body-shaming

noun

body-sham·ing ˈbä-dē-ˌshā-miŋ

variants or body shaming

: the act or practice of subjecting someone to criticism or mockery for supposed bodily faults or imperfections

Far from being isolated incidents, these jokes … only highlight the fact that body-shaming is very much a problem among men as well as women, with public figures deemed "fair game" when it comes to criticisms of their appearance.—

Philip Ellis

body-shaming adjective

body-shaming comments

body-shaming bullies

Examples of body-shaming in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Lizzo seemed to be responding to both the allegations and the body-shaming in her post on Friday. —

Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2024 People were so mean, even just in terms of body-shaming. —

Keaton Bell, Vogue, 9 Feb. 2024 Kate Winslet refuses to let years of body-shaming define her. —

Shania Russell, EW.com, 11 Sep. 2023 Tracy and her mother Edna also fight class bias, bullying, body-shaming and the withering looks of buffoonish authority figures. —

Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 13 Jan. 2024 The film culminates in an incident of body-shaming that comes close to sadistic slapstick. —

Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 10 Jan. 2024 Carlson has also fought against body-shaming, as the former Miss America winner was once scrutinized as heavy for her less-than-100-lbs. —

Marisa Sullivan, Peoplemag, 4 Dec. 2023 The exchange prompted accusations of misgendering and body-shaming on social media. —

Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019 The American Pie star has previously slammed some of the body-shaming she’s gotten over the years. —

Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 25 Oct. 2023

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