Cosmo’s No More Fat Talk Campaign
It’s time to end the weight obsession.
Are you guilty of using the ‘F’ word? You know, when you tell yourself you’re looking ‘fat’, or tell a friend she’s looking
‘fat’ in those jeans, or giggle about a celebrity’s thighs being ‘fat’? Well, that’s exactly the word you need to banish from your vocabulary. Why? Because that one, single word is seriously hurting you! When you say mean things about your body, you’re hurting your self-esteem. And harshing on other women’s bodies does the exact same thing. “That
yardstick you use to judge their so-called flaws is the same one you use to judge your own,” says psychologist Sheenah Hankin, PH.D., author of Complete Confidence. Which is why Cosmo wants to put out a message, saying that it’s time to stop referring to yourself or any other women as ‘fat’. And as all our celebrity friends who support
the campaign tell us, it’s ultimately all about being fit and healthy!
JACQUELINE FERNANDEZ
“I’ve felt pressure to be thin and it is annoying. For us, there is extra stress because we have to face the camera and look good, always. We kind of live in an era where everything is about weight. So whenever we see someone, we see them physically first and judge—we all do it, but it’s so wrong! I feel women should not have to worry about being fat or thin, just live life king-size.”
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SAMEERAAMEERA REDDY
“Isn’t it sad how weight can govern a woman’s self-worth? It is a fact that many women try to stay skinny with trend diets, and put immense pressure on their bodies to keep up. I felt more healthy as a voluptuous girl, but the fact is that our society applauds the thin and mocks the fat. But I am ready to change myself and not be a conformist; it is going to be tough, but it’s not impossible.”
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SON SONIYA MEHRA
“Just be happyh and comfortable with yourself, no matter hoow big or small you are—that’s the only way to ennd fat talk. Being confident in your own skin alwayys makes you a winner, irrespective of your size or circumference! Plus, when in doubt, remembeer this: men nearly always prefer curvy women ovver bone-thin ones.”