Body Shaming

Feb 12
2 min

Sunflowers at Dusk

Story by Maahi Patel “You look like a matchstick, a hanger, a stick.” “Don’t wear short and tight clothes, you look so ugly.” These...

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Sep 24, 2020
2 min

My journey from PCOS to acceptance

Story By: Shivangi Mishra In my first year of high school, my menstrual cycle stopped abruptly. I told my mother about it. She said that...

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Sep 10, 2020
2 min

Only the wearer knows where the shoe pinches

Story By: Aditya Bikram Ghosh There’s a humble saying that “looks don’t matter”. Well, they do. I’ve grown up with people ridiculing me...

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Sep 10, 2020
2 min

Yes I am fat, so what!

Story By: Anonymous I was never a girl who fitted into the 'need-to-be-skinny-to-be-pretty' mentality people had. I was always a big,...

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Sep 10, 2020
2 min

My journey from PCOS to acceptance

Story By: Shivangi Mishra In my first year of high school, my menstrual cycle stopped abruptly. I told my mother about it. She said that...

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Sep 10, 2020
1 min

Breaking up with a Weighing machine

Story By: Amrita Saigal I have always been a chunky girl and I have never really fitted into the typical perfect size of the society....

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Sep 10, 2020
2 min

Getting rid of my boobs

Story By: Ankit Kumar It all started back when I was 16 when I observed that I don't have a normal chest like boys. There was a lump of...

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Sep 9, 2020
2 min

The funny game that changed my life

Story By: Anonymous You only did this for fun. You only did this to get a laugh out of it. To show that you are superior to me. To show...

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Sep 7, 2020
2 min

My fault or theirs?

I have grown up being body shamed and people giving away tips to follow(of which drinking hot water with honey tops the list). I am used...

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Sep 5, 2020
2 min

How can a girl lift weights?

I have always been a foodie since childhood. Puberty made me go from 47 kgs to 70 kgs. Initially I was not concerned about my weight or...

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Sep 5, 2020
2 min

The darkness of my skin shouldn’t become the darkness of my life

It all started from the day I took birth on this beautiful yet ugly planet. On the day I came out of my mother's womb, this is how my...

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Sep 5, 2020
2 min

When you don’t know anything about me, how can you pass comment on me?

Four years ago, I was detected with a disease called Urticaria. It causes extreme red and itchy skin, informally called as chronic...

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Sep 5, 2020
3 min

Asking the Right Questions

In the year 2000, I was diagnosed with Tuberculosis in my small intestine - a rare medical condition. I was in ICU on a ventilator for 2...

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Sep 5, 2020
2 min

Making my own Decisions

I have always been a bit of a tomboy. As a kid, I used to get into fistfights and do a lot of sports especially badminton and volleyball....

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Sep 4, 2020
2 min

Shamed for The Size of My Breasts

I would like to share how not exactly the society, but our families shame us first for being ourselves. Shaming begins at home. Talk...

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Sep 4, 2020
2 min

"You are Fat"

I am not sure if I was always this insecure. But, ever since I was a child, I was always reminded about my weight. As I grew up, these...

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Sep 4, 2020
3 min

Shame, shame, Body shame, eleaphant is not my name

Buffalo! Hippo! Pattern-tank! Baby- elephant! I'd be glad if you can't relate to being called all of this and more. I'd be glad if you...

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Sep 4, 2020
3 min

Being a Plus Size Lingerie Model and Lovin' it

Story by Anonymous I gained and lost weight as a child, only to gain it back during my teenage years. Sadly, I had no one to reassure me...

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Aug 31, 2020
3 min

Shame, Shame, Body Shame, Buffalo or Elephant is not My Name

Buffalo! Hippo! Pattern-tank! Baby- elephant! I'd be glad if you can't relate to being called all of this and more. I'd be glad if you...

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