Super Heroes

I went on a bicycle ride with a friend recently. He said something that really struck me and has stuck with me over the past couple of weeks.  He said he likes dressing up in cycling gear because he feels like he is dressing up as super hero.  Cycling gear is typically spandex and the shoes are often shiny, making great dress for a super hero.  I replied that shopping for cycling gear is like shopping for a swimming suit.  "Does this make me look fat?"

For a variety of reasons I have found myself thinking about body image this past semester.  It would be great if I could adopt my friend's perspective instead of the ideaology that it will show and reveal every flaw of my body.  Wouldn't it be even better if we lived in a society that accepted every body shape and size for what it is and not what it could be or what we want it to be?

I've begun a countdown on my calender, a countdown to bikini season.  Female superheros typically seem to be in bikini like attire, think of Super Woman or was it Wonder Woman?  Maybe this spring I'll feel more like dressing up as a super hero.