As someone who doesn't find it easy to maintain a healthy weight (thanks to a weakness for custard creams), I work hard to stay in shape. And I've always been thrilled when someone notices. The words: ‘You look amazing, have you lost weight?' are music to my ears. Apparently, this now makes me part of the problem of size discrimination in our society. Talking about weight at all — even your own — has become increasingly tricky, especially if you dare to say that you would quite like to lose a few pounds.
The fast-growing body positivity movement encourages women to feel happy with their bodies, whatever their size or shape. Don't get me wrong, I think it's a breath of fresh air — so many of us, especially young girls, could do with the self-esteem boost — but it has reached the point where, instead of learning to feel good about ourselves and worry less about our appearance, women are being scared into silence.
Susann Reid (pictured) who was once warned about her weight by a doctor, claims it's important to discuss staying healthy A recent survey found that a quarter of young women are too scared to discuss dieting because they fear being branded ‘anti-feminist'. Apparently, as feminists, we are not supposed to be concerned about our weight. Oh, giày da bò nam tphcm how I wish this were true. Meanwhile, one of Britain's top ballet dancers said that the effects of fat-shaming are so damaging that it should be treated like racism.
She's backed up by 100 academics, who say weight-based prejudice is rife. The NHS, they claim, leaves the overweight feeling stigmatised and shamed. There's no doubt there is terrible fat-shaming from some quarters. It's something I often argue about with Piers on Good Morning Britain — he agrees with American comedian Bill Maher, who says ‘shame is the first step in reform', whereas I reject that notion because feeling bad can drive comfort eating.
RELATED ARTICLES Previous 1 Next EXCLUSIVE: VREE the nipple! Singer Caroline Vreeland blasts... Preparing to bunker down to dodge coronavirus? Thrifty mum... Share this article Share Yet Jeremy Clarkson wants to harness fat-shaming to prevent obesity in children. He wrote over the weekend: giày nam cao cấp ‘I would urge the thin and the good-looking to step up their fat attacks. Blow out your cheeks when passing us in the street. Because if we, the grown-ups, stop being fat, then it's likely our children will stop being fat as well.' But surely anyone who's ever tried to lose weight knows this approach is nonsense.
There's nothing positive about being humiliated for your size. Take it from me — my weight has been a talking point in the Press and on social media, and I've always been honest about the fact I find it hard to maintain the shape you see on TV. Emotional eating is part of the problem, as it often is for those who struggle with their weight. I am guilty of eating at times of stress or to reward myself for hard work. Susanna argues it's nonsense to accuse someone who discusses staying healthy as 'fat-shaming' (file image) But there's a difference between Clarkson making jokes about commenting on other people's weight, and health professionals being able to give sensible advice.
The fast-growing body positivity movement encourages women to feel happy with their bodies, whatever their size or shape. Don't get me wrong, I think it's a breath of fresh air — so many of us, especially young girls, could do with the self-esteem boost — but it has reached the point where, instead of learning to feel good about ourselves and worry less about our appearance, women are being scared into silence.
Susann Reid (pictured) who was once warned about her weight by a doctor, claims it's important to discuss staying healthy A recent survey found that a quarter of young women are too scared to discuss dieting because they fear being branded ‘anti-feminist'. Apparently, as feminists, we are not supposed to be concerned about our weight. Oh, giày da bò nam tphcm how I wish this were true. Meanwhile, one of Britain's top ballet dancers said that the effects of fat-shaming are so damaging that it should be treated like racism.
She's backed up by 100 academics, who say weight-based prejudice is rife. The NHS, they claim, leaves the overweight feeling stigmatised and shamed. There's no doubt there is terrible fat-shaming from some quarters. It's something I often argue about with Piers on Good Morning Britain — he agrees with American comedian Bill Maher, who says ‘shame is the first step in reform', whereas I reject that notion because feeling bad can drive comfort eating.
RELATED ARTICLES Previous 1 Next EXCLUSIVE: VREE the nipple! Singer Caroline Vreeland blasts... Preparing to bunker down to dodge coronavirus? Thrifty mum... Share this article Share Yet Jeremy Clarkson wants to harness fat-shaming to prevent obesity in children. He wrote over the weekend: giày nam cao cấp ‘I would urge the thin and the good-looking to step up their fat attacks. Blow out your cheeks when passing us in the street. Because if we, the grown-ups, stop being fat, then it's likely our children will stop being fat as well.' But surely anyone who's ever tried to lose weight knows this approach is nonsense.
There's nothing positive about being humiliated for your size. Take it from me — my weight has been a talking point in the Press and on social media, and I've always been honest about the fact I find it hard to maintain the shape you see on TV. Emotional eating is part of the problem, as it often is for those who struggle with their weight. I am guilty of eating at times of stress or to reward myself for hard work. Susanna argues it's nonsense to accuse someone who discusses staying healthy as 'fat-shaming' (file image) But there's a difference between Clarkson making jokes about commenting on other people's weight, and health professionals being able to give sensible advice.