BODY SHAMING

^{Talia K., 31.8.2023}

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

Body shaming is when someone says something mean about someone`s body or makes fun of one`s body.

There are two types of body shaming. The first type: when we criticize our body because of what other people say. The second type: when we criticize other bodies.

Fashion industry sets standards and they want us to look a certain way. Even in children`s books and Disney movies all the princesses look thin and pretty, and this gives people the idea that only if you look a certain way, you will find the love of your life, which is, of course, very far from the truth. Also models in magazines, music videos and on TV always look a certain way, but to look that way, many models starve themselves. That`s how these industries make tons of money.

We can be tall, short, chubby, hairy, thin, fat, bald, white, black, young, old, abled, diabled… You get the idea. But we cannot change our genes and we mostly look like what our family members look like. Also there are many other factors, including our environment and how we live that have an effect on how we look.

I would like to think that thanks to our body, we can run, see, touch, feel, eat and enjoy. Every part of our body has a function and its function is not to be perfect.

When we criticize and comment on our own bodies, we can be very harsh. This can make us very unhappy on a daily basis.

I`m proud of my body for what it does. I also like my eyebrows, which I think look like Frida Kahlo`s, although friends commented that they look weird and they asked me why I don`t pluck them.

We are all beautiful human beings and we all look different. You should be proud of your body as I am too!