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Comment by alyssa lydia on July 24, 2008 at 12:21am

at first i was skinny and thought i was fat after haveing a kid it changed my whole outlook in life i have the whole strech mark thing going on and yet i love it so thank you all for this it is a great thing to put out there in life

Comment by Filthee on July 24, 2008 at 1:08am

My entire life i have hated myself.For as long as i can remember.I always looked at the other girls and wanted to be skinny like them,or pretty like them.I would come home and cry after school because i knew i would always be a disgusting pig.After i heard perfectly flawed,i became a completely different person.I can't say that i dont still hate myself,cause i do sometimes,but i am slowly learning to accept myself and thats all because of perfectly flawed.Thank you for writing such an amazing song.

Comment by brutal1 on July 24, 2008 at 2:07am

I WAS A BIT OF A JOCK IN HIGH SCHOOL, BUT BECAUSE I WASN'T RICH, MY FRIENDS WERE DIFFERENT, MY VIEWS WERE DIFFERENT, I HAD NO FATHER AT MY GAMES I WAS NOT ACCEPTED. I NEVER REALLY CARED TO BE. I COULDN'T UNDERSTAND WHY MY FRIENDS WHO I THOUGHT WERE THE GREATEST WERE SHUNNED LIKE LEPERS. WHY MY TEAMMATES WORE ABERCROMBIE UNIFORMS. I HATED AUTHORITY SO THEREFORE I HATED BULLYING. BEFORE MY FATHER DIED HE TAUGHT ME TO STAND UP FOR THE PEOPLE WHO ARE TO AFRAID OR WITHOUT MEANS TO STAND UP FOR THEMSELVES. I WAS THROWN OUT OF SCHOOL FOR DOING JUST THAT. THE FRIEND I WAS STANDING UP FOR STARTED STANDING AND WHEN I BECAME A SKID ROW JUNKY HE BECAME MY STRENGTH. I REALLY UNDERSTOOD ALOT MORE ABOUT BEING POWERLESS AND SAW STRENGTH COMES IN MANY FORMS. HE INSPIRES AND DRIVES ME TO THIS DAY.
HE SPEAKS FOR ANYONE OPRESSED CONTRIBUTES HIS LIFE TO EQUAL RIGHTS.
AND AS HE TOLD ME....
WE ARE ALL MADE EXACTLY AS WE ARE SUPPOSED TO BE, AND NOBODY CAN TAKE THAT AWAY BUT PEOPLE GIVE IT AWAY FOR VERY LITTLE.
THANK YOU FOR THIS SITE!! IT NEEDED TO BE DONE!

Comment by Soup on July 24, 2008 at 2:38am

The most powerful Weapon of Mass Construction against the current paradigm is through the hearts of the Benevolent organized. I know this place is such. Soldiers of Shadow and Light working together to reclaim Beauty back and make it once again as individual as we are. In the spirit that Naomi Wolfe actually meant all peoples thought of as aesthetically deficient as opposed to just women : "The woman who wins calls herself beautiful and challenges the world to truly see her."

SS4L

Comment by Antonio J on July 24, 2008 at 6:23am

I apologize for any inconvenience but i prefer to express myself in spanish (i do it better)
Cuando he leido sobre esta idea me ha parecido interesante. Ya esta bien de tantas normas dictadas injustamente por esta sociedad consumista.
Espero poder ayudar mas que estorbar, asi que aqui teneis otro seguidor.
Otep rules!!!

Comment by clarissa<3 on July 24, 2008 at 6:51am

i've always had problems with excepting myself for the way i am. my weight always tooka major tool in my depression.it started wen i first got diagnosed with auto immune hepatits. they had to put me on prednizone which was a type of steriod that made me gain water weight and made me appear fat. weight became an obsession after that. even though i am "thin" i dont see myself that way wen i look in the mirror. this has always been a problem for me for about 6 years now. i just wanted to say that your song "perfectley flawed" is sooooo beautiful and enpowers me. listening to this makes me feel so much better each time i listen to it, and for that i thank you! your words encourage me otep, and like no one else has! just,... thank you, thank you oh so much!

Comment by Squiggles on July 24, 2008 at 7:05am

i love myself more now...thank you...

