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“ It was freshers week and there was so much pressure on nights out to look good, and make the best first impressions. One evening all the girls were in one person’s room, all getting ready together. We were swapping clothes when one girl grabbed her top back from another claiming “oh no you can't borrow my clothes. You’re too fat. You’ll stretch them and I can’t wear them again.” She left the room, and we could hear her cry on the phone later on. I’m ashamed I never called that out then.

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“ At a family bbq, my mother handed pizza, burgers, etc round for all the guests. When she got to me she stopped and said "now, you don't need this, you'll get fat and we can't have that. You need to look good". Everyone in the room heard and said anything. I was by no means overweight in the slightest. I am a size 10. I don't think I'll ever get over that.

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“ I get a lot of shame for not looking or dressing like an "ideal" guy with a load of muscles and tight fit tops. I like to dress up in colourful clothing but people say I look homosexual all the time. This just reinforces unhealthy stereotypes toward how straight men should look and act, and how anyone who differs from the usual is "gay" just because they're different.

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“ I get stared at or called names all the time. “See that FAT lady" I try not to show that I heard them and carry on but gets to me every time. I have been ‘told off’ about being BIG ever since I can remember - family, relatives, friends, colleagues - everyone has something to say. “Have you tried this? Or that?" ”Girls shouldn’t be BIG!”

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“ I love it when you straighten your hair - it looks like you've made an effort for once.

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“ Let me introduce you to foundation - a ‘spotty’ girl’s best friend.

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“ "Wow, you've got a 'lard-arse' - never thought you'd be bigger than me". I was 8-months pregnant, but still ashamed.

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“ Your belly is like a muffin top over your jeans.

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“ When I first started shaving I never knew I had to shave my knees too, I'll never forget when a boy asked me what was wrong with them when he noticed them in a morning assembly - I was upset and embarrassed and desperate to go home all day.

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“ Do you need to eat that? Haven't you had enough?

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“ Everyone in our family has big thighs, you have them too. It's just the way we are.

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“ You're just so bony and skinny. You look like a concentration camp survivor.

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“ Someone at school pointed out that my tooth was 'twisted'. I later got braces to fix it.

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“ “Men should be with women who have curves.” Being body shamed by a grown woman because she is jealous that the man she wants likes you instead is abhorrent. I hate to admit but it got to me.

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“ Girls don't have moustaches.

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“ You can't be a gymnast, you're not pretty enough.

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“ *Touches my leg* "Just checking if you've started to shave yet." I was in junior school.

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“ You're so skinny, you look so gormless.

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“ "You're spiky like a velcro strip." - Said by everyone in my family at some point.

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“ Oh she looks so old, she's not looked after herself at all.

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“ "Oh that mole is really sticking out now... visit your GP, they'll take it off." - Said by my mum.

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“ "Your problem is you're always snacking. If you stop picking you could lose some weight." - Said by my husband.

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“ You should think about losing some weight, you'd be so attractive if you did.

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“ I prefer it when girls don't wear as much make up as you. Why would I find someone attractive when I can't see their face properly?

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“ No one will take you seriously with eyebrows like that.

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“ Girls like you shouldn't wear crop-tops.

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“ "Oi, thick thighs"

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“ "You should shave that." As he points to my upper lip.

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“ "Ew, your legs are so hairy." I was nine.

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“ "Surely it's not feminine to have a six pack." Father to daughter.

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“ From school - "I'm going to call you Pugwash because you are fat like him."

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“ "Fat b*****d" - A cat call from a group of lads in a passing car.

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“ "Why are you so fat?" - From a 9 year old goddaughter.

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“ "You need to stop eating McDonalds." - From my dad.

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“ Haha you've got monkey boobs.

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“ You look like a pregnant boy.

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“ You look like a man child.

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“ I really like her outfit but she hasn't really got the body type for it.

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“ No offence, but I'm glad I didn’t end up ginger.

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“ I can't believe you don’t have a thigh gap.

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“ You're just not pretty - it's not in your genes.

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“ "Guys don't date girls they wouldn't necessarily beat in a fight, you're just too big."

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“ You could look so nice if you made an effort.

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“ Being gifted laser hair removal as my 18th birthday present from my mum.

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“ "Would you like me to do your eyebrows for you?" - Said by the 10 year old I was babysitting.

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“ Girls with freckles will never be pretty.

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“ You really need to shave your legs.

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“ At least you lost weight, if you'd gained it you'd be worse off.

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“ Look at you - you have no control over yourself. You are pathetic.

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“ "It's a shame about her face as she has an amazing body" - Said by a friend.

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“ "You are definitely overweight and need to lose weight." - Said to me when I was 11 years old by a grown woman.

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“ I always describe my mother as being round and having troll feet! I do it in a joking way and she truly does not mind but I am wondering if this gives a negative signal to my children that shaming is okay as long as it's funny.

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“ He has a face like half a pound of slapped tripe!

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“ "You'll have to dye your hair now as you have a few grey hairs." - A colleague

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“ "Ah you've straightened your hair - it's nice to see you make an effort." - Said by my manager on a night out.

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“ Overhearing colleagues talking about how disgusting under arm hair is - and shaming people who let theirs grow.

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“ My boyfriend's mom, when I was 15, said that she had never been as big as me even when she was pregnant.

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“ You would be so attractive if you lost some weight.

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“ Brush your eyebrows, you look messy.

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“ You look too thin.

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