underlying health issues? Maybe someone overweight could be fairly healthy even if they don't look healthy.

Another sad case usually involves some females. More often than not, some are disrespectful towards females by regarding them only for their physical features rather than regard them for being genuine people. It is understandable how some individuals have certain assets that make them unique. However, I think you mostly disregard what kind of person one is when you only regard them for one certain aspect of their bodies. For example, some males only regard a certain female for having nice buttocks and not much else. Some females may have big breasts, and again- some ONLY regard such females for having big breasts. Do some people actually forget that these are people?

I am not sure how certain females are towards males, but I think there are some who only think of some hunky males as being muscles... and not much else. My out-of-shape self is no hunk. At least I still have aspects about myself outside of my image that define who I am as a person.

The "What I Be" Project.

A project was started by a person named Steve Rosenfield in which people discussed being defined ONLY by certain aspects of their lives or their body image that are NOT tied to who they are as people. The insecurities of others are written on their faces and other parts of their body to make for powerful photography. A lot of the concepts expressed in this blog post are about the same things that the "What I Be" Project is all about. In simpler terms, this project shows that you can disclose your insecurities, but these insecurities do NOT define us as people. The WIB project has become incredibly popular since. It even became the top art story on Huffington Post.

Here are some example videos of people who participated in the "Who I Be" project (WARNING - some mild language):


^ What I Be Project - Roberto "I am not my exterior"


^ What I Be Project - Samantha "I am not my weight gain"

If you would like to learn more about this project, please visit: www.whatibeproject.com.

Final Thoughts.

If you are going to judge someone, at least get the opportunity to learn more about someone before you judge them. Even if someone is not who or what you would consider acceptable to be friends with or communicate with, at least learn to look within certain people before you judge them. The proverbial "judging a book by its cover" does not always work. A person's most striking quality may be the best way you remember someone. However, that striking quality or those striking qualities do NOT define someone as a whole. So go easy on looking for ways to attack people. People would rather exist in society than just live in society. How you think of someone can be damaging, especially if you think of something about them outside of their personality and character.

So think twice before you think about somebody for a quality besides their personality or character. It is okay to have certain aesthetic qualities that make us unique, but they do NOT define who we are as people. Who we are as individuals are MUCH more than any physical features. It is even worse when we are ONLY seen for certain external features and not for our personalities. It is okay to not be slim. It is okay to have an arousing body. It is NOT okay, though, to only regard people for certain unimportant features about them. Can you see the person within how someone looks? People, whether you like certain ones or not, are MUCH more than whatever non-important features are. People have hopes and dreams. People are fit to love and be loved. It is disrespectful to disregard such aspects of people or lower individuals more than who they really are as people.

I think it is too bad we regard people for things that don't even define who they are. Yet still, we do so anyways; and in turn, people have lowered self-esteem and do not feel as loved around other people. It is a terrible shame. But do some of us accussed folk care? Absolutely not. Some of us insenstive folk feel better knowing we potentially ruined the life of someone who we don't even care to know or think we know. Ruining someone's self-esteem in this sense can bring such individuals to think less of themselves and feel completely worthless. In extreme cases, they may even hurt themselves or others. Are you sure you want to take that chance of regarding someone so poorly to where you neglect someone to have hopes and dreams, good health, and love?

In other words...

People are NOT one specific aesthetic aspect of them!





I bring up depressing topics like this because I want to try to make life better for others by bringing up hurtful topics and thoughts. We learn to live better lives when we can make positives from even the most depressing issues. More importantly, I feel it is best to take these horrible topics and offer positive light and guidance. We can make the world a better place, or we can keep things as is to where we are more reluctant to die rather than make the most of what time we have in this world. Your call. Either way, thank you for reading! Take care and be well.

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