hi my name is Becky short for Rebecca which in turn I guess is short for
which in turn I guess is short for
which in turn I guess is short for captivating or snare a name that is said
captivating or snare a name that is said
captivating or snare a name that is said to represent beauty in the Bible now I
to represent beauty in the Bible now I
to represent beauty in the Bible now I don’t think there is a God
don’t think there is a God
don’t think there is a God I’m not blessed enough to have such
I’m not blessed enough to have such
I’m not blessed enough to have such strong beliefs at least not where
strong beliefs at least not where
strong beliefs at least not where religion is concerned what I do campaign
religion is concerned what I do campaign
religion is concerned what I do campaign for and I use that verb very loosely is
for and I use that verb very loosely is
for and I use that verb very loosely is confidence confidence is the belief that
confidence confidence is the belief that
confidence confidence is the belief that you are good enough just as you are the
you are good enough just as you are the
you are good enough just as you are the belief that you are capable and
belief that you are capable and
belief that you are capable and beautiful for many as I laughed at my
beautiful for many as I laughed at my
beautiful for many as I laughed at my name as I picked at my spot prone skin
name as I picked at my spot prone skin
name as I picked at my spot prone skin in a mirror that hated me and focused on
in a mirror that hated me and focused on
in a mirror that hated me and focused on making myself look better for the girls
making myself look better for the girls
making myself look better for the girls that had called me everything but
that had called me everything but
that had called me everything but beautiful for the past year I cursed my
beautiful for the past year I cursed my
beautiful for the past year I cursed my parents even giving me that name I
parents even giving me that name I
parents even giving me that name I likened it to calling a naked mole-rat
likened it to calling a naked mole-rat
likened it to calling a naked mole-rat of rose or a blobfish a swan I would
of rose or a blobfish a swan I would
of rose or a blobfish a swan I would blame my plummet into self hate entirely
blame my plummet into self hate entirely
blame my plummet into self hate entirely on those girls those beautiful girls but
on those girls those beautiful girls but
on those girls those beautiful girls but with every ounce of honesty that I
with every ounce of honesty that I
with every ounce of honesty that I possess I can tell you now that their
possess I can tell you now that their
possess I can tell you now that their words were only a single bullet in the
words were only a single bullet in the
words were only a single bullet in the gun that declared my mind was going to
gun that declared my mind was going to
gun that declared my mind was going to war with my body me versus me the love
war with my body me versus me the love
war with my body me versus me the love that my family showed me versus the
that my family showed me versus the
that my family showed me versus the hatred that showed towards myself
hatred that showed towards myself
hatred that showed towards myself they’re my family coud at the way I
they’re my family coud at the way I
they’re my family coud at the way I could fit a three-course meal into a
could fit a three-course meal into a
could fit a three-course meal into a pancake flat stomach I saw myself as
pancake flat stomach I saw myself as
pancake flat stomach I saw myself as greedy as disgusting I stopped eating
greedy as disgusting I stopped eating
greedy as disgusting I stopped eating lunch because the other girls would
lunch because the other girls would
lunch because the other girls would nibble on their carrot sticks and roll
nibble on their carrot sticks and roll
nibble on their carrot sticks and roll their eyes at my sandwich and full fat
their eyes at my sandwich and full fat
their eyes at my sandwich and full fat yogurt I liked many girls and boys was
yogurt I liked many girls and boys was
yogurt I liked many girls and boys was blown to pieces by the toxic thoughts
blown to pieces by the toxic thoughts
blown to pieces by the toxic thoughts that creep through society on biased
that creep through society on biased
that creep through society on biased agenda or age today we are bombarded by
agenda or age today we are bombarded by
agenda or age today we are bombarded by double standards and large posters and
double standards and large posters and
double standards and large posters and campaigns depicting the idealistic body
campaigns depicting the idealistic body
campaigns depicting the idealistic body that in reality is extremely difficult
that in reality is extremely difficult
that in reality is extremely difficult to achieve let alone maintain these
to achieve let alone maintain these
to achieve let alone maintain these images are the legions of plastic
images are the legions of plastic
images are the legions of plastic abhrush troops that lead the attack on
abhrush troops that lead the attack on
abhrush troops that lead the attack on our self-esteem they force us to enlist
our self-esteem they force us to enlist
our self-esteem they force us to enlist in a war that we don’t want to fight in
in a war that we don’t want to fight in
in a war that we don’t want to fight in they force us to join their side and
they force us to join their side and
they force us to join their side and fire to ourselves as we crawl through
fire to ourselves as we crawl through
fire to ourselves as we crawl through the mine ridden no man Sun that is our
the mine ridden no man Sun that is our
the mine ridden no man Sun that is our own mind I think that if I had been told
own mind I think that if I had been told
own mind I think that if I had been told by the media which is arguably the most
by the media which is arguably the most
by the media which is arguably the most influential thing in a young person’s
influential thing in a young person’s
influential thing in a young person’s life that everybody was beautiful then I
life that everybody was beautiful then I
life that everybody was beautiful then I wouldn’t have tried to change my own
wouldn’t have tried to change my own
wouldn’t have tried to change my own because that’s the truth of it every
because that’s the truth of it every
because that’s the truth of it every single body in the world is beautiful in
single body in the world is beautiful in
single body in the world is beautiful in its own way I don’t think we here
its own way I don’t think we here
its own way I don’t think we here those three words enough I still have
those three words enough I still have
those three words enough I still have days when I’m too scared to look in the
days when I’m too scared to look in the
days when I’m too scared to look in the mirror but now I have people who look at
mirror but now I have people who look at
mirror but now I have people who look at me in the morning and accept every inch
me in the morning and accept every inch
me in the morning and accept every inch of me I still don’t think I’m worthy
of me I still don’t think I’m worthy
of me I still don’t think I’m worthy enough to represent the bible’s version
enough to represent the bible’s version
enough to represent the bible’s version of beauty but I now know that I’m worthy
of beauty but I now know that I’m worthy
of beauty but I now know that I’m worthy enough to join everyone else’s and
enough to join everyone else’s and
enough to join everyone else’s and representing the world if you haven’t
representing the world if you haven’t
representing the world if you haven’t already done so today go up to someone
already done so today go up to someone
already done so today go up to someone and call them what they are beautiful I
and call them what they are beautiful I
and call them what they are beautiful I hope that this has maybe helped you win
hope that this has maybe helped you win
hope that this has maybe helped you win your own battle and I hope that one day
your own battle and I hope that one day
your own battle and I hope that one day we’ll all know that when we look in the
we’ll all know that when we look in the
we’ll all know that when we look in the mirror we are captivating we are worthy
mirror we are captivating we are worthy
mirror we are captivating we are worthy we are beautiful thank you
[Music]
[Music] you
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