I want to recall a particular incident where one of my colleagues body shamed me. We were having an argument about his work performance and during this time period, we weren’t speaking. Instead of apologising and addressing this as a responsible colleague should, he used it to try and bully as well as body shame and abuse me.
One of the things that he did was make fun of my weight. In front of my managers. When I attempted to make space for one of my colleagues in a car, he laughed at me - the implication being that I was too overweight to make space for our other colleague. At another instance, he kept staring at my chest to try and trigger me to react in some way or another.
I want to acknowledge how incidents like these destroy the self esteem of women and erode their confidence. Pathetic, worthless man-children who have no real sense of self or self esteem attempt to troll women and make them feel less than themselves. I was a victim of one such troll. The experience was deeply embarrassing to me, as I felt as if I was being publicly shamed for something which has nothing to do with my work and never will. I felt as if I was being harassed for trying to stand up for myself - something that trolls are very good at.
To this pathetic troll, and all the others who body shame women, I want you to look in the mirror and see how pathetic you are. I want you to see what a stinking mess you are. You are a hopeless, worthless piece of garbage and you look ridiculous. Everyone thinks you’re a total clown and you know it. You’re not liked. You’re not appreciated and you never will be. Fuck you and fuck off, you worthless piece of shit. You belong in the trash bin where all the other trolls are you worthless loser.
#Trolls exist all around us. Name and shame these worthless, miserable people with no social life. Don’t let them get to you. Reclaim your mind, body, soul and spirit from the trolls around you.