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So What

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Tyra Banks has started a campaign that has made women everywhere feel better about themselves. It started out because Tyra's image was being portrayed as fat, because of an angle a photograph was taken at. Tyra needed to do something, to make everyone out there who was being made fun of for their looks love themselves.

Tyra's interview in a magazine changed many women's lives. One woman was about to commit suicide when Tyra's show aired. Tyra made the woman feel great about her body, and she gave up ever wanting to commit suicide. I think it's both amazing and beautiful that Tyra did this. Tyra's show aired many episodes about her new, "So What Campaign." If you think about it, each one of those airings may have saved hundreds of women.

If you really think about it, each person notices their imperfections, and tries their best to hide them. It will eventually lead to the point in hating your body so much, that you make the wrong decision. Whether it be, binging and purging, starving yourself, plastic surgery, or worse, suicide, you should love your bodies.

No one is perfect. No one will ever be. No amount of starvation, purging, or plastic surgery will make you closer to being perfect. Heck, it may make you look a bit better, but you will keep doing more, expecting more change. That's when you end up, like the dying actresses of Hollywood. But that's another story.

Tyra went to Australia and had a photo shoot while swimming in the beautiful waters. At a certain angle, Tyra looks almost an estimated 200 pounds. The paparazzi saw this, and immediately snapped a photo. This photo could've ruined Tyra's career as ANTM (America's Next Top Model) hostess.

Instead of dreading the moment, when Tyra got back to the USA and saw the photos she decided to come up with, "So What?" Tyra proved to us that she didn't gain over 30 pounds in 3 weeks. She proved this by wearing that same swimsuit on television. At 161 pounds Tyra couldn't be happier.

As I watched one of the shows about this campaign I could've cried. I was so inspired, and I began to like myself a bit more. Tyra is in a very powerful position, and at the same time a very hard position. She was showing the whole world that she weighs 161 pounds, and stood there in a swimsuit.

I now look up to Tyra, for she has changed the opinions of many, many people. Thank you Tyra for making a difference.

I'm not perfect, so what!

 

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