An interesting post from Suzan Khoja about body shaming. The older I get I realise it’s up to each individual to decide whether or not they’re happy with their body image, and if not, to do something about it. Nobody should try and control anybody else.
Have you heard of this word “body shaming“?Have you seen people go through it?? Do you know what it is? Or how it feels?? If you saw it happening, did you rescue them?? Do you know what it does to them?? Body shaming is such a great thing. It’s awesome, do you know why?
Because it ruins people’s lives. It tears them from the inside. It makes them hate their own body and in the end, breaks them down. If you are an awesome person that I probably think you are because you are giving my post so much time and are reading this right now, let me take you to a journey of body-shaming.
No welcomes as I said in my last post because welcoming the bitter truth into your life is difficult. So let’s…
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Stevie Turner 
Body dysmorphia is the real culprit. Not seeing what’s in the mirror either for good or bad. Eating disorders abound because of only seeing this or that. Personally it shouldn’t be a matter of politically correct to mention that fat is fat, too thin is too thin. It should be a discussion of health, with realistic boundaries, and when those boundaries are crossed it needs to be moticed as a health issue, and if “lard ass” or “stick with tits” are requred to get the point across, so be it.
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The medical profession tend to skirt the issue, afraid of causing grief. It stays as the elephant in the room (whoops, ignore the pun) that nobody dare mention, especially where I work. The only ones who mention it are kids, because as we know, kids can be very cruel to anybody who looks different.
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Great share Stevie, thanks 🙂 x
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I read this post before, and it touched me. I’ve been overweight most of my life, but I was raised in a positive environment by parents who taught me my weight should not define me. I’m the healthiest I’ve been in forty years after a lot of hard work of regular exercise and making some strict dietary changes. I’m grateful for that, but I think it is despicable that people are judged on anything besides the content of their character.
I had a recent experience at the gym where a guy was shamed by another member for not being clean. The person being shamed had the appearance of someone who may be living on the street. I don’t know either man although I’ve seen them at the gym before. The fact that I didn’t instantly defend the guy who was being shamed was wrong on my part. If I am ever in that circumstance again, I will do better. After five minutes of feeling guilty for not having done anything, I went to the management and reported the incident. Body shaming, as we all know, can be directed at anyone for plenty of other reasons besides weight. If we want to live in a happier world, then we all have a responsibility to call out any type of body shaming.
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Thanks for your comment, Pete. You were lucky to have the parents you had. I was often told by my parents that I was too skinny, but at the time that’s how I preferred to be.
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Thank you so much, Stevie. This means a lot to me. People need to stop forcing their opinions on others. It’s their body and their choice to stay fat or thin. Its time to stop this that’s why I posted this blog. Thank you for joining my campaign. 🙂✌
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It’s good to get this message out.
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I am happy that you are supporting my post. Thank you. 🙂✌
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You’re welcome, Suzan.
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