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"Its been 13 years. He knew the first night we met," wrote Chrissy Teigen. |
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Social media bullies have been trying to body shame a few AAPI personalities and found out that the intended victims are not easy targets.
Video of UCLA gymnast Katelyn Ohashi scoring a perfect 10 for her floor exercise at the 2019 Collegiate Challenge took over the internet in January.
Celebrity author and model Chrissy Teigen’s captivating posts on social media have earned her 11.3 million followers on Twitter alone.
Academic studies of media and its effects on body image indicate we live in an image-heavy society online and in person (advertisements in magazines, newspapers, billboards, shopping windows, etc.) Because of this, technology has made a focus on appearance stronger than ever. Because our culture loves thin, whether it be in print ads, movies, music videos, etc., seeing something different isn’t considered fashionable.
The high visibility have made them both targets of trollers and body shamers. Both have proven capable of standing up for themselves.
A photo of Teigen in a hot tub with her husband John Legend supposedly grimacing made the rounds on social media.
Trollers immediately pointed to the model’s butt.
“Everyone so used to ass shots and photoshopped Instagrams. I’ve had no ass forever-in this news to some of you?” Chrissy responded.
If that wasn’t enough, she made it clear she didn’t hide anything from Legend.
“It’s been 13 years and he knew the first night we met.”
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Katelyn Ohashi on the way to receive her ESPY award did an impromptu handstand. |
Ohashi took to the stage on national TV Wednesday to accept an ESPY for her viral performance in January. She used the moment to address her body shamers.
“I saw myself on the news trying to infuse a little bit of joy to the world with my sport,” she said. “Thank you to the internet that made it all happen, but its important to understand cyberattacks-the respect that people unfortunately lack. As a woman in sport, people comment you should be in the kitchen. The skimpy leos made it easy for everyone to see and everyone took it as a duty to judge me- ‘too revealing,’ ‘too fat,’ ‘she’s so thick.’ The objectification of our bodies is making me sick. Pitting women sports against each other, acting as if they can’t co-exist. Trust me, your words will never be the reason for our defeat.”
You can catch her entire 60 second speech here.
One person commented “Katelyn Ohashi shut down body shaming with her powerful speech at the Espys.”
Another said “What a courageous young lady. Keep on, keeping on.”
The actress, who has been open about her weight posted a couple of shots of herself in two-piece swim suits on her Instagram account.
“IDK who needs to hear this but… WEAR A BIKINI IF YOU WANT TO WEAR A BIKINI. You don’t have to be a size 0. Swipe for my storytime and have a great summer,” Kaling wrote.
Kim Kardashian threw her support to Kaling’s message with one simple word-“beautiful.”
That comment generated more than 500 likes, but also a few snarky comments.
“Yeah coming from someone who has to have plastic surgery to feel good about their body,” said one.
“Be nice,” admonished another.
In a video message posted yesterday, Kaling explained her motivation for her post.
She gave a plug to high bottom bikinis which she says are more flattering to her figure. She encouraged everyone who wants to buy one to send her photos on Instagram.
“My very best best friend in the world, Jocelyn, is from Hawaii. I would go visit her when I was in college. And what I was struck about Hawaii was that everybody wears bikinis. It does not matter what your body type is. You rock a bikini because you’re in Hawaii.”
Inspirational words to live by. I know someone who turned down an invitation for a weekend on a houseboat because she said she would be embarrassed to wear a swimsuit.
Be embarrassed no more.
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