Hi everyone and welcome to Be Ur Beautiful! I’m Sophia Gallimore, the content creator for this website! As social media becomes increasingly popular among individuals, so has the encouragement for body positivity in light of diminishing societies imposed high standards of beauty that are constantly changing. Society has conditioned men and women to constantly adapt to the current ideal of what their body “should” look like. Fad diets and popular diet culture has led to these individuals to feel exhausted and annoyed with constantly running on the hamster wheel that ends up never satisfying. What if we strive to change the idea that obtaining the “perfect” body is unrealistic and unattainable because the standard is always changing. Why don’t we learn to accept the body as it wants to be, free of all diet related thoughts, obsessions with food, and extreme exercise. I came to the name “Be Ur Beautiful” in attempt to speak to the many facets of our individuality. Through this name my challenge is for people to highlight internal facets that make them feel their own special beauty that is unique to them. Who cares about what’s on the outside, when you have a profile of uniqueness to feel empowered by? My desire for Be Ur Beautiful is to create an interactive platform for people to feel comfortable and empowered to open up, share stories and break the barriers of societies oppressive beauty standards. I want to help and be a medium for others to open up, embrace and step out on the plank of accepting yourself for what you have to offer other than your physical appearance. One thread can create conversation and conversation can create change. I want to be an activist and influencer in creating this change in America. Join and help me be a part of this change!