Comment by Karen on July 24, 2008 at 8:42am

I always had issues with myself, regardless if it was the way I looked or how I acted. Nothing ever seemed good enough. I had a mother who would rather drink and get violent than sit and talk to me. At one point I did everything I could to eliminate the "problem" After hearing Perfectly Flawed for the first time, I sat and cried. Such a powerful song and message. Thank you Otep for saying the things no one else says and empowering your fans in a way that no one else would understand. You truly are an inspiration to anyone who has ever felt inadequite or hurt. You have felt the things that we feel and you turn it into one of the most beautiful things I have ever been blessed to listen to. Thank you so much, and even though we are all flawed, we are truely beautiful and you are the messenger bringing it to the world to see.

Comment by Perfectly Incomplete on July 24, 2008 at 10:28am

I'm always feeling down about myself, because im always saying ugh im fucking fat! and my friends are always telling me that im not and i dont believe them.Reasons for telling myself this is because when i used to live with my step-dad he would call me fat, up untill now that will not hold me back. This song Perfectly Flawed and the message opened my eyes to who i'am and no one can change that!
Thank you OT3P!♥
I'm Perfectly Incomplete!=]

Comment by James on July 24, 2008 at 11:13am

I Have Always Been smaller Than everyone else around me and im very skinny but no matter how much i tryed to eat i never gained weight. I hated My whole junior high and high school life i always wanted to kill my self cause i wasen't like everyone else, when i first herd Perfectly Flawed, I put it on repeat and listen to it over and over again, I relized that I am still young and i have time to grow. THANK YOU OTEP. I LOVE YOU FOR THIS!

Comment by Fritz on July 24, 2008 at 12:02pm

I use to be the kid that really wanted to fit in. I moved from Tj to a very rich social part of chicago. I had to change myself to fit in to there standards. Every day i saw what i was becoming i hated myself a little more. I made plenty friends b/c i conformed, but what i realized was that they were all fake ass sheep. So when i had no one the only escape for me was music and otep was one of those bands that opened my eyes. Thanks for ur inspiration!!
Keap on w/ the revolution!!!! REVOLT REVOLT REVOLT

Comment by blitzfrost on July 24, 2008 at 1:37pm

I was Physically and mentally abused by my step father for 10 years. I spent every bus ride home from school In fear of what was gonna happen to me When I got home, It made me into a severe Masochist. In my teenage years I lashed out at the world and was becoming who I hated most. I stopped myself I became enlightened and aware of the world around me. Now as a Man I can relate and say that I am Perfectly Flawed

Comment by Damiana BloodDagger on July 24, 2008 at 2:06pm

until recently I hated my body..... but I realize that I am beautiful just like all the real people out there. I am Perfectly Flawed and I love all of you too!!!! THANK YOU OTEP!!!

Comment by perfectlyflawedSS4L on July 24, 2008 at 7:49pm

all my life i was a really skinny kid, as i got older i started to fill out and since everyone else in my family was skinny i was made fun of a lot...i kept to myself and spoke to myself..drew pictures of what i wanted to look like..and was never happy..the men in my life didnt make it easy either..when i started listening to otep i felt like i had someone to connect with..then the song perfectly flawed was made...and it was like my angel in the form of music which is somethin i hold very close to me..i put those 2 words on my wrist bc 1. used to cut..and 2. because i want everyone one to see exactly what i am..and in turn show them that they are too and that its just fine..this song has not only helped me be myself but allow me to do things i never could have if it didnt give me that strength...otep..u will never know how much u did/do for me and others..I WILL LOVE YOU ALWAYS FOR BEING YOU!

Comment by Samantha Nicole on July 24, 2008 at 11:39pm

I have always been involved in modeling. I started when I was seven years old. I thought it was the coolest thing to dress up and put on a facade of another person, place, and even time. There are so many things that can be expressed in a picture and it was everything except the real me. Reality hit when I went to a modeling convention when I was 15. I wore a size 5 jeans and I stood 5'4" at the time. I was told the only thing I would ever be good for was beer, cigs, and playboy ads at 15! I started taking growth hormone and never eating. I cried myself to sleep every night just because I couldn't be the person I wanted to be. I am now 19 5'6" and I still wear a size 5. I am not fat I am not to short and I have started my our art and fashion gallery in Va. where I express myself freely and I will never hate myself again. Thank you

