" Everyone ’s eyes get used to see airbrushed bodies and airbrushed skin , and suddenly , they remember THAT ‘S the norm ? ! It is n’t . It ’s fake . AND imitation IS BECOMING THE unexampled REAL . "
1.Jennifer Love Hewitt
A few months ago, the actor showed off a new haircut on Instagram, where fans accused her of getting a brow lift. Sherespondedwith a series ofhilarious picsusing extreme filters. “So many people said I look different. Couldn’t look more natural. I woke up like this,” she wrote.
2.Tess Holliday
Last year, the model posted anInstagramvideo after a body-shaming incident at the doctor’s office. In the waiting room, a woman told Tess that she had a beautiful face and beautiful hair, but asked why she didn’t lose some weight. “I looked at her, and I said, ‘Ma’am, I am one of the most famous plus-size models in the world; I think I’m doing okay.'”
3.Simone Biles
Earlier this year, our favorite Olympic superstar got married! Though herwedding picswere beautiful, internet trollscriticized her hairstyle, with some saying she looked “unkempt.” Simone cited the heat as the reason behind her hairstyle. “But they can keep complaining idc idc idc.”
i think they also leave i endure in HOUSTON TEXAS & I sweat those out ! ! soon as we stepped outside for picsbut they can keep complaining idc idc idc
4.Melanie Lynskey
Last year, the actorslammedbody-shamers who claim to just care about health. “Bitch you don’t see me on my Peleton!” she wrote. “You don’t see me running through the park with my child. Skinny does not always equal healthy.”
The tale of my life since Yellowjackets premiere . Most egregious are the “ I manage about her wellness ! ! ” people … bitch you do n’t see me on my Peleton ! You do n’t see me running through the park with my shaver . Skinny does not always equal healthy https://t.co/W2poMmsv1p
5.Ariel Winter
6.Keke Palmer
Earlier this year, the actor attended an Usher concert in a black bodysuit and sheer dress. Her boyfriend, Darius Jackson, made disparagingremarksabout her on Twitter. “It’s the outfit tho.. you a mom,” he wrote. When he was criticized for shaming Keke, he doubled down, writing, “We live in a generation where a man of the family doesn’t want the wife & mother to his kids to showcase booty cheeks to please others & he gets told how much of a hater he is. This is my family & my representation. I have standards & morals to what I believe. I rest my case.”
Soon after, Keke posted pics of the outfit in question. “I wish I had taken more pictures, but we were running late!” she wrote in the caption. While she didn’t directly call out Darius, she shared anotherInstagram post, writing, “One thing is certain and one thing is true, IM A MOTHA, through and through!” She announced new merchandise, including a crewneck that says “I’m a Motha.”
7.Charlie Puth
Hey just a very nimble monitor that it ’s not cool to body shame anyone . Not entirely indisputable what the purpose of it is . Sorry I do n’t have an 8 plurality like shit ……
8.Ashley Graham
In 2016, the model made anInstagram postcalling out someone who’d called her thighs “cellulite city.” She wrote, “I now realize these thighs tell a story of victory and courage. I will not let others dictate what they think my body should look like for their own comfort, and neither should you. #beautybeyondsize #effyourbeautystandards.”
9.Sarah Hyland
In a long message shared on Twitter, she wrote, “I am not a fan of ‘being skinny.’ Which many of you have told me that I am too much of. ‘Eat a burger.’ ‘Your head is bigger than your body and that’s disgusting.’ And you’re right! I should eat a burger! Cause they’re fucking delicious! […] but considering I’ve basically been on bed rest for the past few months, I’ve lost a lot of muscle mass. My circumstances have put me in a place where I’m not in control of what my body looks like.”
My story as of now . Part 1 .
10.Florence Pugh
Last year, the actor wore a stunning, sheer Valentino gown to a runway show that the Italian fashion house held in Rome. As soon as the pics came out, losers startedbody-shamingFlorence for her breasts.
In an epicInstagram post, she wrote, “What’s been interesting to watch and witness is just how easy it is for men to totally destroy a woman’s body, publicly, proudly, for everyone to see. You even do it with your job titles and work emails in your bio…? It isn’t the first time and certainly won’t be the last time a woman will hear what’s wrong with her body by a crowd of strangers, what’s worrying is just how vulgar some of you men can be. Thankfully, I’ve come to terms with the intricacies of my body that make me, me. I’m happy with all of the ‘flaws’ that I couldn’t bear to look at when I was 14.”
11.Melissa McCarthy
In anObserverreview of Melissa’s 2013 movieIdentity Thief, critic Rex Reed called her “tractor-sized.” The actor told theNew York Times, “I felt really bad for someone who is swimming in so much hate. I just thought, that’s someone who’s in a really bad spot, and I am in such a happy spot. I laugh my head off every day with my husband and my kids, who are mooning me and singing me songs.”
12.Jameela Jamil
In 2018, a man approached the actor at the gym and told her that every time he saw her, he thought,Ah, what a shame, she could look so amazing. He informed her that there were so many different things she could do to improve her body. In avideoafter the encounter, she said, “I’m comfortable, I enjoy my body, I enjoy my curves. No one needs this.”
13.Billie Eilish
In 2020, paparazzi picswent viralof the singer wearing a tank top. Social media users body-shamed her, with one personwriting, “Billie Eilish has developed a mid-30s wine mom body.”
