My Curves, My Rules
Fat shaming has become a menacing social disorder, which stems from the toxic and negative images which media, societal norms and the fashion industry perpetuates about beauty standards.
These ladies are not interested in taking it anymore and rustling up a storm by their hard hitting, defiant, long and rightly due stance against fat shaming.
Allure reported, “Just a few days ago, Icelandic beauty queen Arna Ýr Jónsdóttir was prepping for the Miss Grand International competition in Las Vegas. After all, she did take the title of Miss Iceland 2015, so it's not like Jónsdóttir is new to the pageant circuit. But to her surprise, Thai TV presenter Nawat Itsaragrisil, the owner of Vegas beauty competition, ordered the 20 year old to "lose weight" if she wanted to compete—and succeed.”
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Arna Ýr Jónsdóttir, Miss Iceland narrated for Telegraph , "I decided to leave. I've been Miss World Iceland, placed 14th after judging interview in Miss World, I won another pageant (Miss EM) and with all my qualities and good experience I come with my passion and hard work to your pageant. Four days before stage they tell me that I'm too fat for you.”
She also told the Iceland Monitor "Actually if anyone tells me that I'm too fat or whatever, they just don't deserve me. And that's why I left. Miss Grand International doesn't deserve my face, body, personality or heart.”
Arna posted a handwritten letter on her Instagram after the incident.
She completely slayed her detractors with a very brave stance and walked out of the contest. Though this is not a new topic, fat shaming has always been prevalent in our society, but lately the whole pressure seem to have deteriorated further even though women seem to achieve newer highs every day.
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Daily Beast confirmed, ““Jónsdóttir says she received a message saying, “Stop eating breakfast, eat just salad for lunch and drink water every evening until the contest. [The owner] is telling you this because he likes you and wants you to do well in this contest.””
Jónsdóttir has been signed up by Nike for their campaigns and she goes onto say on her Instagram, “My past has made me who I am today. I’m proud to be one of the faces for Nike and if I did not have my sporty body I would never have gotten this huge opportunity to work with Nike.”
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Similarly, model, Ashley Graham, is one such celebrity who has been handling fat shaming trolls by redefining and breaking through media controlled images and concepts of beauty. She goes on to prove with her work as a model in the highly cut throat and stereotypical industry that predecided notions of beauty, are superfluous, obsolete and irrelevant. She is at the top of her game. A pet favorite in the fashion industry, with millions of followers worldwide on social media and leads the body positive campaign from the front.
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This Size 14 model was targeted and slammed for history-making Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue cover featuring her. But she is unfazed and goes around conquering the fashion world. She said, “It doesn't matter if you're a size 2 or 22, you can be healthy as long as you're taking care of your body, working out, and telling yourself 'I love you' instead of taking in the negativity of beauty standards. I felt free once I realized I was never going to fit the narrow mold that society wanted me to fit in.”
British TV personality Katie Hopkins tweeted rude and nasty comments about singer, Kelly Clarkson.
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Kelly, the “Stronger” singer said as reported in her interview with Heat magazine “I've just never cared what people think. It's more if I'm happy and I'm confident and feeling good, that's always been my thing," she said. "And more so now, since having a family — I don't seek out any other acceptance."
MIC magazine continued to say “Clarkson topped off her comments with the inspiring advice she plans on eventually sharing with her 8-month-old daughter, River Rose, and her 13-year-old stepdaughter Savannah: "You need to be happy with who you are and, whoever that is, let your little light shine."
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Back home Vidya Balan has been relentlessly trolled and bullied about her weight. But this national award winning and stellar performer shut all her critics by her powerhouse performance and innate styling.
She told DNA India in her interview, “I don’t understand why someone has to tell you, “You look thin or fat. “When people tell me I’ve lost weight, I don’t take it as a compliment. Now, I don’t even respond to it. I think we have started really obsessing over the way we look. I’m not asking anyone to NOT exercise. You should stay fit.”
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Though most come under the pressure and are very busy losing the “weight” to fit in, here is another actor who is writing her own rules. Parineeti Chopra, Kareena Kapoor Khan and Sonakshi Sinha they all were preyed upon and fell to that bait. But Huma Qureshi refused to bow down under the venomous pressure.
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These women are #betterrolemodels for diverse ideas of beauty, fashion, body type and what is considered as healthy and fit. So ladies keep slaying and remember “My Curves, My rules”.
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9 Aug 2016
