Getting comfortable in your own skin is something we all strive for. The tricky part is that the journey of getting there is different for each person. Like most, Renata Neia, a secretary from Colinas do Tocantins in Brazil, had a few detours before reaching this Holy Grail of self-love.
Renata gained a lot of weight after her second pregnancy and it started bothering her. So she started dieting. Eventually, Renata decided to track her progress with pictures. But she also wanted to make the process a little bit more fun, so she started posing like famous people and publishing the images on social media.
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To her surprise, these celebrity photo recreations blew up. Thousands of people appreciated Renata's honesty and her fanbase has been growing ever since. Even actress Giovanna Antonelli, who Renata is a fan of, started following her. The best part is that all of this made Renata accept her body and she started feeling beautiful the way she is.
Apparently holding on to a bunch of bananas on a stick makes you grow hair out your a*s. Never do that.
Why would someone pose in lingerie wearing stilettos on a motorcycle in the the first place?
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I like how she puts her laundry in everything. Life really is a relentless parade of laundry.
Why is it okay for women to make fun of / mock thin women? Seriously, I want an answer to this. When I was younger, I was naturally thin. It's just how my metabolism worked. WOMEN called me every name in the book. Miss Ethiopia, Miss Anorexia, etc. I heard 'eat a sandwich ' non-stop. When I'd cry, they'd laugh and say it was a compliment. When I'd reciprocate with equally hurtful words, I was a b***h and went too far. Again, it was women who hurt me. Up in the comments, they call some of the models 'sticks', or quantify their insecurities with other jabs. Why is that still okay in this time? I'm now overweight. Not 'curvy '. My belly fat isn't curvy or sexy. This isn't something men made me feel. Let's stop with this s**t.
I get it because I have an autoimmune disease if the digestive system and people think they can say rude comments to thin people and pass it off as a compliment or pretend they were joking. I've heard that I'm lucky to have this disease because I "get to be skinny." Really? I'd rather "get to be healthy" and not have a debilitating illness. People are rude. That is all. They will be rude to everyone and anyone. But I think the campaign shows how stupid done ads are and how they make women into objects and/or are not everyday things normal people do. Que dancing in a white dress on the beach when menstruating...
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yeah, no.. sorry.. mocking people isn't cool, nor will it ever be. some of those are campaigns, people work.. some are just regular women posing. this to me seems like jealousy.
She isn't mocking the women personally, she's mocking the absurdity of the setup. She's mocking the men behind the camera.
Load More Replies... I like how she puts her laundry in everything. Life really is a relentless parade of laundry.
Why is it okay for women to make fun of / mock thin women? Seriously, I want an answer to this. When I was younger, I was naturally thin. It's just how my metabolism worked. WOMEN called me every name in the book. Miss Ethiopia, Miss Anorexia, etc. I heard 'eat a sandwich ' non-stop. When I'd cry, they'd laugh and say it was a compliment. When I'd reciprocate with equally hurtful words, I was a b***h and went too far. Again, it was women who hurt me. Up in the comments, they call some of the models 'sticks', or quantify their insecurities with other jabs. Why is that still okay in this time? I'm now overweight. Not 'curvy '. My belly fat isn't curvy or sexy. This isn't something men made me feel. Let's stop with this s**t.
I get it because I have an autoimmune disease if the digestive system and people think they can say rude comments to thin people and pass it off as a compliment or pretend they were joking. I've heard that I'm lucky to have this disease because I "get to be skinny." Really? I'd rather "get to be healthy" and not have a debilitating illness. People are rude. That is all. They will be rude to everyone and anyone. But I think the campaign shows how stupid done ads are and how they make women into objects and/or are not everyday things normal people do. Que dancing in a white dress on the beach when menstruating...
Load More Replies... yeah, no.. sorry.. mocking people isn't cool, nor will it ever be. some of those are campaigns, people work.. some are just regular women posing. this to me seems like jealousy.
She isn't mocking the women personally, she's mocking the absurdity of the setup. She's mocking the men behind the camera.
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