50 Women Share Their Earliest Memories Of Being Body-Shamed and Their Stories Are Heartbreaking

Do you remember the first time you were ever body-shamed? These women do.

Ariana

• Published in Interesting
• November 6, 2020

Oiselle is a Seattle-based athletic apparel company which is made by women for women. Sally Bergensen, the CEO, recently took to Twitter to share a very sad story from her childhood that involved some pretty heartbreaking body-shaming.

Her story is one that, despite happening when she was a twelve-year-old teenage girl, is something she has carried well into adulthood. She used the hashtag #TheySaid, which soon birthed the hashtag, #SheReplied, and is accompanied by an influx of women who began sharing their earliest storied of being body-shamed.

The stories are all absolutely heartbreaking and tragic. They're also a little triggering, but definitely something that is worth reading to make sure you are always careful with your words when it comes to speaking to people about their body.

Diet Cokes...

Anorexia.

If you lose weight...

Coach Robinson.

All the girls...

Wrong body...

Medical side-effects

Meat on your bones

Lower your standards

Bikini

'Fat'

Embarrassed by you

Chub-bub

She can't be a model

I hope they keep growing...

Girls who want my body...

I didn't eat..

Hanging out with a fat chick...

$1 for 5lbs

There's a reason he's an ex...

Well, she weights that much now.

Suck in your stomach...

You need to lose weight!

Just stop eating...

You just need to lose some weight...

I'll pay for surgery...

Pizza is always a good idea...

Why aren't you skinny?

You'd be thin!

I've never gotten over that...

Anorexic by 14.

One for each neck...

Suck in that gut!

No one likes fat girls.

I quit the team

Your sister only put on 10lbs

Re-take your graduation pictures...

It WAS working...

You must throw up!

First year at a new school...

The boys will run away...

The summer before junior high...

Just think if you lost weight...

A bridesmaid

You'd look prettier with makeup...

4 years old!

Hercules

At least try...

Do you?

Thai boxing instead!

Ariana