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" If someone asked you to write down what you love and hate about your body, what would you say? That&amp;#039;s what Dove wanted to know, so they asked a handful of women to list their body hang-ups and loves. But there was a twist \u2013 they ALSO asked the women&amp;#039;s daughters the same question, with some surprising (and emotional) results.  Without ruining the video before you watch it, the daughters \u2013 even though they&amp;#039;re little girls who are still growing into their bodies \u2013 said things like &amp;quot;My thighs are big&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;I don&amp;#039;t like my eyes&amp;quot; mimicking what their mothers had said (even though they wrote the lists separately). It&amp;#039;s a harsh reminder that how we speak to ourselves doesn&amp;#039;t only affect our sense of self-worth, but the attitudes of those around us too.      And you don&amp;#039;t have to have children to take something away from this. As daughters, our self-esteem is SO influenced by the way our mum&amp;#039;s talked to \u2013 and about \u2013 their bodies. Being aware of this is a good step in the direction towards body acceptance: just because your mum was always trying to lose weight or shrink her thighs, doesn&amp;#039;t mean you need to too. On top of that, how many times have you said to your friends, &amp;quot;Ugh I hate my stomach&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;I wish this last half a stone would just f*ck off!&amp;quot;? When was the last time you responded to a compliment with &amp;quot;Thank you&amp;quot; rather than &amp;quot;No way! My hair is actually really thin, it&amp;#039;s just this amazing product!&amp;quot;? As women, we spend far too much time obsessing over what we dislike about our bodies rather than celebrating what makes them amazing. What&amp;#039;s worse, as women we actually bond over our collective body hatred. Which isn&amp;#039;t only keeping us unhappy, but unhealthy too \u2013 when you don&amp;#039;t respect or love your body, why would you want to look after it by eating well and staying active? It&amp;#039;s a vicious cycle.  But this video is a good reminder that it&amp;#039;s about time we all started being a bit nicer to ourselves. Not only for our self-esteem&amp;#039;s sake, but for our health, and for the benefit of women in general. Because when you start to love your own body, it&amp;#039;s contagious \u2013 those around you start doing the same. And this world could use a lot more body love. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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