How many of you have ever felt personally victimized by Regina George? No, kidding aside, how many people have already been bullied or teased because of their body types?

I know a lot of us, if not everyone of us have already encountered people who loves picking on other people just because they’re fat/skinny. Last week, I got so offended by a remark of a someone that no matter how much I try to shake it off, I JUST CANT. 

In order to divert my attention to the positive things, I googled about Body Shaming and I stumbled upon a few good reads around the internet but this one’s my favorite:  Body-Shaming: What Is It & Why Do We Do It?

I have been like this since I was a kid. Chubby and tiny. I remember way back in 3rd grade, I have always been picked on by the bullies. Why? Because I was fat. I have long accepted the fact that I was born fat not until my grandfather died. When he was still healthy, he promised me that he’ll get me my own handphone if I lose weight. But I didn’t. So when he passed, that’s when I started starving myself to death. I stopped eating junk foods and if I feel that I am overeating I would barf it all off afterwards. That has been my constant battle until now. When people call me fat, I want to tell them how hard it is to try to meet that ideal weight just so you could stop calling me fat.

Body shaming is not just about fat and skinny people being teased by bored individuals, body shaming also includes embarrassing others because of their physical attributes. No wonder some people are getting so freaking obsessed with plastic surgeries, it’s because the world is so cruel. We get judged easily because of how we look and I don’t want to be judged just because I am FAT.

I am writing this not because I wanted to humiliate the person who made a joke about my body but to raise awareness on body shaming. Please, we don’t even have any clue about what this person is going through. It’s okay to make a comment or joke about it for me but make sure that it doesn’t offend the other party. If it does, apologize. It won’t kill you to admit your mistakes.

I hope this won’t happen again to anyone. It’s so painfully heartbreaking to get teased because you’re fat. And to people like me who’s been through the same, you’re beautiful. You don’t have to try so hard. Just live healthy, eat healthy, exercise and voila! Who cares what they say alright? As per Lady Gaga: “We are all born superstars.”

We can do this!

Love,
Riri