I #NormalizeNormalBodies Movement Is Going Viral Kuzo Zonke Izizathu Ezifanele

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Ngenxa yokunyakaza komzimba, abesifazane abaningi bamukela ukwakheka kwabo futhi bagwema imibono yasendulo mayelana nokuthi kusho ukuthini ukuba "muhle". Amabhrendi afana ne-Aerie asizile imbangela ngokufaka amamodeli ahlukahlukene kakhulu futhi afunga ukungaziphindi. Abesifazane abanjengo-Ashley Graham no-Iskra Lawrence basiza ekushintsheni amazinga obuhle ngokuba yibo uqobo, abangahlungiwe futhi amagoli izinkontileka zobuhle ezinkulu kanye nesembozo magazini like I-Vogue ohlelweni. Yisikhathi lapho abesifazane (ekugcineni) bekhuthazwa ukuba bagubhe imizimba yabo kunokuba bashintshe noma bazizwe benamahloni ngayo.

Kepha uMik Zazon, umsunguli wenhlangano ye #NormalizeNormalBodies ku-Instagram, uthi kusekhona abesifazane abasele ngaphandle kule ngxoxo mayelana nokuzethemba komzimba - abesifazane abangahambisani nelebuli yomqondo othi "ababhityile" kodwa abangeke bazicabangele bona "i-curvy" noma. Abesifazane abawela ndawana thize phakathi kwala amalebula amabili namanje abaziboni izinhlobo zemizimba yabo ezimelwe kwabezindaba, kuphikisa uZazon. Futhi okubaluleke kakhulu, izingxoxo ngesithombe somzimba, ukuzamukela, nokuzithanda akuhlali zibhekiswe kulaba besifazane, kusho uZazon Umumo.

"Ukunyakaza okuhambisana nomzimba womzimba kubhekiswe ikakhulukazi kubantu abanemizimba ebhekelelwa phansi," kusho uZazon. "Kodwa ngibona sengathi kunesikhala sokunikeza abesifazane 'abanemizimba evamile' yezwi elengeziwe."

Vele, igama elithi "okujwayelekile" lingahunyushwa ngezindlela eziningi ezahlukahlukene, kuphawula uZazon. "Ukuba 'nosayizi ojwayelekile' kusho okuhlukile kuwo wonke umuntu," echaza. "Kodwa ngifuna abesifazane bazi ukuthi uma ungangeni emikhakheni ehlanganisa usayizi, wezemidlalo, noma usayizi oqondile, ufanelwe ukuba yingxenye yokunyakaza komzimba." (Okuhlobene: Laba besifazane Bamukela Isimo Sabo Ekuhambeni "Okungaphezulu Kokuphakama Kwami")

"Sengihlale emizimbeni eminingi kakhulu impilo yami yonke," kunezela uZazon. "Le nhlangano iyindlela yami yokukhumbuza abesifazane ukuthi uvunyelwe ukuthi ubonakale njengoba unjalo. Akudingeki ukuthi ulingane nesikhunta noma isigaba ukuze uzizwe ukhululekile futhi uzethembile esikhunjeni sakho. Yonke imizimba yimizimba 'ejwayelekile'. "

Kusukela umnyakazo ka-Zazon waqala cishe unyaka odlule, abesifazane abangaphezu kuka-21,000 basebenzise i-hashtag ethi #normalizenormalbodies. Le nhlangano inikeze laba besifazane ipulatifomu yokwabelana ngeqiniso labo nethuba lokuthi amazwi abo azwakale, kusho uZazon Umumo.

"BENGIHLALA ngingaphephile mayelana 'nokufaka idolozi' lami," kuhlanganyela omunye wesifazane osebenzise i-hashtag. "Kuze kwaba seminyakeni yamashumi amabili lapho ngithathe isinqumo sokuzithanda ngigone umzimba wami ngalokho oyikho. Akukho lutho olubi ngami noma ezinqeni zami, lawa amathambo ami. Yile ndlela engakhiwe ngayo futhi ngakhiwe muhle. Nawe ngokunjalo." (Okuhlobene: Angiyena Umzimba Omuhle noma Ongekho Emthethweni, Nginguye Nje)

Omunye umuntu osebenzise i-hashtag wabhala: "Kusukela sisebancane, siholelwa ekukholweni ukuthi umzimba wethu awumuhle ngokwanele, noma wenele. Kepha [umzimba] awuyona into yokujabulisa abanye noma ukuvinjelwa uvumelane nezindinganiso zobuhle zomphakathi. Umzimba wakho uphethe izimfanelo eziningi. Izimfanelo ezingaphezu kakhulu kosayizi nokuma." (Okuhlobene: UKatie Willcox Ufuna Ukwazi Ukhulu Kakhulu Kunalokho Okubonayo Esibukweni)

UZazon uthi uhambo lwakhe olunomfanekiso womzimba lumkhuthaze ukuthi enze i-hashtag. "Ngicabange ukuthi kudingani kimi ukujwayeza umzimba wami uqobo," esho. "Kungithathe kakhulu ukuthi ngifike la engikhona namuhla."

