I never knew that my body jot down would be the concern of so many people.
I never knew that my body throw in would be the concern of so many people.
Growing up, I always knew I stood out.
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Wearing leggings in grade school because I couldnt fit into kids jeans or pants or skirts.
Being told that later on in life Id care more about my weight so I could get a man.
I developed a terrible relationship with my body and food at a young age and never understood why.
Toxic diet culture and yo-yo dieting to fasting before doing an hour of intensive cardio led me to this.
To yo someone else?
I mention these things because they happened to me.
These are my experiences, and no one is going to undermine them.
What I came to learn is that there is nothing wrong with me.
Health-wise, I could lose weight, and Id probably be better off.
Plus-size is not an insult and skinny is not a compliment.
Weight gain is not an insult and weight loss is not a compliment.
My body is not your ground to war on.
You dont get to tell me what my body should look like.
I am happy with what my body can do and what it is capable of.
There was a TikTok trend that went around about trying to fight skinny shaming with fat shaming.
Fighting fire with fire is never something I stand for.
I do believe that there is an unfair advantage between the two.
If you are skinny, you have privileges that fat people dont have.
The weight stigma that has been created in this world was created by none other than society.
Its about time we really stop and think about who really allowed for the stigma to happen.
And we must do better.
Its 2021, and we need to learn how to be more accepting and loving of each other.
Were all born different.
And thats totally okay.
Whats not okay is judging and hurting someone because theyre not your definition of beautiful.
