Fat Shaming Vs Body Acceptance! #WomenOnTheMove

Fat shaming is profound in the public space these days; whether on social media or on the roads or on television. It is time we call out for a change. #WomenOnTheMove

Does ‘being fat’ mean ‘being ugly’? An idea that gets vilified not only by our culture, but also by our media, or school text books, brand advertisements etc. These days nobody misses an opportunity to chime in on topics of body acceptance, fat shaming, or just expressing their opinion about how a human body should look like. So who decides what is acceptable and what is not? Do we really need to care about what others think about us or we should do the talking for ourselves?

In our weekly Twitter Chat we asked our readers to share their point of view and this is what they said:

@womensweb a1. True, especially if it’s somebody close to u who says that #Womenonthemove

— Mansee Shah (@ManseeT) June 9, 2016

@womensweb A1 yes it would affect me negatively for we have been conditioned to think fat is ugly and undesirable #womenonthemove

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— Akshata (@Awestruck_Aks) June 9, 2016

@womensweb@Awestruck_Aks quite frankly it depends on the people around you, your loved ones, who make it hard to let go or easily shrug it!

— Akshata (@akshata_b) June 9, 2016

@womensweb @indywrites @RaiSwatiRai yes it bothers me. Specially when I have to ask for larger size of clothes

— Kanchana Banerjee (@justkanchana) June 9, 2016

Slim is beautiful: fanning stereotypes

@womensweb a2. Maybe yes because they are judged for how they look #Womenonthemove

— Mansee Shah (@ManseeT) June 9, 2016

@womensweb The answer is of course yes! family, friends and of course strangers too #WomenOnTheMove

— Akshata (@akshata_b) June 9, 2016

@womensweb Yes. And, unfortunately they are family members/close relatives. #WomenOnTheMove

— Tarang Sinha (@TarangSinha) June 9, 2016

Time to think about more important issues at hand

@womensweb A3 stop over obsessing about it, do what is in ur hands.Gymming may not be possible for mums with small kids #Womenonthemove

— Akshata (@Awestruck_Aks) June 9, 2016

If you are comfortable in your own skin then it doesn’t matter what others think & say

@akshata_b @womensweb agreed and a lot upon oneself too – how much do we let ourselves be affected? #womenonthemove

— Akshata (@Awestruck_Aks) June 9, 2016

@womensweb A4 Personally I prefer to just ignore them

— Parul jain (@paruljain81) June 9, 2016

@womensweb A3 keeping oneself busy in more productive things is the only way out

— Parul jain (@paruljain81) June 9, 2016

@Awestruck_Aks @womensweb something we as mums should teach our kids from a young age. Self worth!

— Akshata (@akshata_b) June 9, 2016

@womensweb @justkanchana @Awestruck_Aks not to forget the marriage market that treats you on the size.. Especially on the size than anything

— Akshata (@akshata_b) June 9, 2016

Women: We should start breaking the stigma and support one another

@womensweb a5. To start with, not to comment on anyone’s weight or change in weight #womenonthemove

— Mansee Shah (@ManseeT) June 9, 2016

@womensweb #First Ignore, if continues Will ask them to mind thr business

— mamata pravin (@pravinmamata) June 9, 2016

@womensweb A5 first of all we should stop body shaming each other, knowingly or unknowingly we comment on each other’s weight

— Parul jain (@paruljain81) June 9, 2016

@womensweb A5 I would and do say to my friends and family, I love you for who you are.. And not because of what size you are! #support

— Akshata (@akshata_b) June 9, 2016

@womensweb A5 asking them not to fret about it. Work on it if it matters to you,if not be proud in your skin.Stay beautiful #womanonthemove

— Akshata (@Awestruck_Aks) June 9, 2016

Brands have an important role to play

@womensweb @indywrites @RaiSwatiRai sales ppl in some leading international brands talk down and say, v don’t keep your size.

— Kanchana Banerjee (@justkanchana) June 9, 2016

@womensweb @indywrites @RaiSwatiRai sometimes the sales person doesn’t even want to go look for a larger size

— Kanchana Banerjee (@justkanchana) June 9, 2016

@womensweb Probably not my space to comment on this, but perhaps the biggest issue – Clothing brands who are always promoting Superskinny

— Sid (@iwrotethose) June 9, 2016

@iwrotethose @womensweb we have most variety of clothes in M,S,XS,XXS and very limited choice for L, XL,XXL #womanonthemove

— Akshata (@Awestruck_Aks) June 9, 2016

@womensweb Oh, they have a weird way of showing their love. Even in the way they label their clothes – skinny/Superskinny/slimfit/bigandtall

— Sid (@iwrotethose) June 9, 2016

Image: Measure of the body fat percentage by Shutterstock

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