Monday, May 28, 2012

Summer

I'm gonna keep this one short and to the point. I love summer, don't get me wrong. I'm not so crazy about "bikini season" this year, however. Girls, for some odd reason, think it is acceptable or "cute" to post pictures of themselves in their bikinis online.

My Facebook newsfeed is FULL of half naked pictures. Now, I am harmless. What these girls fail to realize is the attention they are receiving is not always the safest. Now I could be paranoid due to too many episodes of Law and Order: SVU, but I'm pretty sure there are real predators out there. There are scary people in this world who will look at your pictures. Some of those people may not stop at just "looking". I know it is crazy to think that way, and "what are the odds it would happen to me", but I guess I am of the mindset that I would rather be safe then sorry. 

I am disgusted with how these girls portray their characters online, simply for attention. I'm going to be honest, girls who post pictures of themselves like that come across as desperate. Not only for attention, but for some form of acceptance. You don't have to pose in your bikini to be accepted. The pictures of you and your friends by the pool or at the beach, those are understandable. But when it is just you alone in your bathroom, standing on your toilet posing in front of the mirror, it isn't just a "cute" picture. It's a cry for attention. "Look at my body!! Look at how cute I am!! I want everyone to envy me and comment on this picture!!" (Don't get offended if some girls criticize you. We find you annoying. We find you very annoying. So stop posting those pics!!) 

My advice to you: Bikinis are meant for the pool, not my newsfeed. I, along with many others, don't want to see it. I don't want to think differently of you because of your "confidence." Girls, leave some things to the imagination. Your Facebook "friends"-- all 984 of them, they don't need to see you posing in front of your mirror in your bikini. Step off the toilet or the counter, put your camera away, and, instead of taking a billion pictures of yourself in your bikini, jump in the pool. 


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