Andrea Amador·4 days agoGain Confidence by Facing Your FearsWhen you’re obese and you don’t feel good about yourself, it’s very likely that you feel like you have to hide. Fear of being judged as fat has paralyzed a lot of women who struggle with body image issues. It’s possible that you have been walking around feeling wounded by…Bodyshamimg3 min readBodyshamimg3 min read
TheTamiloreJenrola·Nov 6, 2022Can’t Be Too Loud, Can’t Be Too Busy.Can’t Be Too Loud, Can’t Be Too Busy. Disclaimer: Can I say fat? Is that okay? If it’s not, I’m sorry and I did not mean to upset anyone. It’s hell, trust me. What is? Being me. I’m that fat funny friend Maddie Zahm was talking about. I feel like…Bodyshamimg3 min readBodyshamimg3 min read
Notes by Itzel·Oct 20, 2022Please stop making comments about weight at workI assumed that this would be a commonly known rule but apparently, it is not A friend of mine recently had to visit the office in person for the second time in a year. This is what he experienced: Him: “My manager commented on my weight. …Bodyshamimg3 min readBodyshamimg3 min read
Maria James·Oct 18, 2022…OUR tongue, their pain.I don’t know who needs to hear this but Do you know those things you say to someone out of a joke as you claim, are making someone weep behind closed doors? Do you know that it has sent a lot of people with inferiority complexes to their early graves? …Bodyshamimg3 min readBodyshamimg3 min read
Nisha Jose·Oct 12, 2022Love yourself first todayNobody’s perfect! We all are insecure in some way or the other. There were times when I myself felt insecure in my body in spite of being really thin. But for what?? To look like something that is not even healthy for my own body. …Bodyshamimg2 min readBodyshamimg2 min read
Akshara.·Aug 6, 2022Skinny-Shammed.“You look like a kid” “Eat more” “Catch her, the air is too hard she might fly away” And if I say I want to start working out “Do you want to disappear or what?” The first thing I hear when I meet new people is, “Oh my god, you’re…Bodyshamimg2 min readBodyshamimg2 min read
Hannah Mesouani·Jul 26, 2022Menstruating in Morocco ~circa 2013No One has their Period in Morocco. Period. It may come as no surprise to you, that we, the Moroccan people, aren’t so flippant in our public approach to that most majestic of monthly menstrual recurrences, periods. Yes, our televisions play the same daft commercials featuring mystery blue liquid flowing…Bodyshamimg8 min readBodyshamimg8 min read
Ananya Kedia·Jul 19, 2022Short, Tall, Thin, Fat19.07.2022 Dear Molly, I watched a video sometime back. It was a documentary on what my therapist’s father does for a living. It also included a short interview with my therapist. What Dr. Sarin does is help people get taller by carrying out a surgical procedure on a person’s legs…Bodyshamimg5 min readBodyshamimg5 min read
Maliha Rao·Jul 4, 2022A Self AffairMy Lips. Excuse me but do not get too excited. There is no spice in what is about to unfold. The very first memory of my lips started with rejection. I was disappointed with how full they were. A frown would creep up every time I saw their reflection in…Bodyshamimg4 min readBodyshamimg4 min read
Aiza·Apr 28, 2022Acanthosis Nigricans and Body ShamingThere is a condition called “Acanthosis Nigricans.” It is a skin condition in which specific body areas, including the back of the neck, folds, knees, knuckles, and elbows, acquire dark discoloration. …Bodyshamimg1 min readBodyshamimg1 min read
