When thinking about the beauty standards of today it’s hard to ignore that bodies within magazines and television are rarely realistic goals for the general public. With bodies that range from what some may consider skinny to what others may consider thick, it’s important that we acknowledge all bodies contain a life within them. Looking at myself in the mirror can be difficult sometimes as I don’t believe my body is what society deems as attractive. Attractiveness is different for each gender as what is subscribed for males and females are different though this is changing it still holds today that men should be muscular and that women should be small and hairless. Focusing on the physical aspect of the
body creates this issue of what is acceptable aesthetically. We see celebrities go through plastic surgery which reinforces the idea of maintenance of body leads to social reward such as sexual potency.
As some men and women like physical characteristics that go against the social norms it leads to worry of fetishes and objectification as some people look at the body as a tool for sexual pleasure. Our bodies are not our own sometimes as your neighbors, classmates and even family members all think that they
can have control over your perception of your body. It’s important to acknowledge that the body you have is not reflective of the personality you posses. We see so much appreciation of the physical elements of humans through media that I believe we forget the person inside the body. After all the body is just flesh and bones or is it?
Unruly Bodies 
I feel that it is so true what you said about how we sometimes forget the person inside of the body in a frenzy to put value on the physical body itself. Personally, I believe that it is a societal expectation that we present our bodies to a certain ideal, whatever that may be. And it is hard if not impossible to reach it. Still, it seems that it is inevitable that we are all forced into complying or risk condescension or stigma. It’s definitely an interesting sociological issue that we need to examine further.
I think this is a very interesting perspective of the body and how it is much larger than flesh and bones. I agree that many people are somehow included in how you perceive yourself and you begin to unconsciously respond to meet those expectations of those around you or what you see in the media. I myself have found myself getting wrapped up in how I want to look or a certain way while neglecting my inner self and taking the time to focus on my emotional and mental health aside from just my physical state of being. Unfortunately in the world we live in today, everything seems so superficial this is a good reminder to take care of yourself and love yourself from the inside out. Thanks for sharing