{"id":131849,"date":"2020-05-08T16:49:29","date_gmt":"2020-05-08T14:49:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?p=131849"},"modified":"2020-05-08T16:49:32","modified_gmt":"2020-05-08T14:49:32","slug":"i-am-not-my-body","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?p=131849","title":{"rendered":"I Am NOT My Body!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"922\" height=\"519\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Y8zLeI0NKx8?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;re always being told that we should make peace with how we look; but why? We never chose our bodies and nor should we necessarily be forced to identify with them. They&#8217;re like a random taxi we were shoved into at birth. We&#8217;ve been forced to play the facial lottery and most of us are deeply unhappy with the results &#8211; and should in our own ways be allowed to be.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;re always being told that we should make peace with how we look; but why? We never chose our bodies and nor should we necessarily be forced to identify with them. They&#8217;re like a random taxi we were shoved into at birth. 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