Sonakshi Sinha: Body shaming is as bad as racism, discrimination and bullying

Sonakshi Sinha has come a long way in regards to her physical appearance. From being an overweight kid to being called a curvy actress after making her debut in ‘Dabangg’ and now being her svelte best, the actress has worked hard and has proved to be quite an inspiration for everyone.

In a recent interview, the actress opened up about how she was never worried about her physical structure and also how body-shaming is the worst thing to happen to an individual.

“I think the result is my biggest motivation. I’ve always been a confident person, ever since my teenage years when I was at my heaviest. Very little of what people said about my weight affected me. I could only lose all that weight when I made up my own mind about it. I wanted to take a step towards being healthy,” she said.

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The actress further adds, “Body shaming is as bad as racism, discrimination and bullying. Society keeps telling us that it is good to look a certain way and anything other than that is bad or ugly. As women, we have been fed with images that convince us `thin is beautiful’. We don’t realise we all aren’t meant to look the same. Young girls at an impressionable age succumb to this pressure and it ruins their health. I would never want any girl to feel like that; and I will feel happy if I am able to influence even one person to be comfortable in her own skin. Whatever you are-tall, short, skinny, chubby-it is important to feel happy and not risk your health.”

The actress emphasised on the fact that body shaming in Bollywood is limited only to female actresses and not the males. “In my experience, and the field that I am in, body shaming is definitely directed to women far more. Men are given the freedom to look however they want to. Nobody calls an actor with a big bottom `thunder thighs’, but an actress is subject to such labels. The sad part is that certain sections of the media encourage this. I have been targeted on more than one occasion, and on more body parts than one. It’s important to rise over and above all the negativity and not let it affect you,” she concluded.

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