20 Jul 1 to 100: How do you describe your body?
We asked 100 people from the ages of 1-100 what one word they use to describe their body. The answers we received were similar among people of the same age but differed immensely between generations. Firstly, we had a chat with the youngest generation. We spoke to some toddlers, kids, and teens and the one word they use to describe their bodies were very happy and positive: fast, flexible, sensitive, colourful, energetic, agile, talented, powerful, capable, lovable, balanced, excellent, unique, and healthy. Next up, we asked older teens and young adults, and even though they came from all different walks of life, their answers were all equally negative. Their replies broke our hearts: lanky, “just okay”, podgy, confused, average, dissatisfied, neglected, dense and curvy, disobedient, and “it is what it is”. Then we asked adults how...
