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£1 SKINNY SHAMING VS. FAT SHAMING! ARE THEY CONSIDERED
NITIN PASSI: MISSGUIDED CEO ON: ‘#MAKEYOURMARK’ BODY POSITIVITY CAMPAIGN
THE SAME?
THATSSOMANDYQ
UP CLOSE & PERSONAL WITH HER SKINNY SHAMING EXPERIENCE
THE BEAUTY EDIT: HIGH END VS. HIGHSTEET
BE SUSTAINABLE THIS FALL: RE-WEAR YOUR ACCESSORIES DAY & NIGHT
NOVEMBER
MONTHLY
ISSUE 1 ONLY
£1 SKINNY SHAMING VS. FAT SHAMING! ARE THEY CONSIDERED
BE SUSTAINABLE THIS FALL: RE-WEAR YOUR ACCESSORIES DAY & NIGHT
THE SAME?
NITIN PASSI: MISSGUIDED CEO ON:
‘#MAKEYOURMARK’ BODY POSITIVITY CAMPAIGN
THE BEAUTY EDIT: HIGH END VS. HIGHSTEET THATSSOMANDYQ UP CLOSE & PERSONAL WITH HER SKINNY SHAMING EXPERIENCE
INTERVIEW IS SKINNY SHAMING PERCIEVED EQUALLY AS IMMORAL AS FAT SHAMING?
UP CLOSE & PERSONAL with youtube sensation ‘ThatsSoMandyQ’
Mandy then slowly shifted her Youtube channel from one aspect of her life to ALL of it. After exposing her life on the internet she realised that there was a negative stigma associated with her body image and in particular the way people would comment on her weight for being ‘too thin’ and ‘skeletal’. Mandy believes that there is a negative stigma associated with certain body types because of the way we are brought up, especially now during a time where social media is growing and looks are becoming a prevalent thing. “We are taught to believe that being skinny was healthy and fat was unhealthy; hence being skinny was perceived as being beautiful and fat was ugly. Whereas now I feel like there’s been a reverse, where being fat is beauty and thin is disgusting and sickly. We were taught that telling someone that they’re ‘fat’ is highly intrusive and offensive, but society was never told that calling someone under-weight “too thin” was equally as offensive.” She adds.
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e’re all aware that ‘fat-shaming’ is a highly inappropriate and frowned upon terminology used in today’s society. With recent public outrages from major fashion brands such as Victoria Secret and Chanel’s renowned Creative Director Karl Lagerfeld ridiculing individuals of a certain weight; being not thin enough to walk their fashion shows and thus ‘fat-shaming’ them. We’re intrigued about the flipside: skinny-shaming. Are they both seen as being equally as immoral? Why should it be considered outrageous to ridicule a person for being over-weight if it’s perceived to be socially adequate and acceptable to tease someone for being underweight? There’s a sense of double standards taking place here and we aren’t ok with it! We’ve spoken to YouTuber ‘ThatsSoManyQ’ - Mandy from Honolulu, Hawaii for her thoughts regarding the subject, as this is something she has openly expressed within her YouTube channel. Mandy is currently a student majoring within the creative media industry focusing on Graphic Design. “I love to make art and expressing myself creatively” she adds. Mandy first got into YouTube 9 years ago, observing a range of different YouTubers from make-up , fashion and art backgrounds before gripping the courage to make her own. Initially she began uploading make-up and fashion tutorials before realising that her niche was within creating art through drawing and graphic design.
the sensitive topic to light. One user adds: “So powerful, I experience this all the time! Finally someone made a video of this!”
“I started realising that since drawing is my first love, why not share that part of me with people online.”
Mandy has experienced skinny-shaming first hand, her entire life and believes it’s cruel, rude and misunderstood. “No-one should be
“Ultimately, every shape and size is beautiful so don’t let society change what you see in the mirror.”
“Being fat is seen as beautiful and perfection, whereas being thin is percieved as being disgusting and sickly!” criticised for what their body looks like, full stop!” Mandy’s experience has been a sensitive ordeal, from other students getting out measuring tapes to measure her arms and even asking her if she eats anything at all. The negative stigma associated with skinny-shaming needs to be highlighted and taken into account, as many people still believe it’s acceptable to speak in this disrespectful manner. “The reason I produced ‘On The Other Side’ was to highlight the issue of skinny-shaming and to encourage others that it isn’t ok!” On The Other Side is a short video about skinny-shaming, Mandy created to reinforce the message across to society to break the stigma. The video has been well received across social media with others thanking Mandy for bringing
In a society full of social media influencers and bloggers, more people like Mandy should take a stand and use their platforms to end negative criticisms. Judging one another for what our body’s look like is unfair and discriminating. Many people that are naturally thin can’t help it due to fast metabolisms and therefore it can be increasingly more aggravating for the individual faced with negative criticisms about their weight. Mandy explained that there’s been times where she has refused to go out wearing tight fitting clothing such as gym wear and swimsuits as she knows the negative attention that would wrongly attract. Mandy believes that if there were more magazines like Empower, that highlight and embrace ever single body type under the spectrum – more people would come to terms with different shapes and realise that there isn’t a right or wrong one. Often in traditional magazines women are faced with overly edited and unrealistic body images, what there needs to be more of is a diverse selection. Mandy believes this could contribute to the negative stigma associated with being skinny, as people are so used to seeing edited models within magazines that they’re in shock when it comes to seeing people who actually look like that in real life. Mandy finally adds: “Ultimately, every shape and size is beautiful so don’t let society change what you see in the mirror”.
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