Why does society teach us to hate our bodies?

Well I think you are right, it is the society... I am lucky, because my mom always said, if someone loves you, is goint ot love you in the way you are... if not what is the point? So I know I am not perfect, but I love myself, and by the way, if you do not love yourself who will?

Society in is own is destroying children just from the toes up, and they're doing it fast. I've seen children at wal-mart that are flat as a board, and they're usually girls. Mostly I see young girls maybe ages 5-13 that are dressed like they're bar hopping for men, and with they're families at wal-mart in these clothes is just ridiculous. I understand that fashion is good for a young girl, and its cute to have certain things. I just think that some parents aren't being tasteful for they're young girls, and boys. Most parents are thinking that whats best for they're children is to have nice clothes and material items so that they will be happy and have lots of friends. I never had that when I was little, and if i'd have walked out of the house in some of the things I see young girls wearing lately I'd have got my butt beat. Alot of parents are unhappy with they're bodies and so they buy these products to make themselves feel better, or hopfully actually make they're flaws dissapear. The children have similar doubts about themselves and sometimes get sick and do the same things. I've seen cases where children have stolen mommy's diet pills, and have had to have they're stomachs pumped. Some children are so impresionable and just think that all things will be ok, but they don't expect they're parents to have something that would hurt them you know. I think that society wants us to buy these products because they want to mass produce these items for profit. It has alot to do with hollywood and pop stars being skinny, and doing all those things as well. I really do think that you have a good idea about this situation, because i've been doing that very thing for the last few years. It doesn't do much, and I never hear back from them. However in the long run i think it shows them how they other people that are happy with they're bodies feel, the get a chance to possible change or alter they're selling groups or advertizements. I try to explain to my son that no matter what you look like as long as your healthy you are beautiful/handsome. Peoples should love you for who you are, and not what you look like or what flaws you have. Its good that we teach our children to love themselves, and not care what people think about them. It helps build they're character and make them less likely to have problems later in life with self-doubt. Maybe we should all care a little more, and shop for bandaid solitions less.

I don't know, but this is something that our Society need to "unlearn."

You are a person of my own heart! Amen to that! Hallelujah! I have taught my daughter that God made her beautiful just as how He wants her to be and no addition or subtraction which society instigates can change that. I grew up skinny. The fatest part of me were my calves and still are. I was always under weight and when I left High School I did modelling for a while. whenI had my child one year after I began to put weight in the right places. Sometimes old friends and even co-workers say Sharon you are getting too fat! I ask what is too fat? I never let society or anyone dictate to me how I should look, what I should wear and who I should date. It all my business and I dont need no one up in my business telling me all that. I did quite well before without their comments and remarks and I will continue to do so. When I dress my self and look in the mirror I see a confident, well dressed, well put together, go getter who has the ability, the intelligence and the know how to achieve what she wants! I tell people I am natural from my head straight down, no additions needed or subtractions. I am clean and smell good, looking good too. I am fine and loving it all

i think it is still up to the person if he/she will be stupid/foolish enough to hate his/her body.

You're right... cuz there's money to be made! And its all geared to getting a guy! It amuses me to watch commercials, because they're so far off the mark... nearly everyone I know 'got' their guy in circumstances and situations when they were less than perfect-looking, a few examples being one when she was 80 lbs overweight, one in a depression following the end of an abusive marriage, and one during her chemo! I got my guy as a no-make-up, hippy-haired, baggy-jeans-wearing teenager... and he's a he**uva guy!

I guess you're right, when you're glued to TV even for only few hours,you'll see a lot of beauty products as if telling you that you are not beautiful, you need this, you need that..and most of the viewers end up wanting those products.