LANGUAGE ON "BODY SHAMING" IN SOCIAL MEDIA

What is your gender identity?

How much time do you spend on social media per day?

Had you heard a definition of "body shaming" before you experienced it yourself?

On which platforms is body shaming the most prevalent?

Have you ever observed "body shaming" on social media?

Do you agree that "body shaming" language is indicated only as hate speech?

In your opinion, which gender is mostly affected by "body shaming" language?

What are the most commonly used phrases that promote body shaming?

  1. don't know
  2. "you're so skinny." "a person like you shouldn't be wearing this or that."
  3. summer body
  4. facebook, instagram, twitter
  5. "she is pretty, but could be prettier if she lost a few kgs." "those clothes look fashionable only on skinny people." "is it ugly because she is fat or because the combination is actually ugly?" not a phrase, but people will body shame any plus-size person if they see them eating something the same as the skinny person would do.
  6. fatso

How can social media overcome body image issues?

  1. block them
  2. promote the production of less filtered images and more body-positive messages.
  3. it can't.
  4. because it is easy for information.
  5. spreading body positivity and showing more "real skin." however, i do not think we can ever overcome body image issues in social media, because it is deeply rooted in all the platforms.
  6. educate on the impact it could have on the recipient's end.
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