Body image
I've been discussing this topic with a few friends the past couple of days so I thought I might as well write about it. Unfortunately I do not know how this goes among guys, but the experience I have of self-hate, specifically hating your own body or parts of it, comes from my times talking with girls. So I'll share my experience, feel free to comment if you have any disagreements/experiences that might be useful. It has become almost acceptable, at least among girls I know, to hate or strongly dislike a part of your body and say it out loud. Conversations are formed around "I hate my thighs so much" and instead of going "hey I like your thighs" the answer often is "yeah but have you seen my knees, they are so much worse". We compare ourselves to others, try to hate more, to be more discontent. That's really odd. I don't think about my friends' bodies when I dislike parts of my own. I don't think about the sizes of their hips or