We know the models we see in magazines are blemish, cellulite, and stretch-mark free thanks to Photoshop, but we’re still embarassed when we see photos of ourselves with those “imperfections.”
Erin Motz, the blogger behind “Bad Yogi,” has a simple, revolutionary idea: We should celebrate our cellulite and stretch marks. “These are not things to be ashamed of!” she writes in an empowering Facebook post. “It’s like having eyebrows or ears. They’re just there!” She even uses the example of one of her bodybuilder friends who loves his stretch marks because they show his muscles (and body) are changing. Motz’s message is making us (and tons of fans in the comments) want to celebrate, rather than pick apart, our bodies:
