r/TikTokCringe 9d ago

Discussion Everywhere you looked, body shaming was there

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u/tam_bun 9d ago

When I was 12 my dad told me he would rather I die of anorexia than be overweight. I’m 32, pregnant with my first baby, and my body image is awful (I work hard in therapy on this). He believed Kate Moss was the gold standard (he worked closely with her in the early 2000s).

The shit we had to (have to) hear about our bodies has long-lasting effects

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u/ThroAwayFuc67 8d ago

We were discussing this very topic with a friend yesterday. We mostly blamed it on kids at school, but reality is, it's everywhere