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Body Shaming

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The World Wasn’t Always This Fat Phobic We often use the phrase "we are our own worst critic" to explain when we are too harsh on ourselves. Most people have a natural urge to always be better, quicker, and stronger, but this desire for perfection can have severe mental health effects, particularly when it comes to our physical appearances. Oversized characters are frequently depicted in the media as the show's funny story, resulting in "fat jokes" and a severe form of self-doubt known as body shaming. Parents, siblings, friends, opponents, and classmates all engage in body shaming, which is frequently depicted in the media. "Can you tell me why she's wearing that?" It's not at least flattering." Or “I am so ugly compared to her I will never find a date” are common thoughts and phrases used that are examples of body shaming.   Bad comments against someone's body size or shape can be extremely harmful to them, resulting in low self-este...
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Gender identity

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               Blog : Gender Identity in Higher Education and                                        Research Institutions “There is no gender identity behind the expression of gender…identity is performativity constituted by the very 'expressions' that are said to be its results ." Imagine you are an 18-year old student, entering University for the first time. You arrive early for the Orientation Sessions; you get in line to receive your Welcome Package. The place is fully crowded with people you’ve never met before. Everything is new, scary, and exciting. It is finally your turn: they hand you over a folder with your student ID card, health insurance papers, a map of the campus, your email account details, and the schedule of your classes. The person handing you the folder looks at you, then looks at your ID photo, reads your name, and stares at ...
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                                    The World Wasn’t Always This Fat Phobic Most of us are potential victims of ‘body shaming’ – the widespread phenomenon of receiving cruel feedback when our bodies don’t meet the unrealistic beauty standards of our time. We spend our time lost in self-critical thoughts, despising our body and comparing ourselves unfavourably to others. In a survey of adolescents in grades 9 to 12, more than 59% of females and 29% of males were trying to ‘lose weight’. Over 18% of girls and 8% of boys had, in the last 30 days, gone without food for 24 hours or more – just to lose weight. 95% of people with eating disorders fall between the ages of 12 and 25. There are various reasons why people of my age are targeted, including: we’re too young to realise what’s ‘right’ or ‘wrong’ for our health; we’re so easily influenced by celebrities and ...
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racism

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                                                                                                                                   RACISM                                 The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it. In a world with different skin, hair, noses, and just appearance in general, Racism is a big part of it. People in every ethnic background make racist statements about each other, such as blacks to white and Hispanics to blacks, so on and so forth. Racism is not even a word; ...
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                                                                                                Soziale Medien Social media, angel or devil? What is social media? Social media refers to websites and applications that are designed to allow people to share content quickly, efficiently, and in real-time. The ability to share photos, opinions, events, etc in real-time has transformed the way we live and, also, the way we do business. Social Media is a tool that is becoming quite popular these days because of its user-friendly features. Social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and more are giving people a chance to connect with each other across distances. In other words, the whole world is at our fingertips all thanks t...
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