I don’t hate my body.

Someone wrote…

I don’t hate my body, it’s just not my thing. It’s like that dress you see in the window that’s gorgeous, but not your color.

What’s your experience?

And what are you thinking about gender right now?


Posted by on December 28th, 2009 at 08:00 am

Category: your voice 12 comments »

12 Responses to “I don’t hate my body.”

  1. Josée
    December 28th, 2009 at 9:50 am |

    I love this. I’m going to write it somewhere to remember. :)

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  2. Corbyn
    December 28th, 2009 at 10:27 am |

    I wish I had your strength and self confidence.

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  3. Evan
    December 28th, 2009 at 11:59 am |

    I know what you mean. It took me quite a while to understand what you’ve put so simply.

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  4. Mak
    December 28th, 2009 at 1:33 pm |

    So true.

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  5. Mark
    December 28th, 2009 at 5:12 pm |

    I love this. This exactly describes people who aren’t happy with their gender, but aren’t willing to change it, at least for me.

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  6. Anonymous
    December 28th, 2009 at 10:44 pm |

    I love this, and it resonates a lot with how I feel.

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  7. Yalen
    December 29th, 2009 at 12:34 am |

    Thank you for saying what I’d been trying to say myself. :)

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  8. Lilybean
    December 30th, 2009 at 1:01 am |

    I think if you’re forced to wear a dress that isn’t your colour,it’s possible that you will come to hate it.

    Or maybe you won’t. The point being, I mostly do, yet I still agree – it’s good, but it’s not right ;)

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  9. Raymond
    December 30th, 2009 at 3:42 am |

    This is an excellent way to describe something I’ve felt it had to deem tangible for a long time. It’s nearly impossible to describe that you don’t hate your body, it’s just not comfortable, to others.

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  10. nick
    December 31st, 2009 at 1:39 am |

    I agree with a lot of things said here: this explains something I feel in a very simple elegant way. Just because my body is wrong for me, doesn’t mean that it is not beautiful.

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  11. Ian Ridley
    January 6th, 2010 at 10:40 pm |

    That’s it exactly! I’ve told people from time to time I don’t think there’s anything wrong with my body. It’d just look better on somebody else.

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  12. Tamar
    January 7th, 2010 at 9:44 pm |

    i love this! i realize that many people have commented and said this already, but this is really a perfect, beautiful, and perfectly simple explanation. thank you for sharing it.

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