BODY SHAMING

^{Julija P., 31,8,2023}

V 6. razredu smo dobili nalogo pri razredni uri; raziskati, kaj pomeni angleški izraz “body shaming”.

Body shaming is… well, I can`t really explain. I`m not good at explaining.

Anyway, it goes something like this – an example of body shaming:

• A person, who is doing the body shaming: “You`re soooo skinny!” “I could literally use you as a pencil, LOL!”
• A person, who is shamed, becomes insecure…
• Next day, body shaming continues: “You`re soooo skinny, do you even eat?!”
• A person, who is body shamed, becomes even more insecure and depressed…

There are also other ways of body shaming, for example shaming in regards to someone`s hair, birth marks, weight, height, clothes, eyes, skin and so on. Because of body shaming people can become insecure or depressed, sometimes even both. It can lead to awful things and it is not nice! It happens more and more often, especially among teenagers.

As I victim of one (I did get body shamed in the past a lot, and sometimes I still do), I can tell you it hurts a person`s feelings, even if they do not show.

It`s easy to body shame people, but remember, nobody is perfect. So, do not body shame anyone! It is not funny! It is not cool! It is awful!