Almost every girl in this world (and a lot of boys too) has experienced body shaming. Whether it’s for too many piercings or some extra pounds, we all know how bitter body shaming can be. People comment on others’ bodies like they own them. They seemingly have a problem with everything – hair color, skin color, clothes, piercings, weight, nose, eyes, mouth, ears, height, neck, nails. Pretty much every part of the body. Including the heart – though people somehow don’t consider the heart as a part of the body and don’t include it under the term body shaming. But in any case, body shaming drastically brings down the confidence of an individual, and it needs to stop.
People should be allowed to look and dress as they like. A bright red or a pastel blue hair color – it’s NOT your problem. So shut up and stop commenting about it just because you aren’t brave enough to pull it off. A short neck is just as pretty as a long neck. Pale skin and dark skin make no difference unless you’re racist, or just a big jerk. Being fat isn’t something to be ashamed of. Nor is being thin. Like the word “slut”, “fat” and “thin” and all those other derogatory words are mean terms created by our mean society. Piercings aren’t bad if the person wants to have them. No one asked for your opinion, so don’t just pop it up unnecessarily.
And for everyone who says body shaming includes shaming people who don’t use make up or any other cosmetic product, it also includes shaming people who do use them. I don’t quite understand why this hasn’t been brought up more often. I am a feminist, but that doesn’t mean I can’t use make up. Make up isn’t for impressing others, it’s just something you do because you like it. It’s something you do for fun, and for feeling different or more comfortable. If I have a big zit on my cheek, I AM going to use concealer. But that’s not for impressing that cute guy at school – it’s for feeling good about me, no matter what. And that applies for guys too. It probably sounds weird to many, but it’s true. Most people who use make up do it because they like doing it. Not for impressing idiots like you.
Nazis wanted *perfect* Germans with blond hair and blue eyes. So the next time someone tries body shaming you, just go right ahead and call them Hitler, because that’s probably what they are.
EDIT – To everyone who thinks it’s a women oriented post – it is not. I really couldn’t find any male-oriented pictures, and I don’t create my own photos. Everyone who shames a man for being fat, thin, too muscular, less muscular, short, tall, or even gay – they are wrong. This post was meant to target body shaming as a whole, not just for women. Sorry if it seems a bit women-targeted!
It’s your body, you have the right to do whatever you want with it. Anyone commenting on it is wrong. (Now this doesn’t mean you can go do drugs, because you can do anything with your body!)
Slutty Yorick 