Body shaming became prevalent in the last decade; Trolls have to stop being vicious
Body shaming became prevalent in the last decade; Trolls have to stop being vicious
Malaika Arora Khan tweeted last week after shaming her sister Amrita for gaining weight: “It’s useless to shame anyone.” Of course, the trolls did what they do best.
After her red carpet appearance at Cannes last month, Aishwarya Rai was in the news for her ‘botox looks’. Trolls ‘label’ them wisdom‘ (old) and aunt and said that the treatment of fillers went wrong for her and as a result she lost her charm.
Amrita gave a befitting reply on Instagram: “So much hated on my weight gain! I bought it…. I love it… my weight is my problem! Since when has everything become an issue for everyone.”
Kareena Kapoor Khan, who is ashamed of her looks, also gave a wacky reply: “ wisdom To insult?? Coz to me it’s just a word… a word that means old? Yes, we are older… and wiser… but you are nameless, faceless, ageless? And so are your people.”
When netizens show insensitivity, the diva is within her right to take a brutal stand against trolls for the sake of their emotional well-being, says Dr Kersey Chavda, psychiatry consultant at PD Hinduja Hospital, Mumbai.
‘They are too weak’
Beauty and power are a major mix but celebrities often pay the price for their popularity. It is not easy for anyone to remain carefree when they are ridiculed. Celebrities may put up a bold front of being unaffected, but they are also human beings. Dr. Chavda says, “Besides being a public figure, they are also a partner, parent, sibling or friend and as vulnerable as anyone else on a good or bad day.” But for them, much less attention is paid to their emotional health than to what their job demands. They are randomly lashed out for their looks and outfits but does anyone care to quell their suffering? Dr Chavda asks.
Psychiatrists, psychologists, fitness trainers and nutritionists state that genetic and environmental factors contribute to personality, continuity and change. Both the person who is bullied and the person who is bullied need help; However, this is not something to be said or done in our society.
There is tremendous pressure on celebrities to keep their bodies in good shape and size. To live relentlessly to perform flawlessly, they tolerate hidden stress while ignoring their physical and mental health, depression and anxiety issues, says Dr. Priyadarshan K, Senior Consultant, Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery, Fortis Hospital, Bengaluru. We do.
To deal with the ordeal of faceless trolls, it is not mandatory, but at times it may be better to seek help. When people come to them for cosmetic enhancements, they engage in lengthy conversations to gain insight into any past or present mental health issues. Event. “If I think they need medical attention, I send them for evaluation and consultation before surgery,” he says, adding that most of them have a clear idea, however, of what they want. It is trolls who have impaired empathy, especially when it comes to understanding and experiencing other people’s feelings. So, is there a special way to deal with them?
The intervention is situational but the idea should not be to reinforce their behavior, says Dr Sahir Jamati, consultant psychologist and psychiatrist at Mumbai’s Masina Hospital. For example, Aishwarya Rai’s tactic of implicit silence also works because the more you display your hurt or anger, the more you feed on their entertainment as trolls are always hungry for attention and reaction, and lack of acceptance. Seek, not resolve, they say.
An entire community is probably waiting to see how celebrities handle trolls. Body neutrality, body positivity, body respect, body confidence – as part of the global campaign #fatacceptance – have allowed women to make peace with their bodies.
Being fat is not a moral failure, but obsession with body shape is a waste. Gender stereotyping is a trope that we are well aware of and, therefore, need to focus more on accepting body feeling than obsessing over before and after photos of beach-ready bodies and diets . Says Dr. Priyadarshan, “Trolls can be controlled even better when the degree of happiness and healing of the mind are better.”