Essay On Body Shaming

Body shaming in America has forced people to re-evaluate the way they feel about their bodies. People are ashamed of the way they look whether it be big or small, tall or short or even the assets they possess. Body shaming targets all groups of people not only adolescents, but adults as well. Social media in today’s society portrays bodies to be a specific way, rather than being happy with the way you naturally are. People now look into ways of altering their image in hopes of what they think is acceptance into society. There are many ways for people to achieve their desired image, whether it be cosmetic surgery, keeping up to par with the latest fashions, bypass surgery or even gender reassignments. Body shaming is like self-bullying. It is a worldwide problem that needs to be addressed because it can lead to serious self-esteem issues, medical problems and even death. According to dictionary.com, bullying is “a blustering, quarrelsome, overbearing person who habitually badgers and intimidates smaller or weaker people.” I speak on the topic of bullying because body shaming is not only something one can do to hurt themselves but others can do it to them. In my opinion constant body shaming over a long period of time whether it's you doing the shaming or
There are so many factors, in this day and age. Social media is the biggest cause of people questioning how they look versus how they think they should look and in some instances people take advantage of that vulnerability and make you feel even worse. You start to believe what they're saying and it consumes you to the core. This is the point where you are at your lowest and contemplating how to escape or change yourself. This can be positive and a negative