Have You Ever Been Body-shamed? - Health (3)

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Re: Have You Ever Been Body-shamed? by LotaTee: 2:55pm On Jan 26, 2023

zed7:
All the time, they want me to be fat. I don't know what the attraction with fatness is by Nigerians. I believe some people who body shame you secretly envy you.

There's this general belief that fatter people are healthier and well to do.

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Re: Have You Ever Been Body-shamed? by Leoleo1(m): 2:56pm On Jan 26, 2023

I'm so happy to read this. Some crazy words have recently popped up robbing us of our joy, love and kindness.

"Sense of entitlement " is another that has been severely overused or wrongly used recently. There existed so much joy in sharing and kindness until these big "grammars" came up

adioolayi:
No mind the nonsense Oyinbo culture wey we adopt that is now causing serious troubles for our teens.

Wetin be body shaming years ago When people have nicknames based on their looks and all..and we all bant about it happily... especially in schools and neighborhood.

Nigerians have thrown away their very own old ways of social culture... everything is upside down now..that's why you see the likes of depression, suicide now rampant among teens and young adults.
Very sad.

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Re: Have You Ever Been Body-shamed? by xynerise: 2:57pm On Jan 26, 2023

Na only indomie generation body shaming dey pain

Re: Have You Ever Been Body-shamed? by Duchessree(f): 3:02pm On Jan 26, 2023*

Nobody in this life can make me feel inferior without my consent. 😂😂😂😂.
My lecturer once told us that if you don't like anything about your body change it, if you can't change it then love it.

I can remember when one of my friend's coursemate tried to body shame me , i never even talk sef, my friends change it for her.

If anybody body shame you , insult the person very well 😂 😂 😂, look for something on their body and make fun of.

The body they are shaming , there are some people who are admiring it. A course mate once told me after lectures that she wished she had my body , that my stomach is so flat and stuffs. i just told her thank you ( for my mind , I'm praying to add more weight sef😂😂)

And stay away from people who body shame you even if its your friends, or tell them you dont like the way they talk about your body so they can change.

I had a friend a long time ago, who always "hair-shame" me. Then i always felt insecure about my hair and before i met her, i haven't felt that way before, i could remember when i went back home from school and i told my mom that i wanted to dye my hair, she was like why? Your hair is fine the way it is. Well i stopped feeling insecure about my hair , when this cute guy complimented my hair when i was coming back from school 😁😁, anytime he sees me around school , he'll, call me gold haired, i can't even remember what he calls me sef. Even if i go to the salon to make my hair, they always admire it especially when it relaxed and styled. 😁😁😁

Don't give anybody the chance to make you feel inferior about your body, life or business.

Anyone try to body shame you, insult am, or tell them you like your body like that. Trust me even if you feel insecure about your body at that moment , you'll be so proud of yourself.

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Re: Have You Ever Been Body-shamed? by GuyFawkes7: 3:06pm On Jan 26, 2023

Hobbiton:
I feel you bro. It's a sad thing and people don't really know how words can hurt n also take longer time to heal

And deep down I feel bad....just gats mask the pain most of the times and act as if it's nothing...but deep down,deep down

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Re: Have You Ever Been Body-shamed? by MyAmericandream(f): 3:10pm On Jan 26, 2023

LotaTee:
Yes a lot. Slim people dey suffer undeserved verbal abuse for this country.

Na for Nigeria na. No name way them no call me because I slim. But for America people Dey ask me what is the secret of my frame? I should make sure I maintain it.
Some will say do I have a special food that I eat ? Then I flashed back on those terrible words Nigerians called me.

Re: Have You Ever Been Body-shamed? by marlow1962(m): 3:11pm On Jan 26, 2023

atheistandproud:
The best body physique. At 50 you go still look like 30 year old if you stay fit and eat healthy

I pray to God I look forever young.

Re: Have You Ever Been Body-shamed? by BenedictAbajue(m): 3:12pm On Jan 26, 2023

21sailor:
I have...I have diastema (A case of mis aligned teeth)
It's so bad I can't look you at your eyes when talking to you...the most painful part is that it's so expensive to get the treatment done.. about 400k for braces.

I have diastema too
I dont also have the money.
I'm not that ashamed of it sef. It is even my main motivation to get money.
For now I keep on asking girls out.
I even play girls sef
But I have a special line of connection for girls that truly love me. Cos they weren't ashamed to be with me even with my condition.
Las las I go get money and all the shakara go belong to me.
Be strong bro
Even me sef I cannot pronounce anything that end in 't' sound.
My 'eat' be sounding like 'eats'

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Re: Have You Ever Been Body-shamed? by MallamChukwudi: 3:14pm On Jan 26, 2023*

The truth is that we all body-shame others, just that only a few are foolish enough to show it. When you reject someone because he is not ''handsome enough'', tall enough, or doesn't have a big ass, you have body-shamed that person.

