Dear World,

"Dear world, I’d like to call for an end to the phrase “real women have curves.”

Guess what? All women are real women. All women have the right to feel beautiful. Using the word “real” to describe an average-sized or larger woman is just as denigrating as saying that thinness is the only route to beauty. It’s not just untrue, it’s buying into this whole idea that as women, we have to be pitted against each other — why does one group have to become the scapegoat, the enemy, the Other?

You are who you are, whether you’re a Gabourey or a Carey, a ScarJo or a Keira, a Casey Wilson or a Kristen Wiig. Celebrate your beauty, live a healthy life. But don’t let your happiness come at the expense of others’. We are all real."

(via uprightcitizens)

I saw this on Tumblr today and it really really struck a chord with me. I never thought about how when people would say, "Real women have curves," how it made naturally skinny women feel. We are all real women and we are beautiful no matter what we look like and this is just so beautifully written.