Izinto Eziyisi-6 Esizifundile Ku-Ashley Graham's Powerful Body Positive Essay

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Emasontweni ambalwa edlule, i-intanethi yahlanya ngesithombe u-Ashley Graham asithumele ku-Instagram kusuka kusethi ye- Imodeli Ephezulu Elandelayo YaseMelika lapho ezohlala khona njengejaji ngesizini ezayo. Ukugqoka phezulu kwezitshalo ezimhlophe nesiketi esifanayo nejakhethi yesikhumba, i-snap ibonakale ingenacala ngokwanele-futhi u-Ashley ubukeka emangalisa. Kodwa-ke ama-troll abonisa ukuhlazeka kukaGraham ngokungabukeki "egobile ngokwanele" futhi ammangalele ngokuthi "umuntu onamafutha omgunyathi" (ingabe yinto nje leyo?!?) Ngaleso sikhathi, uGraham waphindisela, engabavumeli abantu abahlazisayo. ukusho ukuthi umzimba WAKHE kufanele ubukeke kanjani. Kodwa manje, uGraham usedlulele phambili, ebhala indaba enamandla yephephandaba likaLena Dunham elithi Lenny elithi "Shamed Uma Ngenza, Nginamahloni Uma Ngingenzi." Nazi izindlela zokuthatha eziyisithupha ezikhuthazayo:

Konke kumayelana nokwazi ama-engeli akho

UGraham ufana nathi - akathumeli i-selfie aze athole enye eshaya nge-engeli elifanele kanye ne-engeli azizwa eqiniseka ngokwabelana nabalandeli bakhe be-Instagram abayizigidi eziyi-2.2. "Abantu abaningi bebengasibeki isithombe abazizwa sibenza bazizwe bengaphansi kobuhle. Njengoba sengiyimodeli iminyaka eyishumi nesithupha, ngiyawazi ama-engeli ami, njengoba sonke sazi izihlungi zethu esizithandayo nokukhanyisa nezinhlangothi zethu ezinhle. Ngikhetha izithombe engizithanda kakhulu, "ubhale kanje. Uzocindezelwa kanzima kulolu suku nakulesi sikhathi ukuthola noma ngubani-owesilisa noma owesifazane-ofaka isithombe ezinkundleni zokuxhumana ngaphandle kokuthatha okuningana, isihlungi, noma enye indlela yokuhlela esaziyo ukuthi sizojabula ngayo

Kwakushaqisa ukuthi abalandeli bakhe abavame ukumeseka babeke amazwi anonya

U-Graham uyazi ukuthi umgomo ojwayelekile wokuthungatha isithupha uwukuthi ungalokothi ufunde amazwana-kodwa ukwazile ukuwuziba ngempumelelo lowo mthetho esikhathini esidlule ukuze asize ekuqhubekiseni phambili inkundla yakhe njengesishoshovu somzimba futhi akhe inkundla yakhe ethi #BeautyBeyondSize. "Abalandeli bami bangabantu bokuqala engiphendukela kubo ukuze ngithole impendulo nganoma yini engiyenzayo, kusukela ekuklameni izingubo zami zangaphansi, izingubo zokugqoka, nezingubo zokubhukuda, kuya ezintweni engixoxa ngazo ezinkulumweni zami zomphakathi. unayo Ukufunda ukuphawula, "kusho uGraham." Ngiyazi ukuthi ukuphawula ngeke kube kuhle konke. Ngingowesifazane ozethembayo onesikhumba esiwugqinsi, futhi njengemodeli emehlweni omphakathi, ngikulungele ukwamukela ukugxekwa. Kepha ngesonto eledlule, ngiyavuma ukuthi ngibe nesikhathi esinzima sokuxosha abazondayo.’

