Ishtrong

17 | Psalm 118:6✨

[lizbethbecerro]

One of the many issues in Media and Information Literacy is not using the different platforms properly just like in Social Media. Social Media is being utilized to spread news and information but not in spreading awareness. Many users of social media doesn’t spread awareness but rather they criticize what they see even though they don’t really know him/her. Body Shaming is an example. If someone have flaws in their bodies, many will criticize. If someone is fat or skinny, many will criticize. That's how toxic the users of social media can be.

Many people who are body shamed had experienced having insecurities, depression, anxiety, and worst is having suicidal thoughts just because of the judgement of other people for what is his/her appearance. We, as a user of social media, we should motivate other people not to drag them down.

Do you realize what is the impact of body shaming to the people you are telling? Or you just say it just because you have the perfect body? Where is the love for your fellow men or women? Is there a love in body shaming? Is that your way to motivate others? You can accept them for what they are, for what their body is. If they are fat, accept them. If they are thin, still accept them even they have flaws. Body types are not a basis to love other people; it doesn’t mean that if he/she is fat, they shouldn’t be loved. We all deserved to be loved and accepted.

Just a reminder that you are beautiful. You are one of God’s creation and we are all equal in his eyes. We are all beautiful despite of what our body is. Be confident, be who you are. ✨

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Video clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8TN3n1ASkM

Music: Scars To Your Beautiful

[lizbethbecerro]

Being a media and information literate individual is very important because it gives us the ability to understand the information that we gather and also we are being mindful in giving the information to other people and we learn to think critically.

As a media and information literate, we should examine the information we have in order to know if it’s true because nowadays, fake news is a big deal. It gives misleading information to the audience or in the society; especially we are using technology to know different information. Social Media is one of the example of mediums that has many information or news from different countries and we all know that there are also a lot of fake news in various social media platform.

As a student, it is an advantage to be a media and information literate because it help us to gain more information especially there are different mediums in gathering information like television, cellphone, computers, radio, etc. We can gain new perspectives to further expand our minds and to become and open minded person. Also this can be our strength in various situations like to argument in an article or news that can lead to misinformation. We should also understand the perspective and goal of the author of the information since we have different opinions and it can stand as an eye opener to the audience like us.

We should be aware of the information that we see or we know because it can lead us to believe in something that is not really happening or not true.

[lizbethbecerro]

Lizbeth Becerro, 17, PHILIPPINES!🇵🇭 HAHAHA JUST KIDDING🤣

So my name is Lizbeth Becerro, a graduating ABM student from Senior High School of UPHSD-Molino. I have 2 elder sisters and 1 elder brother and they are all graduated but one of my elder sisters are already working and a resident in Canada and I’m hoping to take my college degree there and just for a trivia, all of my family’s name are on my name. I love singing but I’m not blessed to have a beautiful voice but yes, I do the cooking. Yes, I do the cleaning HAHAHAHA char🤣

So going back in my introduction, I would like to share to you one of my memorable life experience and a motivation for you.

I once experienced this kind situation in my life where in I felt I’m the unluckiest person in the world due to many problems and it feels like the darkness and sadness are eating you. Since elementary, I’m not that kind of child that really loves to play outside and I’m scared of talking to other people even I know them. So in short, I don’t really have friends that time. My mother enrolled me in a private school since it doesn’t have many students unlike in public schools. From there, I met my best friend who is no longer with me, she left me. We always do something together like doing our homework and if she needs me, I’m always there for me. But I think I just gave too much love and effort to her, nothing left for myself. She backstabbed me. It really hurts ang mag mahal ng ganito👉🏻😙👈🏻, char. Kidding aside, it really hurts when my best friend and my other friends are all together and I’m just sitting in my chair inside the classroom, holding up my tears.

I received a lot of body shaming from many people that I didn’t expect that they would say. I never want to have a problem between me and my friends so I accepted what they say even I know that it will affect my self-esteem and sometimes they just know me because I always treat them but when I need them, they are not there for me. It reached the point where in it’s too much and I realized that I should fight back to defend myself and not to let the other people take advantage of me and it begins…

I go out in my comfort zone and start exploring something new. I start communicating with other people and luckily, some of them stayed. I found my real friends and even we are far apart from each other, we knew that we are always there silently supporting each other. I surrounded myself with positive people and I found the one who loved me at my worst and helped me to go up when I felt down. I asked God for guidance because I know that there is something beautiful and good coming that’s why he gave that experience/challenge to me. He gave me strength to continue and move forward in life. God saved me from despair, God is my savior.

“So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”

-Isaiah 41:10❤️