Our society is so obsessed with women looks, that it leaves no chance to make us feel less and inadequate. You are either too thin or too fat or too tall or too short or too dark or too fair! We are told on multiple occasions that we are not enough! While this constant shaming shatters confidence of many women, there are few who take a stand against it!
Recently a bride, Dr Tanaya Narendra AKA Dr Cuterus, popular among millennials for her informative posts around sexual health, sex myths and more – shared a powerful note on being body-shamed by friends, families, and even bridal stores. She named one of the popular designer – Tarun Tahiliani’s Ambawatta outlet in her post as well. This post has gone viral for all the right reasons as it has started the much-needed conversation around fat shaming in society in general and in the fashion industry in particular. (Also Read: Harassed By Boyfriend For Weight, This Woman Became Lakme Fashion Week Model; Proving Beauty Isn’t About Weight)
In her powerful post, she mentioned:
“There is SO much pressure on people to lose weight before their wedding – I had that too. Family friends would ask why I wasn’t “dieting” before my wedding (in a span of one month lmao). Some even went out of their way to send me “slimming teas”. Bridal stores would body shame (looking at you, Ambawatta @taruntahiliani {yeah, that was a massive shame, because I’d wanted to wear a Tarun T to my wedding since I was 12. Never going there again. [also what’s with these big designers being afraid of big boobs? I cannot sing enough praises for the guys at @anitadongre, who managed to make a beautifully fitting, and genuinely lovely lehenga, all in a span of three weeks!]}) and all kinds of weird comments were thrown at me about my “double chin” and “belly showing in the lehenga haww”.
But you know what? Fuck that. Fuck all that. Look at me, how happy I am. Double chin and all. Just look at me. And that’s all that matters – my closest friends, my lovely family, and my boy love me for who I am. And most importantly, I love me for who I am.
And that’s the biggest learning I can share from my wedding. Enjoy it, because happy brides are the best brides.”
Also Read: How Anita Dongre Built A Global Fashion Empire: From Two Sewing Machines To 100 Stores
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After reading this powerful note, many netizens came forward to share similar experiences:
Not just brides, our society body shame every single woman. It is a high time society stops holding woman accountable to its unrealistic beauty goals. We are tired of being shamed for how we look, how we laugh, how we smile and what kind of clothes we wear!
Also Read: Tortured For Her Weight By To-Be Husband & His Mother, How This Brave Woman Stood For Her Dignity
Dear Society, stop fat shaming us! Because happy women are the best women!
