#threadstorm #outreach 1/🧵 Body shaming is basically showing that you don't like someone because of how they look. While you may not perceive hurtful remarks about their appearance as a significant issue, the individual at whom you are directed your laughter may be spiraling into a frenzy.
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The number of messages we get every day will amaze you if you try to count them all. We are exposed to body-shaming messages through movies, TV shows, online entertainment posts from powerful people in the design industry, product ads, people around us, and even strangers on online entertainment platforms who don't know us at all.
After being made fun of for their looks, it's normal for someone to not care about social situations. People feel social unease in these situations. It could possibly make people feel sad and hopeless. If everything else stays the same, it affects people and makes society uneasy.
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If someone makes fun of or insults someone, it could be because they don't know how to say what they really feel. Think about a child who is angry or upset about how one of her friends or teachers behaved. The young person has a harder time expressing her thoughts, and she likes to say things that will make the other person mad.
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When we see someone who doesn't seem like the rest of the group, we feel like we need to point it out right away. Also, because we don't see differences, we often bring them out in an embarrassing way. Because of this, people are pushed, whether they are overweight or not. People of all heights feel embarrassed, from short people to people who are huge. A lot of people can't stand variety and value it.
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https://inleo.io/@julie808/its-possible-for-them-to-hurt-themselves-or-even-try-to-end-it-all
At some point, we've all done body shaming. That's no excuse for us to continue it. We also need to realize that we may end up in a situation where we ourselves end up on the receiving end of body shaming. That's 1 reason among many why we should stop.