One of the biggest surprises that most people would see if they were walking down the street is a female bodybuilder. Typically, when people hear the word “bodybuilding,” often what comes to mind are people with huge muscles with a lot of definition who used steroids to help them achieve such a physique. Bodybuilding is also thought of to be a male dominated industry or sport. However, Roxanne Edwards was interviewed on what it was like being a black female bodybuilder. Roxanne seemed to have a very positive outlook on what it means to be a bodybuilder. She seemed to understand who she is as a human being. During the interview, Roxanne understood how her body worked and reacted when it came to diet and exercise. All those misconceptions that bodybuilding is an unhealthy activity is understood by Roxanne and she takes a cautious approach to her routine. While bodybuilding has changed her physically, it also changed her outlook on life. Roxanne understood that a female bodybuilding isn’t what other people call “feminine.” However, she explains that the meaning of femininity is open to her own interpretation. In a sense, she wanted to tell people that the “perfect body” doesn’t exist. In the interview, Roxanne says, “Femininity isn’t about your breasts, femininity is how you carry it.” Her view on what it means to be a woman is being comfortable within your own skin and believing that you are beautiful no matter how you look or what others think. She mentions how loosing her breasts didn’t make her feel less of a woman. Instead, her hard work and bodybuilding journey made her feel happy and it was something she enjoyed doing. Even within the bodybuilding community, there is judgment for lacking breasts that is desirable on a woman. If a female bodybuilder with implants poses on a stage next to another female bodybuilder who lacks any breasts, chances are the female with the implants would be chosen. However, this doesn’t stop Roxanne from doing what she likes. She does this for herself and is proud of everything she’s accomplished. In fact, she mentioned how she enjoyed posing nude in front of people. For most people, posing nude is something that they would never consider doing out of insecurity or fear. However, the bodybuilding journey taught her to be confident and her insecurity didn’t lie in what most societies consider the “perfect female body” with the curvaceous hourglass figure. Instead, she her insecurities lie in dealing with the people who don’t understand the path she took to get to where she is. Roxanne said, “I’m just a human being who got the chance to see the world at a different vantage point.” She tells us that different people view themselves in many different ways. Her unique view on body image gave her what she needed to achieve the ideal body that she always wanted and the one that fits her. Roxanne is a woman who achieved what most people struggle to find for years. She was able to build a strong character mentally and physically which goes hand and hand.