body shaming Archives - SmartFem Magazine https://www.smartfem.com/tag/body-shaming/ The Digital Magazine for the smart woman on the Go Mon, 11 Apr 2016 17:24:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.smartfem.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/cropped-Smartfem-digital-magazine-favicon-150x150.png body shaming Archives - SmartFem Magazine https://www.smartfem.com/tag/body-shaming/ 32 32 WHY DO WE BODY SHAME CELEBRITIES? https://www.smartfem.com/health/why-do-we-body-shame-celebrities/ Wed, 06 Jan 2016 18:06:57 +0000 http://www.smartfem.com/?p=28486 Body shaming. Why do we do it? To celebrities, to our friends, and even to ourselves…the act of shaming someone because of their body shape is something we see too often; especially with celebrities. How are we so quick to discuss people that we don’t even know? Maybe it’s exactly that! We don’t know these […]

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]]> How Body Shaming Has Taken On A New Shape https://www.smartfem.com/health/how-body-shaming-has-taken-on-a-new-shape/ Fri, 11 Dec 2015 13:33:02 +0000 http://www.smartfem.com/?p=28153 I have always been naturally thin. When I was 13-years-old I was a mere 4 feet 9 inches and a whopping 89 pounds. I shopped in the kids clothing department until I was almost fourteen, and was always the flyer on the cheerleading team. I never thought about my weight or frame, that is, until […]

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]]> Body Shaming: Easy To Do, But A Step In The Wrong Direction https://www.smartfem.com/beauty-fashion/body-shaming-easy-to-do-but-a-step-in-the-wrong-direction/ Sat, 23 Aug 2014 18:00:39 +0000 http://www.smartfem.com/?p=22773 Twig. Anorexic. Fat. Chunky. These are all words used on a daily basis to describe the varying shapes and sizes of women. Someone who is curvy is automatically labeled overweight, while someone who is skinny is assumed to have a disease. Our bodies are supposed to make us unique. Instead, they are a tool used […]

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