Australian tennis nice Jelena Dokic has posted an inspiring physique picture message.
“Let’s speak about body-shaming!” she wrote.
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“No person must be body-shaming and scrutinizing anyone’s physique. PERIOD.”
Dokic mentioned she may speak “all day” concerning the topic, however narrowed her message down to 2 factors. “Simply because another person sees our our bodies as nothing else however a dimension quantity or how we glance in a bikini, it has nothing to do with our capabilities and our value,” she mentioned.
“If it did then that might imply that being a dimension 2 for instance, can be OK even when we had been a bully or a imply individual. It would not matter so long as we’re a dimension 2.
“But when we had been a dimension 18 however , variety, beneficiant one who works arduous, who has good morals and values and does good on this planet, effectively that would not matter as a result of that individual is a dimension 18, in order that they should be judged and made enjoyable of.
“How dangerous is that?”
Dokic fortunately revealed her personal dimension, saying it didn’t change the individual she is. “Dimension does not matter. It does not outline somebody’s value,” she mentioned.
“And by the best way, folks can all the time lose a little bit of weight they usually can get a bit fitter however for many who physique disgrace, they are going to all the time be unkind folks.
“I’m a dimension 16. Sure I’m. So does that imply I’m a foul individual? Does that outline my value? Do I should be checked out otherwise in comparison with somebody who’s a dimension 2?
“Undoubtedly not.
“All that issues is that I’m , hard-working, variety, empathetic and beneficiant human being.”
