Intshukumo # yeNormalizeNormalBodies ihamba yintsholongwane kuzo zonke izizathu ezifanelekileyo

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Enkosi ngokuhamba komzimba, abafazi abaninzi bayazamkela iimilo zabo kwaye bayazishiya izimvo ezindala malunga nokuba kuthetha ukuthini ukuba "mhle". Amanqaku afana neAerie ancede isizathu ngokubonisa iimodeli ezahlukeneyo kwaye afunga ukuba akazukuphinda azibambe. Abasetyhini abanjengo-Ashley Graham kunye no-Iskra Lawrence banceda ukutshintsha imigangatho yobuhle ngokuba yinyani yabo, izihluzi ezingafakwanga kwaye ukufaka amanqaku eemvumelwano eziphambili zobuhle kunye neemagazini ezigubungelayo Vogue kwinkqubo. Lixesha lokuba abasetyhini (ekugqibeleni) bakhuthazwe ukuba babhiyozele imizimba yabo kunokuba batshintshe okanye bazive baneentloni ngabo.

Kodwa uMik Zazon, umseki we #NormalizeNormalBodies intshukumo kwi-Instagram, uthi kusekho abantu basetyhini abashiywe kule ncoko malunga nokulunga komzimba-abafazi abangayifanelanga iileyibhile ethi "skinny" kodwa abangazicingeli ngokwabo. "curvy" nokuba. Abasetyhini abawela kwindawo ethile phakathi kwezi zimbini iileyibhile abakaziboni iindidi zabo zomzimba ezimelwe kumajelo eendaba, uphikisa uZazon. Kwaye okona kubaluleke kakhulu, iincoko malunga nomzimba, ukwamkeleka ngokwakho, kunye nothando lwakho azisoloko zijolise kwaba bafazi, uZazon uxelela Ubume.

"Ukuhamba komzimba kulungile kubantu abanemizimba ebekelwe bucala," utshilo uZazon. "Kodwa ndiziva ngathi kukho indawo yokunika abasetyhini 'ngemizimba eqhelekileyo' ngaphezulu kwelizwi."

Ewe, igama elithi "eqhelekileyo" linokutolikwa ngeendlela ezininzi ezahlukeneyo, uphawula uZazon. “Ukuba ‘nobukhulu obuqhelekileyo’ kuthetha into eyahlukileyo kumntu wonke,” uyacacisa. Kodwa ndifuna ukuba abafazi bazi ukuba ukuba awuweli kudidi oludityanisiweyo, lwezemidlalo, okanye oluthe tye, ufanele ukuba yinxalenye yentshukumo yomzimba, nawe. (Inxulumene: Aba bafazi baSamkela isidima sabo kwintshukumo "engaphezulu kobude bam"

"Ndihlale kwimizimba eyahlukeneyo ebomini bam," wongeza uZazon. "Le ntshukumo yindlela yam yokukhumbuza abantu basetyhini ukuba uvumelekile ukuba ubonakalise njengoko unjalo. Awunyanzelekanga ukuba ubenomngundo okanye udidi ukuze uzive ukhululekile kwaye uqinisekile kulusu lwakho. Yonke imizimba yimizimba 'eqhelekileyo'. "

Oko intshukumo yeZazon yaqala malunga nonyaka ophelileyo, ngaphezulu kwama-21,000 abasetyhini basebenzise i- # Normalizormalbodies hashtag. Lo mbutho unike aba basetyhini iqonga lokwabelana ngenyaniso yabo kunye nethuba lokuba amazwi abo aviwe, utshilo uZazon. Imilo.

"BENDIHLALE ndingakhuselekanga malunga 'nokudipha kwam okhalweni'," kwabelwana ngelinye ibhinqa elisebenzisa le hashtag. "Kude kwaphakathi kwamashumi amabini eminyaka xa ndagqiba kwelokuba ndizithande kwaye ndiwolonge umzimba wam ngenxa yento eyiyo. Akukho nto igwenxa ngam okanye esinqeni sam, la ngamathambo am. Yindlela endakheke ngayo le kwaye ndiyiyo. umhle. Nawe unjalo." (Related: Andikho Mzimba Positive okanye Negative, Ndim Nje)

Omnye umntu osebenzise i-hashtag ubhale wathi: "Kusemncinci, sikhokelwa ukuba sikholelwe ukuba umzimba wethu awumhle ngokwaneleyo, okanye awonelanga kwaphela. Kodwa [umzimba] awuyiyo into yokonwaba komnye umntu okanye ukuthintelwa ifanele imigangatho yobuhle yoluntu. Umzimba wakho uneempawu ezininzi. Iimpawu ezingaphaya kobukhulu kunye nokumila." (Idibeneyo: UKatie Willcox Ufuna ukuba wazi ukuba ungaphezulu kakhulu kwinto oyibonayo kwisipili)

UZazon uthi uhambo lwakhe lobuqu kunye nomfanekiso womzimba wamkhuthaza ukuba enze i-hashtag. "Ndacinga ngento eyithathileyo ukuze ndenze isiqhelo somzimba wam," utshilo. "Kuthathe ixesha elide ukuba ndifike kule ndawo ndikuyo namhlanje."

