OFF THE HOOK WITH NDAPEWA HAZEL & JULIA (16 JULY 2020)
Body shaming.
The action or practice of humiliating someone by making mocking or critical comments about their body shape or size. It is the act or practice of negatively judging someone based on their physical appearance. Typically, people are body shamed when they appear overweight or underweight or don’t fit society’s view of “thin and beautiful”. Our culture loves the ideology of a perfect body, whether it be in print, movies, television, or online, seeing someone who doesn’t fit the mold isn’t considered acceptable to some. Body shaming and fat shaming is the same as bullying, whether it be in person, or online.
