Now people, let’s get things straight. It is never okay to body shame anyone, let alone mothers whose bodies have gone through a lot of changes during pregnancy and after giving birth. Mothers deserve so much respect! Not just because of the physical changes that they had to endure but primarily because they are the main caretakers of… humans. Yes, nothing less than humans.
In our present society, social media makes it easy for people to throw unkind words toward other people primarily because the bullying or shaming is done virtually, meaning the perpetrator’s identity can remain anonymous for as long as he/she wants. Furthermore, aside from maintaining anonymity in social media, these bullies are also empowered in such platforms as they also see a lot of other people doing it, so some are also just following others’ lead.
These bullies and body shamers just throw out unkind words to anyone, with no regard to how the recipient of such words will feel. But what they would never know is the severity of the emotional damage that they could cause to their victims. Body shaming is so rampant these days and even celebrities are not spared. Here are a few celebrity mothers who have experienced body shaming first-hand. See how such bad comments have affected them and the best part, also see how each has regained their composure and fought back against these body shamers.
Beauty queen and actress Lara Quigaman-Alcaraz recently gave birth to her second child. In the photo below, she courageously shows her post-partum body with her newborn.
DJ Nicole Hyala shared one of her pregnancy photos flaunting her very pregnant body. She went on to share that she has a developing umbilical hernia.
Blogger and social media influencer Patty Laurel-Filart is now a mother of two. In her post below, she shared how badly she was affected with the body-shaming comment she got from a follower.
Take the words of these strong mothers to heart and let’s all walk proudly with our chins up despite the stretch marks and other body changes. Let’s disregard negative comments and just be happy about our body. We gave birth to humans, what would they expect! As Patty Laurel puts it, it’s the only body we’ve got so might as well enjoy it. Be proud, mommas!
Sources: Lara Quigaman-Alcaraz’s Instagram, Nicole Hyala’s Instagram, Patty Laurel-Filart’s Instagram
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