body shaming
Criticizing others' appearances
Body shaming is criticizing or mocking someone's physical appearance, especially their weight or shape.
The term emerged from movements against unrealistic beauty standards and the harassment of people whose bodies don't conform to them: She was body-shamed online for posting bikini photos.
Body shaming can target those considered overweight or underweight, too muscular or not muscular enough.
Unjust differential treatment
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- biasUnfair inclination or prejudice
- stereotypeFixed oversimplified notion
- marginalizationRelegation to powerless periphery
stigmatization · dehumanization · sizeism · weight stigma · fatphobia · ableism · colorism · exclusion
Aggressive, unwanted targeting
- mockeryScornful ridicule or travesty
- tauntingInsulting to provoke
- ridiculeContemptuous mocking treatment
- teasingPlayful, mild ridicule
cyberbullying · trolling · insults · humiliation · fatphobia · name-calling · public humiliation · comments
Cultural criteria for attractiveness
- diet cultureBelief system prioritizing thinness
- media influenceNews outlets shaping views
- social mediaOnline content-sharing platforms
- photoshopDigitally manipulate images
filters · thinspiration · fitspiration · weight loss · cosmetic surgery · advertising · celebrity culture · fashion industry
One's sense of worth
- self-consciousnessUncomfortable awareness of oneself
- inadequacyState of being insufficient
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- comparisonAssessment of similarities
self-doubt · vulnerability · perfectionism · dysmorphia · dissatisfaction · self-criticism · self-perception
Self-conscious unease
- humiliationLoss of dignity
- guiltMoral self-reproach
- self-loathingIntense disgust toward oneself
- disgraceLoss of honor
mortification · hiding · covering up · avoidance · eating disorders · disordered eating · emotional eating · self-harm
Judgment of faults
- disapprovalUnfavorable opinion expressed
- scrutinyClose, careful examination
- faultfindingSeeking out imperfections
- condemnationSevere disapproval expressed formally
censure · disparagement · disdain · contempt · scorn · moral judgment · commenting · critiquing
discrimination
Unjust differential treatment
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- biasUnfair inclination or prejudice
- stereotypeFixed oversimplified notion
marginalization · stigmatization · dehumanization · sizeism · weight stigma · fatphobia · ableism · colorism · exclusion · othering
harassment
Aggressive, unwanted targeting
- mockeryScornful ridicule or travesty
- tauntingInsulting to provoke
- ridiculeContemptuous mocking treatment
teasing · cyberbullying · trolling · insults · humiliation · fatphobia · name-calling · public humiliation · comments · cruelty
beauty standards
Cultural criteria for attractiveness
- diet cultureBelief system prioritizing thinness
- media influenceNews outlets shaping views
- social mediaOnline content-sharing platforms
photoshop · filters · thinspiration · fitspiration · weight loss · cosmetic surgery · advertising · celebrity culture · fashion industry · before-and-after
self-esteem
One's sense of worth
- self-consciousnessUncomfortable awareness of oneself
- inadequacyState of being insufficient
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
comparison · self-doubt · vulnerability · perfectionism · dysmorphia · dissatisfaction · self-criticism · self-perception
embarrassment
Self-conscious unease
- humiliationLoss of dignity
- guiltMoral self-reproach
- self-loathingIntense disgust toward oneself
disgrace · mortification · hiding · covering up · avoidance · eating disorders · disordered eating · emotional eating · self-harm · depression
criticism
Judgment of faults
- disapprovalUnfavorable opinion expressed
- scrutinyClose, careful examination
- faultfindingSeeking out imperfections
condemnation · censure · disparagement · disdain · contempt · scorn · moral judgment · commenting · critiquing · nitpicking
- body culturebeauty standards, physical appearance, self-image, fitness culture, diet culture
- body imageself-perception, self-esteem, curves, musculature, dissatisfaction
- sexismsexism, gender discrimination, sex discrimination, gender bias, male privilege
- cyberbullyingcyberbullying, online harassment, targeted harassment, doxxing, threats
- social stigmasmental illness stigma, disability stigma, addiction stigma, divorce stigma
- weight biasfatphobia, weight stigma, weight discrimination, size discrimination, sizeism
body shamingbody acceptance
Comfort with one's physique
fat acceptance · body liberation · body neutrality · non-judgment
body, shame, ashamed, bodily, shameful, embody, shamed, shaming, unashamed