Types of Body Shaming: Height Shaming
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Chapter 1:
What Is Body Shaming?
Chapter 2:
What Are the Different Types of Body Shaming?
Sadly, there are many kinds of body shaming. Here’s a list of few of them.
Weight shaming- this can be skinny shaming or fat-shaming Height shaming- Shaming for being too short or too tall Hair color shaming- Yes, you heard that right. People experience shaming for having a less common hair color Shaming based on looks- People diagnosed with medical conditions such as vitiligo, psoriasis, etc. Shaming based on fashion- Having piercings, tattoos hair extensions. Unfortunately, this is just a shortlist of things that people experience body shaming. There are various types of body shaming. Since childhood, we are made to believe that outside appearance makes a reliable judge of a character. Especially, cartoons depict the villains who are evil and immoral as different, ugly, and deformed looking. As we grow up we tend to believe anybody who looks different is not good. Thus, Are we making children believe that one should look a certain way to be a good person?Chapter 3:
What Is Height Shaming?
Do you think humans have always had these kinds of notions for generations? Let’s have a look at it
Chapter 4:
Does Height Make You Superior ?
Chapter 5:
Harsh Reality of Height Shaming
Height is not in our control
This is the harsh reality of height shaming. Unlike other types of shaming such as fat-shaming. Where you can probably control your diet and exercise. On the contrary, with height shaming, the victim does such as lifestyle choices in their control. I am not saying that people who get body shamed for being fat or skinny have it any easier. Nevertheless, it is partially in their control to change how they look. Victims have no choice other than to find ways to deal with these height shamers. If you are a short man, even though you grow a beard or change your fashion. Your height does not change. It is the same for tall women. It is something that you need to live with your whole life. When a person is height shammed it leaves an emotional scar making them vulnerable to anxiety, depression, eating disorders, and other mental illness.
Views change based on age
An infant or a toddler views a person who is tall as associated with power and strength. Contrarily, in popular culture, we often see a tall teenager as being awkward and uncomfortable. Similarly, a short teen falls prey to bullies. He/she is assumed to be submissive and naive. Ironically the same tall teenager is more likely to get appreciated by peers and coworkers when he/she is an adult. Hence, height-based norms are different based on age. The same tall teenager will now as an adult be considered to be sociallydesirable. On the other hand, if the short teener is still a shortadult, he/she may experience different types of body shaming.
Chapter 6:
How Can You Become Body Positive?
Do you want to build your self-esteem and fix your body image issues? If yes, there is a perfect self-help course designed for you. At Epsychonline we have a series of self-help series including one on the title ”Body Image Concerns”. Please visit our Courses page to find it. You may want to read up a bit more on ” Stop body shaming- What needs to be done?” to get a better understanding of body shaming.
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