Body Shaming

Why Fat & Thin Shaming Are Inherently Different

I agree on the part that there is more “fat shaming,” in society. We are have been taught that, “thin is in, fat is out.”

In a world where models are airbrushed in magazines to make them appear that much thinner, tells us that we must strive to be thin or we are looked down upon.

I have been fat shamed by an abusive parent that didn’t like herself and transferred her inadequacies on me. Yes the feeling and words really do hurt when you are told, “Why can’t you be thin, like that girl.” I believe it sets some of us up for a possible eating disorder later in life, due to our families not accepting our bodies and then we not accepting our bodies.

As far as the, “thin shaming,” even though some may take it as a complement, it may encourage someone that has an active eating disorder to keep going with his or her anorexia and that isn’t a good thing. I believe body shaming is body shaming either way you look at it. It will still do damage in different ways. I agree instead of body shaming each other, why don’t we honor each other because we are made differently and we are still beautiful and have something to offer the world. It goes much further than what we look like on the outside, let’s look inside and love each other.