{"id":43079,"date":"2015-09-02T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-09-02T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/43079\/fat-talk-in-lebanon-the-consequences-of-body-shaming"},"modified":"2023-08-11T04:25:52","modified_gmt":"2023-08-11T04:25:52","slug":"fat-talk-in-lebanon-the-consequences-of-body-shaming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/43079\/fat-talk-in-lebanon-the-consequences-of-body-shaming\/","title":{"rendered":"Fat Talk in Lebanon: The Consequences of Body Shaming"},"content":{"rendered":"<big>Down to one pair of jeans, I was forced against my better judgment to go shopping for some new clothes in Beirut.  Thus came the dreaded first-and-last-time shopping experience as a female, who let\u2019s say, is a little more fluffy than your average. <br \/>  <br \/>  \u201cHi. Do you carry my size here?\u201d The saleswoman takes a look at me. Twice. Her eyes marking my body from top to bottom. \u201cLa2 habibi\u2026LA2!\u201d she said, in the most de-humanizing way possible. <br \/>  <br \/>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/43079-250x176.png\" width=\"100%\"><br \/>  <br \/>  It\u2019s easy to blame the media. Many say the import of Western culture into Lebanon has negatively affected the way we perceive ourselves and others in Lebanon. That thin is in and fluffy is out. But that\u2019s too easy. <br \/>  <br \/>  I remember having morning coffee with my elders during our family summer vacations in Lebanon. As a child, I recounted over and over again how many times I had been ridiculed for my weight. I was only seven years old. What business do you have discussing a s-e-v-e-n year old\u2019s body? <br \/>  <br \/>  Yes, I get it. Here in Lebanon, discussing a person\u2019s weight is akin to any other introductory conversation, such as the weather or the news. But when the focus on image starts at such a young age, it can only produce detrimental effects on the person\u2019s mental health. See, just because \u201cweight talk\u201d has become normalized in Lebanese society still doesn\u2019t falsify what it is: ridicule. It\u2019s not any less cruel in my book, and it certainly won\u2019t break off the affects of such a no-win situation in which you are made to feel weak, and in turn, endure pain and suffering. <br \/>  <br \/>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/43079-1.png\" width=\"100%\"><br \/>  <br \/>  Want to train your child to attain negative thought patterns and become insanely tormented with his or her appearance? The formula is a piece of cake [not literally; that might pack on a couple pounds]: you gotta get \u2018em while they\u2019re young! Take Beirut\u2019s salons, for example, the target market audience? Children. Apparently, after noticing that many of the mothers were taking their daughters to high-end beauty salons, the owner of a children\u2019s salon saw an opportunity. \u201cSometimes I get a group of four or five girls who reserve the spa room for two hours and they just pamper themselves with make-up, manicures, facials, <a href=\"https:\/\/now.mmedia.me\/lb\/en\/reportsfeatures\/the_next_beautiful_generation_\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\">she said<\/a>. <br \/>  <br \/>  <a href=\"https:\/\/now.mmedia.me\/lb\/en\/reportsfeatures\/in_lebanon_thin_is_in\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\">And the results? A fear-based dissatisfaction with the self<\/a>: A 2004 study conducted at the American University of Beirut found that out of 954 students interviewed, only 6.1 percent were overweight, yet 52.9 percent wanted to lose weight and 61 percent aspired to be thinner, reported NOW News. <br \/>  <br \/>  So, continue criticizing the young until they\u2019re old enough to receive therapy \u2013 that is, cosmetic surgery. Punctuate the importance of appearance; tell your son or daughter how beautiful he or she is compared to his or her plain-looking classmates. Emphasize the importance of the beauty ideal so that your child grows up believing that\u2019s the real stuff that matters. Go on. You\u2019re only affecting generations upon generations, and in turn, a large portion of Lebanese, who are absorbed and drowning in their cosmetic beauty remedies: plumping up their lips, erasing away their facial wrinkles, and having a butt so bubbly that even Cristiano Ronaldo\u2019s football looks flat.<\/big><br \/>      <figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"176\" data-id=\"416273\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/43079-250x176.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-416273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/43079-250x176.png 250w, https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/43079.png 467w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/figure><\/figure>    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