Body Shaming

We all have our own insecurities. Whether we deal with insecurities regarding our weight, our socioeconomic status, our physical appearance, or our job, we all experience the emotions associated with feelings of being insecure. What can only make our personal insecurities worse, is when other people take advantage of them. When an individual highlights our weaknesses, especially in a public setting, it can become a person’s greatest fear as it can bring out emotions of any of the following: Embarrassment Anxiety Sadness Anger Fear Low self-worth Low self-image Low self-esteem In some cases, the person who points out a characteristic of weakness of the other person may not know they are making fun of them. It may be done out of complete innocence. However, in other cases, a person may be fully aware of another individual’s insecurities and intentionally points them out, publicly or not. This can be both shameful and ignorant. What is Body Shaming? One of most common ways of capitalizing...