The components that make up your ''standards'', or what you are attracted to are collections of discriminatory elements, of which body-shaming is an integral component. Chances are, most of you will not date a cripple, a blind person, someone obese, or a dwarf. If this is not body-shaming, please tell me what it is.

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Re: Have You Ever Been Body-shamed? by MyAmericandream(f): 3:15pm On Jan 26, 2023

Bintdawood:
Body shamed cuz am tall and slim. The thing dey do me b4 buh now ehnn alhamdulillah am over it, if you like mock me teee you tire e no go pain me

The person dey ment. Nigerians with their wacky mentality.

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Re: Have You Ever Been Body-shamed? by chatinent: 3:18pm On Jan 26, 2023

adioolayi:
No mind the nonsense Oyinbo culture wey we adopt that is now causing serious troubles for our teens.

Wetin be body shaming years ago When people have nicknames based on their looks and all..and we all bant about it happily... especially in schools and neighborhood.

Nigerians have thrown away their very own old ways of social culture... everything is upside down now..that's why you see the likes of depression, suicide now rampant among teens and young adults.
Very sad.

Na people just like stress

Re: Have You Ever Been Body-shamed? by Stevo22: 3:23pm On Jan 26, 2023

I was outspoken and full of life when growing up not until people started body shaming me. It destroyed my self esteem and demoralized me.Till now, I have never recovered from the effect of it.

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Re: Have You Ever Been Body-shamed? by ucee64(m): 3:35pm On Jan 26, 2023

Avast:
Lol, there is this girl in my office that calls me Apari. I always look at her and smile.

She is just a few meters away from dwarfism.

She fit go hang herself if I open my mouth on her.

please what is Apari

Re: Have You Ever Been Body-shamed? by Nobody: 3:39pm On Jan 26, 2023

Never! Guy man no be bobo Chicago !

Re: Have You Ever Been Body-shamed? by Lemmy123(m): 3:44pm On Jan 26, 2023

emmanuel596:
Work on your body and the things you eat.... you'll only feel body shamed when you actually knows there's something wrong with your body.

Ps
Unless you have a medical condition that won't allow you work out you have reason to be recklessly fat and obesed

Your speaking from the angle of body size... How will someone like op work on his ears?? 😂 😂 😂

Re: Have You Ever Been Body-shamed? by Buffalo2(m): 3:48pm On Jan 26, 2023

One guy wanted to pull that nonsense on me cos of my dentition and I quickly let him realize that I took after my dad, unlike him that doesn't look like any of his parents. I sharperly sent him to his mummy to help him look for his real father. grin

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Re: Have You Ever Been Body-shamed? by LotaTee: 3:52pm On Jan 26, 2023

MyAmericandream:
Na for Nigeria na. No name way them no call me because I slim. But for America people Dey ask me what is the secret of my frame? I should make sure I maintain it.
Some will say do I have a special food that I eat ? Then I flashed back on those terrible words Nigerians called me.

Those hurtful words can crush one's spirit. I'm glad you have people that appreciate your body type around you.

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Re: Have You Ever Been Body-shamed? by Blake755: 4:00pm On Jan 26, 2023

chatinent:
Nothing can depress me.

You tell me I look like this or that and expecting me to be sad...and you see me smiling.

Same here oo the asked if I don't get angry omo the only thing that can depress me nah money as long as you are not money u are not my problem cheesy

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Re: Have You Ever Been Body-shamed? by Flamemignon1(m): 4:01pm On Jan 26, 2023

adioolayi:
No mind the nonsense Oyinbo culture wey we adopt that is now causing serious troubles for our teens.

Wetin be body shaming years ago When people have nicknames based on their looks and all..and we all bant about it happily... especially in schools and neighborhood.

Nigerians have thrown away their very own old ways of social culture... everything is upside down now..that's why you see the likes of depression, suicide now rampant among teens and young adults.
Very sad.

Or maybe people realized that that culture is rooted in abuse and please culture isn't static, it's dynamic and what culture are you talking about? Perhaps you can throw your phone away because it's not in our culture either. I'm sorry your generation normalized abuse and you took it because you thought it means nothing to you but people have feelings and theirs are valid,you can live like a robot if you want to but respect other people's feelings

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Re: Have You Ever Been Body-shamed? by StrongAlphMale: 4:15pm On Jan 26, 2023

marlow1962:
Happened and still happening till now.
Some people who don’t know me always body shame me because I have a skinny small body status, one gal turned it to insult I had to give her the hardest warning she never got.
I really felt bad that day, but it is well.

I remember the year I went to process my nysc letter in sch, one stupid fresher (100L) look me finish dy ask me when our class they hold, the tin burst my head eh, I get reserve myself if not I for lay curse for em head.

Many gals (till today) dy under rate me cus of say I skinny cun get kinda pikin face. I no be fan of beard, but now I don du keep my beards, make one unfortunate being no go dy reason say I be small pikin cun dy insult em papa.

