IKINAGAGALAK ni Ria Atayde na marami sa mga kababaihan ang nagiging positibo ang pananaw pagdating sa kanilang mga katawan. At nagsimula ito nang mag-post ang aktres sa isang kalendaryo.
Ani Ria, marami siyang nae-encounter na nagsasabing inspirasyon siya ng mga ito.
“I think, for me, sexy has always been being confident and comfortable in your own skin, being able to embrace it and celebrated because of and inspite of its flaws and I think the calendar strengthened that even more for me,”esplika ni Ria.
“It didn’t change it. If anything, it made it even more real for me. When the calendar came out, there were negative comments but more than that there were people that would reach out and be like ‘thank you because you embraced your body and I want me to embrace myself too,'” dagdag pa ng dalaga. “Little things, I think in those little moments, I feel like the mission has been completed in a way na I was able to make a difference.”
Pinaalalahanan pa ni Ria na hindi matatapos ang pagpuna ng mga netizens subalit hindi na dapat ito pansinin.
“Given how society works, especially in our industry, it can be very ruthless when it comes to physical attributes. Parang that’s something they put at the forefront,” sambit ng aktres.
“At the end of the day, it should only be the opinions of people that matter to you that should matter and if okay naman ‘yung health mo… I have hypothyroidism, I have no gallbladder. Losing weight is a lot harder for me than it is for other people,” anito. “So, go ahead. Call me fat. Anong magagawa niyo? I’m sick with stuff I can’t fix.”
Dagdag pa ni Ria, “It takes a level of embracing yourself and understanding yourself. Kasi kung magpapa-apekto ka lang, then your whole life will just be affected by everybody around you even when in at the end of the day, it’s only you with yourself.”