Body Shaming and it's effects
There are two types of body shaming: external and internal. External Body Shaming We know external body shaming when we hear or see it. It can be overt, like someone catcalling insults about your body on the street. Or it can be subtle — a salesperson in a fitting room saying, “That dress might be more flattering with some Spanx.” Nowadays, it’s more common online: Anonymous commenters blasting a plus-size model, insisting she couldn’t possibly be healthy and overweight. Or when a tabloid feigns concern that a “scary skinny” celebrity might have an eating disorder. Internal Body Shaming You’ve probably seen people body shaming themselves: Instagramming pictures of decadent meals with the hashtag #thisiswhyimfat, telling themselves they don’t “deserve” dessert, or cursing body parts they think are too big or too small. Whether it’s meant as lighthearted self-deprecation or it stems from bitter self-loathing, internal body shaming can become so habitual that it turns into an automatic be...