My selfie

For my feminist selfie I decided to take a photo of myself shortly after I got out of the shower. I just returned today from a trip to Stratford, Canada with one of my classes. One thing that I noticed while on the trip was how much I focus on my self image when I am in public. I go to great lengths every morning to make sure that I look how I want others to perceive me. before heading to Stratford, I packed outfits rather than pieces of clothing, I had everything picked out from accessories to what I wore on my feet. Then there was makeup, I brought different pallets of eye-shadows that make certain features, like my eyes, stand out. All of this for a self image. When I really think about it, its ridiculous. What's even worse was that after I put the effort into packing there were times that I still felt uncomfortable in my clothing, as if what I was wearing didn't make me look or feel beautiful, I was focused on impressing the people around me rather than pleasing myself. I think that is something many people get caught up in and a majority of this self-consciousness and the need to impress comes from the media.  My experience reflects what both articles were saying, how women were photographed nude for the pleasure of men. They became objects, rather than humans, the worst part about it is that it was accepted and remains a part of society today.
I choose to take this selfie because this is who I am at the end of the day. No makeup, no accessories, not even contacts. What I love most about this photo is that even though I have blemishes, my hairs damp, glasses on, sweat pants and a t shirt; I still feel beautiful. I think that what matters most.