“Unfiltered and Fierce: How These Stars Turned Body Shaming into Empowering Comebacks!”
Jennifer Lawrence
In 2017, Jennifer Lawrence opened up about some of the ridiculous beauty standards that exist in Hollywood.
She said, “A female producer had me do a nude line-up with about five women who were much, much, thinner than me. We are stood side-by-side with only tape covering our privates. After that degrading and humiliating line-up, the female producer told me I should use the naked photos of myself as inspiration for my diet. I let myself be treated a certain way because I felt I had to for my career. I’m still learning that I don’t have to smile when a man makes me uncomfortable. Every human being should have the power to be treated with respect because they’re human.”
Mindy Kaling
Mindy Kaling takes issue with being called “real.” In Hollywood, it’s not good enough to be “real.” You have to be a fantasy.
Kaling wrote, “The fact of the matter is, I absolutely do try to conform to normal standards of beauty. I am just not remotely successful at it. I never want to be part of the problem. I want to always be as body-positive as girls hope that I am.”
Tyra Banks
Tyra Banks has made a career out of empowering women to accept and celebrate their “flaws.” She knows she has a bigger than average forehead, but she’s turned that “flaw” into an asset.
In what was named one of TV Guide‘s 60 Greatest Talk Show Moments of all time, Tyra Banks responded to negative commentary about her beach body with the now-iconic declaration: “Kiss my fat a**!” You tell ’em, Ty Ty.
