Why is self appearance so important to girls. Are we trying to change our bodies and perfect ourselves because it's what we really want or is it to please others and stop their ridicule. I know personally me and my friends want to go on a diet and want to lose weight but, honestly it is just for our satisfaction. We all have relationships and don't need to impress anybody we just want it for ourselves so that we make us feel better. But I do know that most girls do it just because people call them names and make comments on their weight and even though it may have never occurred to them or crossed their minds that they are "Fat" they all of a sudden believe it. It is sad really that a person can be affected so much by others and most times it is not within their control. The easy things to say would be to just simply ignore them and don't pay them any attention, but it is so not that easy I am a victim of it myself. My sister was always the thinner one and was always being compared not intentionally and it hurt so much. They would always say that she could be a model and I was just cute with my fat face. So subconsciously I began to self destructively lose weight. People can really be victims of this and i just feel bad.

I do not think that the Coca Leafs should be banned and outlawed it is a part of their religion and culture and is not something that someone can just stop doing. You would not expect a Christian to stop practising rituals, or a Muslim, or Catholic or any other religion. It is a part of who they are and you can not just ban a part of someones life. The leaf is not harming their health and does not harm anyone else so they should just be left alone. By allowing a range of religions in an one area you have to be able to accept the different practices that comes with all of them. It is not fair to stop someone else's rituals because your religion does not believe in it.