In a Vanity Fairinterviewa few months later, she said, “Everyone’s like, ‘Damn, Billie got fat!’ And I’m like, ‘Nope, this is just how I look! You’ve just never seen it before!'”
14.Bella Thorne
In 2016, a Twitter userwrote, “@bellathorneis hot beautiful sexy perf but wtf SHAVE UR LEGS!!” They attached several close-up pics of the actor’s legs with visible hair. Bella had the perfect response: “HAHAHHA NEVER.”
15.Kelly Clarkson
In 2015, British TV personality Katie Hopkins wrote now-deleted tweets shaming the singer. In the first, shewrote, “Jesus, what happened to Kelly Clarkson? Did she eat all of her backing singers?” In the second, she said, “Darling, if you had a baby a year ago, that is not baby weight. It is fat. Quit calling it cute names to make yourself feel better.”
During an interview withHeat, Kelly responded to Katie’s cruel words: “She tweeted something nasty about me? That’s because she doesn’t know me. I’m awesome! It doesn’t bother me.”
16.Lily Allen
The same Katie Hopkins also made disparaging remarks about Lily’s post-pregnancy body. During an interview withHeat, Katie said that for Lily Allen, becoming a mother “largely involved gaining 2 stone and looking pretty hideous.”
Lily responded in a series oftweets: “Yes, after tragically [losing] a child so late into my pregnancy, I may have gained a few pounds. I am one of many that find comfort in food. The two pregnancies that followed were terrifying because of what had happened before, and I was pretty much on bed rest for 20 months. I wasn’t exercising because I didn’t want to take any risks, and funnily enough, the survival of my children felt more important than being thin.”
17.Jason Momoa
After a shirtless picture of the actor on vacation went viral, many people fat-shamed his supposed “dad bod.” When aTMZreporter asked Jason if the body-shaming hurt him, he replied, “Not at all…tell TMZ I’ll show you my dad bod soon.”
18.Gabourey Sidibe
Social media trolls body-shamed the actor when she attended the 2014 Golden Globes. Twitter users wrotecruel hashtagslike “IThinkSheAteTheGoldenGlobes.”
Gabby tweeted the perfect comeback: “I mos def cried about it on that private jet on my way to my dream job last night.”
19.Lady Gaga
After the singer killed it at the 2017 Super Bowl, she faced tons of criticism online about her stomach. Sheaddressedthat nonsense with a beautiful Instagrampost: “I heard my body is a topic of conversation so I wanted to say, I’m proud of my body, and you should be proud of yours, too. No matter who you are or what you do. I could give you a million reasons why you don’t need to cater to anyone or anything to succeed. Be you, and be relentlessly you. That’s the stuff of champions.”
20.Camila Cabello
In a 2019 Instagram story, the singershut downbody-shamers with an inspirational message. “My eyes accidentally ran over a headline of people body-shaming me. Honestly, first thing I felt was super insecure just IMAGINING what these pictures must look like. ‘Oh no! My cellulite!’ ‘Oh no! I didn’t suck in my stomach!’ But then I was like…of course there are bad pictures, of course there are bad angles. My body’s not made of fucking rock, or all muscle, for that matter.”
Camila said the reason behind her post was girls like her little sister. “They’re constantly seeing photoshopped, edited pictures and thinking that’s reality — everyone’s eyes get used to seeing airbrushed bodies and airbrushed skin, and suddenly they think THAT’S the norm?! It isn’t. It’s fake. AND FAKE IS BECOMING THE NEW REAL.”
21.Alyssa Milano
In 2013, radio host Jay Mohr hosted a NASCAR Awards event, where Alyssa was a presenter. Later that month, Jay made some horriblestatementsabout her post-pregnancy body on the radio. “It seems like she had a baby and said, ‘I don’t really give a shit.’ I read it on her gut… Somebody sat in the director’s chair and was not wearing Spanx, and I was like, ‘Jesus Christ.'”
Alyssa responded to his crap with a very classy tweet: “So sorry you felt the need to publicly fat-shame me. Be well and God Bless. Please send my love to your beautiful wife.”
.@jaymohr37 So sorry you felt the need to in public fat - shame me . Be well and God Bless . Please commit my love to your beautiful wife .
22.Zendaya
During E!‘sFashion Policecoverage of the 2015 Oscars, Giuliana Rancic infamously said Zendaya’s locs made her look like someone who smelled of “patchouli oil” or “weed.”
“There is already harsh criticism of African American hair in society without the help of ignorant people who choose to judge others based on the curl of their hair. My wearing my hair in locs on an Oscar red carpet was to showcase them in a positive light, to remind people of color that our hair is good enough,” she wrote.
23.Kourtney Kardashian
In 2020, the reality TV star shared pics of herself in a bikini on Instagram. When a fan commented that she looked pregnant, Kourtneyresponded, “This is me when I have a few extra pounds on, and I actually love it. I have given birth three amazing times, and this is the shape of my body.”
24.Ariana Grande
25.And finally, Shenae Grimes-Beech
A few months ago, the actor got tired of continually being told that she’s “aged terribly.” She posted a video onInstagramaddressing the lack of transparency around plastic surgery/procedures and the way that skews people’s perceptions. “My face moves, and I have the lines to prove it,” she said. “You’re comparing it to people who have literally had chemicals injected into their face so that they can stop their face from creating the lines that one’s face naturally does when gravity and genetics start to take their toll.”
A round of applause to all these celebs for standing up for themselves and putting trolls in their place!
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