Phenomenal Woman

This poem stuck with me. This woman strikes me as not only a phenomenal woman; but also as a role model. She is letting us females know that we do not have to look like a super model, we can simply be ourselves and enjoy life. I think that is what she means when she says "Men themselves have wondered what they see in me. They try so much but they can't touch, my inner mystery." To me, her inner mystery is the fact that she is comfortable in her own skin, and is happy with what she has. I truely wish that all women could experience being comfortable in their skin. Our book talks about a poll that was taking that said in a survey of 200 women, NONE of them said that if they had the opportunity to change something about their body they would keep it the same. What is it that is making women feel like they should look differently? The modeling industry? Advertisements? Media in general? Studies show that only 5% of women fall into the supermodel height and weight categories. So that means 95% of us have different shapes and hieghts than them. Since when does minority rule? Isn't this getting out of hand??? In my opinion, media is to blame for women being unhappy with themselves. Being different sizes and shapes is part of what sets women apart from eachother. It's part of being unique.      :)