Body shaming is defined as “the action or practice of humiliating someone by making mocking or critical comments about their body shape or size” (Oxford Dictionary). This goes for all body types; whether you're very skinny or plus sized. And I for one am SICK of body shaming. I see it happen almost everyday, and everywhere I go. I’ll be walking down a street when I’ll hear a comment made about someone walking the other way, either about how they need to “eat a damn cheeseburger” or “lay off the McDonald’s”. NEITHER OF THESE COMMENTS ARE OKAY! The fact is, every body is made differently. As well as how every body changes differently. People loose weight, gain weight, or stay the same weight for most of their lives; both men and women! Most likely, the person making these comments about others body sizes have lost or gained weight themselves. So if your body changes, how can you mock, humiliate, and make comments about the body of someone else? The next time that you’re about to make a comment about someone to their face or to someone you’re with, think before you speak. Here are some powerful body shaming quotes, that people should think of for the future.
"Abs are cool. No abs are cool. Big butts are cool. Small butts are cool. Having curves is cool. Not having curves is cool. Being lean is cool. Not being lean is cool. You know what's not cool? Telling someone else how they should or shouldn't look."
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