Comment by Fancy Nancy on July 25, 2008 at 6:38am

So.. All my life i've never fit in. And truthfully, I never really tried. No matter how much it hurt, (the bullying, having hardly any friends.. )I sort of got over myself.
It took me a few years.. some cutting, heavy drinking and a heartbreak.. but i guess you have to live and learn right?
Truth be told, I'm only 15, and I've honestly experienced tons more stress than some people even go through in their entire lives.
I used to hate myself, until I hit highschool. I met Julien, and he's amazing. <3 He, along with a few close friends have helped me to love myself. And it's the greatest feeling in the world to have self- confidence as opposed to wasting away.
Everyone that's written so far is saying that Otep helped them, but for me, It was KoRn. They just made me so happy when I was depressed.
But then again, Perfectly Flawed is definitely an amazing song, so I'd be a liar if I said Otep hasn't helped me at all.

Comment by Brooke on July 25, 2008 at 3:46pm

For my entire life I have been discriminated against for one reason or another. When I was younger, it was because I was fat. Now that I'm in High School, it's because I'm different and unique. I never really thought highly of myself. I've never had any self confidence until recently. When I first listened to Perfectly Flawed, I was surprised that it was Otep. But when I was listening to the lyrics, it really opened my eyes and showed me that being different is okay. Just because I'm not a size zero and I don't dress in the most expensive and trendy clothes doesn't mean I'm a nobody. Now, after listening to Perfectly Flawed, I feel like I can express myself through art and writing more. It made me want to branch out to be all I can be. It's difficult to put into words what I'm trying to explain and it's probably coming out as mumbo jumbo but I just want to thank Otep for not only this one song, but for being a role model to me. Words cannot express how truly thankful I am. Otep, you are the voice of the voiceless. Once again, I thank you.

Comment by jenna on July 25, 2008 at 4:23pm

hello everyone. i'm a new mother at the young and ripe age of 22 but it took me all my life just to even be blessed with such a miracle. my whole life i was taught to think that i was worthless but i proved those evil sons of bitches wrong. i was never able to trust men until i met my hardworking and loving husband. crispin proves to me everyday that i dont need anyone else's opion of myself and without him and our love of music i wouldnt be here today. so thank you to all my inspirations artistic or homely. i'm sooo blessed to have a better life now because of everything you've all done for me. i love you all.

Comment by "Amy on July 25, 2008 at 4:50pm

I am a 28 yo mother of 6 almost 7. I was skinny with the help of drugs up until I became pregnant with my first child 9 years ago. I have been on and off of the drugs trying to get back to my prepregnancy weight. It always comes back with a vengance once you quit the drugs I now have major problems with my teeth as a result. I am learning to like myself again and not to listen to what everyone else has to say. I went from skinny to fat and now I'm loosing it again, I've found out guys will treat you like dog shit no matter what your shape or size. Getting skinny hasn't helped me other than I feel better both emotionally and physically. I still look in the mirror and tell myself you could stand to loose a few more pounds, but I know the baby inside me can't stand to loose a few pounds

Comment by Trendkiller7x on July 25, 2008 at 5:32pm

My feelings are so complex I don't even know how to articulate them. I'm a lifelong metal fan, misfit, freak, geek, childfree, tattoo junkie, hardcore feminist, fat acceptance proponent...I love "Perfectly Flawed." I cried the first time I heard it. And I cried because I could never be perfectly flawed. I am just flawed.



I'm 31. I've hated my body for most of those years. I still hate it. Perfectly flawed is the best thing I can ever hope to be able to say about it.

I wish I could either hug or slap all these young women saying they're fat when they're not. I used to be one of them. I might hug them and then slap them. Seems like life is easier when you're thin...but for me...it wasn't. I hated one thing or another about my body even when I was thin. I didn't wanna be myself. I wanted to be Pamela Anderson. Whatever I did wasn't good enough.

Well, now whatever I do has to be good enough. I might be fat and I might look horrible, but I have a good job that has nothing to do with how I look. Perfectly flawed is the best I can hope for. And I thank Otep for kicking so much ass and helping relieve some of my pain.

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