Much Ado About Bathing Suits

May 23, 2012

Beauty AdThis is the time of year for bathing suit buying.  This is when the marketing experts use the concept of shame to drive behavior. The idea behind many of the fashion and diet themes used to sell products is the harsh judgement of  women.  How they will look in the bathing suit they wear to the beach or pool is a matter of concern and public outcry as so many options are available to remedy this horror.  If a woman is not ashamed to appear unassisted in this matter, she may be humiliated beyond repair by all the onlookers who see her imperfections.  This is a superb opportunity to pick apart the motives and the reality of the hawkers of perfection products and concepts.

I believe it is wonderful to enhance one’s own beauty with healthy practices.  I include good grooming, stylish dressing, and color coordination in the realm of healthy practices.  It is more than just good fun to dress up,  enhance make up or hairstyles, and enjoy color.  When things get ugly, so to speak, one feels inadequate without a lot of preparation and maintenance.  One then always feels compelled by inadequacy to purchase a new look or change personal style to match some trend rather than luxuriate in a personal, wabi sabi, sense of self.

This summer instead of working up any anxiety about your bathing suit and how you look in it, consider wearing a t shirt and biking pants if you have a private pool.  Think about how invigorating it feels to jump out of the water after vigorous play or work out in water.  Don’t let anyone rob you of this pleasure.  Just say no to bathing suit shame, and say yes to summer fun.  It is your birthright to play in the water with wild abandon.