DISCUSSION ABOUT BODY SHAMING

2. BODY SHAMING

3. WHAT IS BODY SHAMING?
-Body shaming is defined as the act of making inappropriate and negative
comments about another person’s weight or size. Frequently, this is something
that overweight people are subjected to but there’s an increasing trend in
criticizing those who look ‘too skinny’.
-Body shaming is ubiquitous. It’s in magazines, newspapers, television shows,
movies, conversations between friends, on the Internet and social media sites.
Comments can be nasty and sometimes used in poor-taste comedy. Nobody
should have to live in a world where they’re made to feel bad about their bodies
by other people, especially considering people are often critical enough of their
own appearance.
-Body shaming is a form of bullying in which a person’s physical appearance is
targeted. Image and appearance are a particularly sensitive subject matter to
everyone, young and old. This is due to the fact that the way we present
ourselves has a direct connection to who we are.

4. WHO IS AFFECTED BT BODY SHAMING?
-Body shaming can occur against any gender, and the statistics are
alarming. A survey by the Obesity Action Coalition reported that 58% of high
school boys and 63% of high school girls medically classified as overweight
experienced daily bullying about size or shape of their bodies. And even both
Men and Women are experience body shaming.
WHO IS THE MOST AFFECTED BY BODY SHAMING?
-Individuals with a history of trauma, depression, anxiety, self-harm, low
self-esteem, or borderline personality disorder are more likely to be
affected by body shaming and potentially develop an eating disorder or
engage in self-harm behavior.

5. HOW TO DEAL WITH BODY SHAMING?
Acceptance: Stop Hiding
-It’s sad to know that people who experience body shaming hide. It can be
isolating themselves from the world, covering up their bodies, or prefers to be
‘invisible’. This shouldn’t be this way. Life is too short to live in the shadows. How
can you enjoy life if you keep worrying about what other people might say?
-Don’t let this get to your head; start loving and accepting your body. Stop hiding!
If there are situations that make you uncomfortable, take little steps to overcome
this. For example, you get anxious going to the mall because you’re afraid you
might bump into someone you know, and you’re afraid of the comments you
might hear; you should overcome this.