Ukukhula njengembaleki, uZazon "wayesoloko enomzimba wezemidlalo," uyabelana. “Kodwa ndagqiba ekubeni ndiyeke yonke imidlalo ngenxa yengxubakaxaka nokwenzakala,” uyachaza. "Yayiyinto enkulu ukuzithemba kwam."

Nje ukuba ayeke ukuba ngumntu okhutheleyo, uZazon uthi waqala ukutyeba. “Ndandisitya ngendlela endandiyitya ngayo ngoku ndandisadlala imidlalo, ngoko ke iikhilogram zaziqhubeka zinkenenkene,” utsho. "Kungekudala kwaqala ukuziva ngathi ndilahlekelwe bubuntu bam." (Idibeneyo: Ngaba Uyawuthanda Umzimba Wakho Kwaye Usafuna Ukutshintsha?)

Ngokuhamba kweminyaka, uZazon waqala ukuziva engonwabanga kulusu lwakhe, utsho. Ngeli xesha lobuthathaka, wazifumana ekwinto ayichazayo njengolwalamano "oluhlukumezayo", wabelana. Ukutsala nzima kolo lwalamano lweminyaka emine lundichaphazele ngokwasemoyeni nangokomzimba, utshilo. "Ndandingazi ukuba ndingubani, kwaye ngokomzwelo, ndonakaliswe kakhulu. Ndandifuna nje ukuziva ndikwazi ukulawula, kwaye yilapho ndaqala ukuhamba ngemijikelezo ye-anorexia, i-bulimia, kunye ne-orthorexia." (Eyeleleneyo: Ukubaleka Kwandinceda Njani Ukoyisa ingxaki yam yokutya)

Nokuba ulwalamano luphelile, uZazon uqhubeke nokulwa neendlela zokutya ezingalunganga, utshilo. "Ndikhumbula ndijonge esipilini kwaye ndibona iimbambo zam ziphuma esifubeni sam," uyabelana. Ndandikuthanda ukuba 'lusu', kodwa ngelo xesha, umnqweno wam wokuphila wandenza ndaqonda ukuba kufuneka ndenze utshintsho."

Njengokuba wayesebenza ekubuyiseleni impilo yakhe, uZazon waqala ukwabelana ngokululama kwakhe nge-Instagram, uxelela Ubume. "Ndaqala ngokuthumela malunga nokuchacha kwam, kodwa emva koko kwaba ngaphezu koko," uyachaza. "Kwaba malunga nokwamkela zonke iinkalo zakho. Nokuba yayingamabala amadala abantu abadala, ukuzolula, ukungwevu phambi kwexesha-izinto ezinedemoni eluntwini-bendifuna abantu basetyhini baqonde ukuba zonke ezi zinto ziqhelekile."

Namhlanje, umyalezo weZazon uhambelana nabasetyhini kwihlabathi liphela, njengoko kungqinwa ngamashumi amawaka abantu abasebenzisa i-hashtag yakhe yonke imihla. Kodwa uZazon uyavuma ukuba akakakholelwa ncam ukuba ingakanani intshukumo esele ihambile.

“Ayisathethi ngam,” utsho njalo. "Imalunga naba bafazi bebeswele ilizwi."

Aba bafazi, nabo, banike uZazon umbono wakhe wokuxhobisa, utshilo. “Ngaphandle kokuqaphela, abantu abaninzi bagcina izinto ezithile ngobomi babo kubo,” uyacacisa. "Kodwa xa ndijonga iphepha le-hashtag, ndibona abantu basetyhini besabelana ngezinto endingakhange ndiqonde nokuba ndizifihla malunga nam. Baye bandinika imvume yokuqonda ukuba ndizifihlile ezi zinto. Indinika amandla kakhulu usuku olunye. "

Malunga nokuza ngaphambili, uZazon uyathemba ukuba intshukumo izakuqhubeka nokukhumbuza abantu ngamandla owafumanayo xa ukhululekileyo emzimbeni wakho, utshilo. “Nokuba awunalo uhlobo lomzimba olucatshulwe ngokwenene kwaye awuziboni iinguqulelo zakho kumajelo eendaba aqhelekileyo, usenayo imakrofoni,” utshilo. "Kufuneka uthethe nje."

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