Body Image/Self-Esteem Issues

[concerned_husky]

Possibly *triggering* - but hopefully in a good way (if such a thing is possible?).

Wasn't sure where to put this or if the link even works...

In a nutshell - a woman with body-image/self-esteem issues strips down to her underwear in the middle of a busy crowd, with a message written on a board. Some really heart-warming responses from everyone, so I thought I'd share the link here:

https://video.fbkk1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/hvideo-xfp1/v/t42.1790-2/11993670_478065079019535_1811067875_n.mp4?efg=eyJybHIiOjQ5MSwicmxhIjo2MjV9&rl=491&vabr=273&oh=75f61f69888f86134ed16bdd216c9f74&oe=55F1DB71

 

[Judd]

Reminds me of this video that went around for a while


The two-minute video below is in Finnish, but the message comes through loud and clear. Janne, a Finnish man with HIV, waits in a city square. He stands with his eyes closed next to a sign that reads:

"I am HIV-positive
Touch me"

People hesitate to approach Janne at first -- partly because the act of touching a stranger on the street is in itself taboo. But then gradually one or two people come up to place a hand on his shoulder. Eventually, many strangers, including several little kids, come up to give Janne a hug. "Kiitos," he says, thanking them in Finnish.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonkblog/wp/2015/06/27/video-what-happens-when-a-man-with-hiv-asks-strangers-to-touch-him/