THE JUDGED CHARM (Body Shaming)

Body shaming is the act of deriding or mocking ones personal appearance. There are Various types of body shaming. Fat shaming , Height shaming and Look shaming. Shaming could go beyond that; one can be shamed because of Pierces Hairstyles and dressing.

Body shaming is a uncouth behavior that needs to be Stopped. In Kenya, many people including celebrities have been humiliated because of their body shapes. An example is the Genge ton artist Mejja who in various media Interviews have opened up on his past. He revealed that students used to laugh at his body shape which affected his Social life negatively.

Another Example is the daughter to Betty Kyalo who was mocked on the internet for being “plum”.

In my research I Interviewed some people and they opened up on how they were body shamed.

Height shaming and look shaming aren’t common but people still face these kinds of shaming. This could either be intentional or unintentional; intentional where one harasses another because of their height or body size and unintentional when one prefers a certain body size and detests another. An example of unintentional body shaming could be most ladies preferring taller men to shorter men. An example of Intentional body shaming could be deliberately judging some men for having a feminine look rather than a masculine one and vice versa.

isn’t Men aren’t to be excused either for quite a number of them body shame women for being tall, some prefer shorter women to taller women; they might say it to their faces or not but it doesn’t make it OKAY. In addition, others shame women for being thicker than thin and vice versa. We all undergo body shaming in various ways.

In High school one of the interviewer opened up on how she was mocked for having stretch marks. This pulled her grades down and made her hate herself.

Children also body shame their agemates. In one of my interviews I found out how one was given a nickname “Big lips” by his fellow peers. It’s something he was afraid of opening up because of lack of a support system in his former public school.

Body shaming denies one of happiness and a normal life. Many at times body shaming comes up in the most funniest ways. It could be during a normal talk and someone comments on another person’s big tummy, they call them “Lotto Tanks” and you see what this does is it lowers the self esteem of the victim.

Hating oneself is another consequence of body shaming. One lacks the purpose of living and doesn’t think positively towards him/herself. This also brings about inner stress and fake smiles.

Ever heard of the saying “Niko sawa” from a friend or relative? Well most of the time the “Niko sawa” hides a lot of pain. These people who are body shamed end up losing their bubbly self, withdrawing, looking for other alternatives to make them feel better like self-harming which could lead to death when the pressure is too much especially from social media. Sadly, we have seen so many victims go down because of these “Keyboard warriors” on Twitter.

Body shaming is a topic that should be part of a health physical topic.

We should accept people for whom they are whether big or small, tall or Short ,dark or brown, Fat or slim.

Holding campaigns against Each kind of body shaming would educate a lot of people on what to not say about others.

Educating youths and children on Ways to live with each other without Shaming others.

We can also try talking and Accepting friends for whom they are whether

Body shaming is something that can be stopped in Kenya and the world.lets campaign and stop body shaming .

Say no to body shaming normalize telling your friends and close family you love them for whom they are. Be a Good influence to everyone because we are all Beautiful handsome and sexy in our own ways.

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