I don't know why but this shit is funny 🤣 grin

Why you go dey even shave your beards when u know say u no get body? Comrade it'll even make u More smaller. Learn to keep hair (having full hair on your head) and also hit the gym or lift heavy objects to add some muscles.

If u no want muscles, then eat lots of calories to gain fat

Re: Have You Ever Been Body-shamed? by jahsharon: 4:41pm On Jan 26, 2023

cadet222:
Body shaming is not limited to the female folks alone. This a misconception most people have. Guys are also body shamed.
For me I have a pointed kind of ear and I was body shamed about it. This is so bad that up till now I don't like taking photos because of the way people has body shamed me.

We should be careful how we talk about body parts of people because it carries with it damages that takes time to heal.

You are saying nonsense. This rubbish you posted here is from the nonsense you see in Oyinbo Media. What is body shame?

If someone say you are fatty bombom, call the person thin like sugar cane. If they say your ear point, call them folded ears

No be so we de abuse ourselves from primary school? Which one come be body shame there? No bring stupid Oyinbo mentality here jooorrr

Re: Have You Ever Been Body-shamed? by 21sailor: 4:42pm On Jan 26, 2023

BenedictAbajue:
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I have diastema too
I dont also have the money.
I'm not that ashamed of it sef. It is even my main motivation to get money.
For now I keep on asking girls out.
I even play girls sef
But I have a special line of connection for girls that truly love me. Cos they weren't ashamed to be with me even with my condition.
Las las I go get money and all the shakara go belong to me.
Be strong bro
Even me sef I cannot pronounce anything that end in 't' sound.
My 'eat' be sounding like 'eats'

Lolzz...Same here to mine is up and down.
Went to a teaching hospital in Abuja and was told about 300k+.
Alsoet a dentist online said he can do it 300k and I can pay in instalments.
The truth is I'm not really myself because of this stuff..it so stupid!!

Re: Have You Ever Been Body-shamed? by Farid24224(m): 4:42pm On Jan 26, 2023

olamidedivotee:
Several times.

Some people used to tell me my head is very small. But I turned deaf ear to them.

I didn't create myself, only my creator knows the best.

In case anyone needs a quality content writer, kindly check my signature for contact detail.

Lemme see the head 😁😁

Re: Have You Ever Been Body-shamed? by Nobody: 4:49pm On Jan 26, 2023

GuyFawkes7:
And deep down I feel bad....just gats mask the pain most of the times and act as if it's nothing...but deep down,deep down

it is well!

Re: Have You Ever Been Body-shamed? by Ibkrichie(m): 5:11pm On Jan 26, 2023

For me to be 5.7 fit tall as a guy, oh have been body shame several times, even hard for me to toast a girl 😢😭😭

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Re: Have You Ever Been Body-shamed? by riverbird: 5:24pm On Jan 26, 2023

God1000:
People that body shame others are the most insensitive and stupid.

It's even more annoying when I see a woman body shaming another woman's child.....

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Re: Have You Ever Been Body-shamed? by BenedictAbajue(m): 5:49pm On Jan 26, 2023

21sailor:
Lolzz...Same here to mine is up and down.
Went to a teaching hospital in Abuja and was told about 300k+.
Alsoet a dentist online said he can do it 300k and I can pay in instalments.
The truth is I'm not really myself because of this stuff..it so stupid!!

Is the price dependent on how bad it is?

Re: Have You Ever Been Body-shamed? by Sniper101(m): 6:10pm On Jan 26, 2023

do Wizkid ever get body shamed? 🤔

Re: Have You Ever Been Body-shamed? by 21sailor: 6:17pm On Jan 26, 2023

BenedictAbajue:
Is the price dependent on how bad it is?

Depends on the type of treatment they're gonna use and the duration you'll wear the braces.

Re: Have You Ever Been Body-shamed? by Avast(m): 6:43pm On Jan 26, 2023

ucee64:
please what is Apari

Bald head

Re: Have You Ever Been Body-shamed? by Boniwhite: 6:48pm On Jan 26, 2023

marlow1962:
Happened and still happening till now.
Some people who don’t know me always body shame me because I have a skinny small body status, one gal turned it to insult I had to give her the hardest warning she never got.
I really felt bad that day, but it is well.

I remember the year I went to process my nysc letter in sch, one stupid fresher (100L) look me finish dy ask me when our class they hold, the tin burst my head eh, I get reserve myself if not I for lay curse for em head.

Many gals (till today) dy under rate me cus of say I skinny cun get kinda pikin face. I no be fan of beard, but now I don du keep my beards, make one unfortunate being no go dy reason say I be small pikin cun dy insult em papa.

imagine say u and your girlfriend go church, usher come carry u go children section cos of your looks cool

Re: Have You Ever Been Body-shamed? by Sweetvie: 7:21pm On Jan 26, 2023

I don't give a shit about what anybody thinks
My body, my pride 🥰

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