Event: Stacy Nadeau "Embracing the Beauty"

On Monday, I attended the event mentioned in the title and it definitely put me into a deep thought over the issue of beauty in our society. Stacy Nadeau was one of 6 dove models who appeared in a underwear back in the 2005 campaign. My first reaction to that was wow they all have confident and are probably lived the dream. However, as soon as she started sharing some incidents, I felt disgusted by the people in our society. One of her incident talked about the a guy telling her that her poster by the bus stop helps him wake up every morning. Even though, we laughed at the story, later on it made me realize that this is a very dangerous gesture to be made and it is disgusting that a man will comment on something like this. Along with that, a news column mentioned how the size of her thighs is what he looks forward to in KFC chicken wing basket. Stacy didn't respond, but the news reporter was forced to apologize by the amount of hatred calls he received after the post. Even though, I was angered by the post, i was more surprised that people actually reacted to it. This topic led to discussion of what beauty is? I think this is a question that every girl asks when she looks in the mirror early morning or when she is complaining about weight or facial problems. Stacy mentioned a survey and how only 2% said that they feel comfortable calling them beautiful. As a women, we think of beauty as how we appear, but never think about the beauty inside us. I agree with Stacy how we should workout not to be skinny, but for our own health. If we are not going to be comfortable, we won't be able to proceed further. I loved the way she ended and would like to tell this to everyone as well, "be friend to yourself" and don't be to harsh on yourself.