I feel bad about my chin
As Snatched Jawlines take the world by storm, spare a thought for the chin-shamed
Tilda Swinton, my jawline role model
I’m pretty much imagining the howls of outrage even as I type. We’re not allowed to say we find bits of ourselves wanting any more. Just as we’re not allowed to want to lose 7lbs or bemoan the loss of our waists (or is that just me?). The body positive movement says we have to love ourselves in all our imperfect glory and, whilst I really admire those women who do, I’m ashamed to admit that most days co-existing with mine (or at least parts of it) is the best I can manage.
Earlier this week I saw someone raging about the Holland & Barrett menopause ad on the site formerly known as Twitter, because of its focus on what we lose through menopause. I lost sleep, says one woman. I lost my body, says a second. I lost myself, says a third. The woma…