Lapho ekhula njengomsubathi, u-Zazon "wayehlale enohlobo lomzimba wokusubatha," uyahlanganyela. “Kodwa ngigcine sengiyiyeka yonke imidlalo ngenxa yokushayeka kanzima nokulimala,” kuchaza yena. "Bekukuhlukumeze kakhulu ukuzethemba kwami."

Lapho eseyekile ukusebenza, u-Zazon uthi waqala ukukhuluphala. "Ngangidla ngendlela efanayo naleyo engangiyiyo ngenkathi ngisadlala imidlalo, ngakho-ke amakhilogremu ayelokhu eqhubekile," usho njalo. "Ngokushesha kwaqala kwaba sengathi ngilahlekelwe ubuwena." (Okuhlobene: Ungawuthanda Umzimba Wakho bese Ufuna Ukuwuguqula?)

Njengoba iminyaka idlula, uZazon waqala ukuzizwa engakhululeki esikhunjeni sakhe, usho kanje. Ngalesi sikhathi esisengozini, wazithola ekulokho akuchaza ngokuthi "ubudlelwane obuhlukumeza kakhulu", abelana ngakho. Uthi: “Ukuhlukumezeka kulobo buhlobo beminyaka emine kwangithinta kokubili ngokomzwelo nangokomzimba. "Ngangingasazi ukuthi ngingubani, futhi ngokomzwelo, ngilimele kakhulu. Ngangifuna nje ukuzwa umuzwa wokulawula, futhi yilapho ngaqala khona ukuhamba nemijikelezo ye-anorexia, i-bulimia, ne-orthorexia." (Okuhlobene: Ukugijima Kungisize Kanjani Ukunqoba Inkinga Yami Yokudla)

Ngisho nangemva kokuba lobo budlelwano buphelile, uZazon waqhubeka nokuzabalaza nemikhuba yokudla engahlelekile, uthi. “Ngikhumbula ngizibuka esibukweni ngibona izimbambo zami ziphuma esifubeni sami,” usho kanje. "Ngangikuthanda ukuba 'mncane', kodwa ngaleso sikhathi, isifiso sami sokuphila sangenza ngabona ukuthi ngidinga ukwenza ushintsho."

Ngesikhathi esebenza ekubuyiseleni impilo yakhe, uZazon waqala ukwabelana ngokululama kwakhe ku-Instagram, uyatshela Umumo. “Ngaqala ngokubhala ngokululama kwami, kodwa kwabe sekuba ngaphezu kwalokho,” kuchaza yena. "Kwaba mayelana nokwamukela zonke izici zakho. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi kwakuyizinduna zabantu abadala, ama-stretch mark, ukumpunga ngaphambi kwesikhathi—izinto ezinobudemoni kangaka emphakathini—ngangifuna abesifazane babone ukuthi zonke lezi zinto zivamile.”

Namuhla, umyalezo kaZazon uzwelana nabesifazane emhlabeni wonke, njengoba kufakazelwa amashumi ezinkulungwane zabantu abasebenzisa i-hashtag yakhe nsuku zonke. Kepha uZazon uyavuma ukuthi akakakholwa neze ukuthi ukunyakaza sekuthathe malini.

"Akusekho ngami," uyabelana. "Imayelana nalaba besifazane abebeswele izwi."

Laba besifazane, nabo, banikeze uZazon umuzwa wakhe wokufukulwa, uthi. “Ngaphandle kokuqaphela, abantu abaningi bazigcina kubo izinto ezithile ezithinta ukuphila kwabo,” kuchaza yena. "Kodwa uma ngibheka ikhasi le-hashtag, ngibona abesifazane behlanganyela izinto engingazange ngibone nokuthi bengizifihla ngami. Banginike imvume yokubona ukuthi bengizifihla lezi zinto. Kunginika amandla kakhulu njalo usuku olulodwa."

Ngokuqondene nokuthi yini ezayo, uZazon uthemba ukuthi inhlangano izoqhubeka nokukhumbuza abantu ngamandla owatholayo uma usuzizwa ukhululekile emzimbeni wakho, usho kanje. "Ngisho noma ungenalo uhlobo lomzimba obhekwe phansi ngempela futhi ungaziboni ngokwakho kwimidiya ejwayelekile, usenombhobho," esho. "Udinga nje ukukhuluma."

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