Ukhuluphele empeleni

UGraham umangele ukuthi abantu bebephatheke kabi kangangoba ubonakale enciphile esithombeni se-Instagram esivela ku- Imodeli Ephezulu Elandelayo YaseMelika setha. "Ukwazi ama-engeli ami kuyinto eyodwa, kepha kumele ngibe ngumlingo ukwenza abantu bacabange ukuthi ngisuka kusayizi 14 ngaya kusayizi 6 ngeviki!" uthi. Bese ewisa ibhomu leqiniso: "Iqiniso ukuthi angilahlekanga iphawundi kulo nyaka. Empeleni, empeleni ngisindayo kuneminyaka emithathu edlule, kodwa ngiyawamukela umzimba wami njengoba unjalo namuhla." Ukuzivocavoca kwakhe akukhona okokwehlisa isisindo kepha kungenxa yezempilo. "Uma bengifuna ukunciphisa umzimba, bekungeke kube yisinqumo somuntu kodwa kube ngesami. Ngiyathanda ukujuluka lapho ngijima khona ... mac 'n' cheese njalo ngemva kwesikhathi esithile." (Okuhlobene: Osaziwayo Abenqaba Ukulandela Ukudla Okuqinile Okuqinile)

Umjikelezolomzimbaukuhlazeka kudingeka kuphele

Ukukubeka kancane, u-Graham "uphezu kwakho" uma kuziwa emjikelezweni ononya wokuhlazeka komzimba-kudinga ukuphetha-futhi ukugcizelela ukuthi akuthinti nje abesifazane abakhuluphele. "Ukuphoxeka komzimba akusho nje ukuthi intombazane enkulu ayifihle. Izama ukungiphoxa ngokuzivocavoca umzimba. Inika 'isikhumba' igama elibi. Ifuna ukuthi ngibe nosayizi omkhulu, noma ngicabange ukuthi ngikhulelwe ngenxa yabathile isisu, "kusho uGraham. "Hlobo luni lwesibonelo esilubekela amantombazane amancane nokuzethemba kwawo uma abantu abadala sebekwi-Instagram bebiza abanye besifazane 'ngamagwala' okwehlisa isisindo, noma 'ababi' ngokukhuluphala ngokweqile?"

"Futhiusayizi"ilebula nje-hhayi ukuthi ungubani

Nakuba u-Graham evuma ukuthi yebo, ungowesifazane oxubile, yimboni yakhe emnike ilebula ethi "plus-size" imodeli kanye nomphakathi ombiza ngokuthi "ubukhulu obungeziwe". Futhi unomyalezo oqinile kakhulu okufanele awuthumele ngawo: "Angizileli lapha ngosayizi 8s (lapho imodeli yokwengeza usayizi iqala) noma osayizi 14s (usayizi wami wamanje) noma usayizi 18s (usayizi wami wangaphambili) I ngilapha kubo bonke abesifazane abangazizwa bekhululekile esikhumbeni sabo, abadinga isikhumbuzo sokuthi imizimba yabo eyingqayizivele mihle!" Futhi uGraham ukuqonda kahle ukuthi umele isithombe sobuhle esivame ukukhishwa kwabezindaba abajwayelekile futhi uyazi ukuthi ukhuthaza abesifazane abathi "uma bengibuka, bazibone, mhlawumbe yingakho ukungibona ngidla i-cheeseburger kwenza abanye abantu bazizwa bejabule ngokudla noma yini abayifunayo."

Isikhathi se-majorshintsha

Okuwukuphela kwendlela esingashintsha ngayo le ngxoxo futhi siguqule indlela esikhuluma ngayo ngemizimba yethu nemizimba yabanye iwukuhlola izenzo zethu. UGraham uyachaza: "Asikwazi ukudala ushintsho size sibone futhi sihlole izenzo zethu. Uma ubona omunye wesifazane ethatha i-selfie noma isithombe efaka isudi yakhe yokugeza, mkhuthaze ngoba empeleni uzizwa emuhle, ungamniki uhlangothi iso ngoba ucabanga ukuthi uzizwa enzima kakhulu. Kungani sichitha isikhathi namandla sikhipha izinto ezimbi? Masikhathazeke ngemizimba yethu."

Umugqa wokugcina wendatshana kaGraham uyihlanganisa konke ngephakethe elilodwa elihle nelicocekile: "Umzimba wami ungumzimba WAMI. Ngizobiza izibhamu."

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