20 Times Women Were Body-Shamed By The Media
<br>20 Times Women Were Body-Shamed By The MediaSkip To Content<br><br><br> <br>lol Badge Feed<br>win Badge Feed<br>trending Badge Feed<br><img src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,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" alt="Viral badge"/><br><img alt="Bloom badge" height="" loading="eager" fetchpriority="auto" src="https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2021-08/enhanced/2c87cdd0d29a/badge_images/bloom.png?output-format=jpg&output-quality=auto" width=""/>Posted on Jan 1, 2022<h1 class="headline_title__NbsAE embed-headline-title">20 Times Famous Women Were Ruthlessly Body-Shamed By The Media</h1>Rihanna deserves an apology.<br><img alt="Morgan Sloss" height="" loading="eager" fetchpriority="auto" src="https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/user_images/fBKgBrJi1_large.jpg?crop=298%3A298%3B91%2C132&downsize=60:*&output-format=jpg&output-quality=auto" width=""/>by Morgan Sloss Staff<br>Facebook<br>Pinterest<br>Twitter<br>Mail<br>Link <h2 class="subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title "> It's no secret that celebrities (especially female celebrities) are intensely scrutinized for their looks. </h2> <br><img src="https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2021-04/5/22/asset/fcc4b50ef787/anigif_sub-buzz-11274-1617660081-1_preview.gif?crop=378:274;1,45&resize=990:*&output-quality=auto&output-format=auto&downsize=360:*" alt="Woman shaking her head and rubbing her temples, looking frustrated" class="img-nojs xs-block"/> VH1 <h2 class="subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title "> So we asked the Community to tell us about female celebrities who were body-shamed by the media. Here's what they had to say: </h2> Note: Some submissions include discussions about eating disorders. <h2 class="subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title "> 1. Christina Aguilera </h2> <br><img src="https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2021-04/1/21/asset/2a2bd208a383/sub-buzz-233-1617313793-3.png" alt="An article saying Christina Aguilera is wearing clothes unflattering to her very curvy figure, and " class="xs-block"/> <br><img class="subbuzz__media-image subbuzz__media-image--deferred js-subbuzz__media js-progressive-image js-pinnable" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" alt="An article saying Christina Aguilera is wearing clothes unflattering to her very curvy figure, and " data-src="https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2021-04/1/21/asset/2a2bd208a383/sub-buzz-233-1617313793-3.png" data-mobile-src="https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2021-04/1/21/asset/2a2bd208a383/sub-buzz-233-1617313793-3.png?resize=990:1384" data-crop="139.84" data-mobile-crop="139.80" data-span="1" data-bfa="@o:{ignore:[bfaBinder]};" > Dave J Hogan / Getty Images / Daily Mail / News24 "She gained weight during each of her pregnancies, and the press treated it like a moral failing when she didn't immediately snap back to her 'Genie in a Bottle' days. After her appearance at a Michael Jackson tribute concert, the press could not stop talking about her body and suggested alcohol was contributing to her 'messy' look, going so far as to publish the hotel bar bill for her entire team. Oh, and her feud with Kelly Osborne was raging at the time; Kelly was on Fashion Police and called Christina a 'fat bitch' and worse."—chelseajack <h2 class="subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title "> 2. Zendaya </h2> <br><img src="https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2021-12/17/1/asset/eb8f9e40a9d2/sub-buzz-619-1639704955-15.jpg" alt="Zendaya smiling and wearing locs" class="xs-block"/> <br><img class="subbuzz__media-image subbuzz__media-image--deferred js-subbuzz__media js-progressive-image js-pinnable" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" alt="Zendaya smiling and wearing locs" data-src="https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2021-12/17/1/asset/eb8f9e40a9d2/sub-buzz-619-1639704955-15.jpg" data-mobile-src="https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2021-12/17/1/asset/eb8f9e40a9d2/sub-buzz-619-1639704955-15.jpg" data-crop="150.56" data-mobile-crop="150.59" data-span="1" data-bfa="@o:{ignore:[bfaBinder]};" > Steve Granitz / WireImage / Getty Images "Back at the 2015 Oscars, Giuliana Rancic from Fashion Police infamously said that Zendaya’s locs made her look like she smelled like patchouli oil and weed. So ridiculous! "When you think of body-shaming, hair might not be the first thing that comes to mind, but I think it’s an important part of this discussion. Black women have continually been shamed for their hair, whether it’s in school, in the workplace, or on the red carpet."<br />—sweetpeaprincess<br /> <h2 class="subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title "> 3. Britney Spears </h2> <br><img src="https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2021-04/1/21/asset/bd95a4263cf8/sub-buzz-228-1617314058-8.png" alt="Britney Spears wears a sparkly bikini with the words, &quot;&#x27;Lard and Clear&#x27; is cruel headline in New York Post&quot;" class="xs-block"/> <br><img class="subbuzz__media-image subbuzz__media-image--deferred js-subbuzz__media js-progressive-image js-pinnable" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" alt="Britney Spears wears a sparkly bikini with the words, &quot;&#x27;Lard and Clear&#x27; is cruel headline in New York Post&quot;" data-src="https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2021-04/1/21/asset/bd95a4263cf8/sub-buzz-228-1617314058-8.png" data-mobile-src="https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2021-04/1/21/asset/bd95a4263cf8/sub-buzz-228-1617314058-8.png" data-crop="132.48" data-mobile-crop="132.53" data-span="1" data-bfa="@o:{ignore:[bfaBinder]};" > Kevin Winter / Getty Images / Today "When Britney did the first performance after her breakdown, I vividly remember the phrasing that she had ‘ballooned to a size 10.’ BALLOONED to a SIZE 10!!!! I wrote and complained about how those words could have a devastating effect on the young and impressionable girls who would be reading it, but I never got a response."—Kp"Britney even calls people out for it in 'Piece of Me,' singing, 'I’m Mrs. She’s Too Big Now She’s Too Thin.'”—Belleyre <h2 class="subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title "> 4. Taylor Swift </h2> <br><img src="https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2021-04/1/19/asset/25e2b3dacc96/sub-buzz-822-1617304066-6.jpg" alt="Taylor Swift saying that her disordered eating is triggered by pictures where her stomach looks a little big or comments that she looks pregnant" class="xs-block"/> <br><img class="subbuzz__media-image subbuzz__media-image--deferred js-subbuzz__media js-progressive-image js-pinnable" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" alt="Taylor Swift saying that her disordered eating is triggered by pictures where her stomach looks a little big or comments that she looks pregnant" data-src="https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2021-04/1/19/asset/25e2b3dacc96/sub-buzz-822-1617304066-6.jpg" data-mobile-src="https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2021-04/1/19/asset/25e2b3dacc96/sub-buzz-822-1617304066-6.jpg" data-crop="177.76" data-mobile-crop="177.78" data-span="1" data-bfa="@o:{ignore:[bfaBinder]};" > Netflix "Taylor Swift was body-shamed before, when she was suffering from an eating disorder but didn't publicly state it. People said she looked 'sickly' and 'the kind of skinny that makes girls conscious.' Then, when she took a few years off and worked on herself, she was body-shamed again for gaining healthy weight during the Reputation era. She said that it affected her mental health, too."—rishibhak"Taylor also mentioned in her documentary that people speculated whether she was pregnant because her tummy stuck out a little. She said that started her downward spiral into her eating disorder. It’s horrifying what the media has done to her."—rachrupp <h2 class="subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title "> 5. Jessica Simpson </h2> <br><img src="https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2021-03/31/17/asset/4b3d9ca0bd4d/sub-buzz-3741-1617211377-12.png" alt="An article with the image of Jessica Simpson waving at a concert, and the headline &quot;Jumbo Jessica Simpson Packin&#x27; on the Pounds&quot;" class="xs-block"/> <br><img class="subbuzz__media-image subbuzz__media-image--deferred js-subbuzz__media js-progressive-image js-pinnable" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" alt="An article with the image of Jessica Simpson waving at a concert, and the headline &quot;Jumbo Jessica Simpson Packin&#x27; on the Pounds&quot;" data-src="https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2021-03/31/17/asset/4b3d9ca0bd4d/sub-buzz-3741-1617211377-12.png" data-mobile-src="https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2021-03/31/17/asset/4b3d9ca0bd4d/sub-buzz-3741-1617211377-12.png" data-crop="86.72" data-mobile-crop="86.77" data-span="1" data-bfa="@o:{ignore:[bfaBinder]};" > Page Six / Splash News "Jessica got so much vitriol. She had curves, so she automatically got a lot more attention for her body rather than her incredible voice. Later, she gained a bit of weight, and every headline was focused on how she 'ballooned' and 'is out of shape.'"—movinonup319 <h2 class="subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title "> 6. Selena Gomez </h2> <br><img src="https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2021-12/17/1/asset/eb8f9e40a9d2/sub-buzz-576-1639702834-1.jpg" alt="Selena talking with Ellen Degeneres with a picture of her in a bikini behind them and the words &quot;It was the first time I&#x27;d ever been called fat&quot;" class="xs-block"/> <br><img class="subbuzz__media-image subbuzz__media-image--deferred js-subbuzz__media js-progressive-image js-pinnable" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" alt="Selena talking with Ellen Degeneres with a picture of her in a bikini behind them and the words &quot;It was the first time I&#x27;d ever been called fat&quot;" data-src="https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2021-12/17/1/asset/eb8f9e40a9d2/sub-buzz-576-1639702834-1.jpg" data-mobile-src="https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2021-12/17/1/asset/eb8f9e40a9d2/sub-buzz-576-1639702834-1.jpg" data-crop="177.76" data-mobile-crop="177.78" data-span="1" data-bfa="@o:{ignore:[bfaBinder]};" > Warner Bros. "She was photographed at the beach in a bikini by the paparazzi, and everyone went nuts about how much weight she had gained. She has talked about how her chronic illness and her struggles with her mental health are responsible for her fluctuating weight, and I found it disturbing that she had to even explain why she had gained weight in the first place. Like, why are we putting people in a position where they have to give us an explanation for their weight? That is so messed up and rude."<br />—freyagabes<br /> <h2 class="subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title "> 7. Victoria Beckham </h2> <br><img src="https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2021-04/6/21/asset/3ab9fa2186f6/sub-buzz-13141-1617743738-7.png" alt="Victoria with the headline saying she has joined Madonna in the wrinkly hand club" class="xs-block"/> <br><img class="subbuzz__media-image subbuzz__media-image--deferred js-subbuzz__media js-progressive-image js-pinnable" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" alt="Victoria with the headline saying she has joined Madonna in the wrinkly hand club" data-src="https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2021-04/6/21/asset/3ab9fa2186f6/sub-buzz-13141-1617743738-7.png" data-mobile-src="https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2021-04/6/21/asset/3ab9fa2186f6/sub-buzz-13141-1617743738-7.png" data-crop="71.36" data-mobile-crop="71.31" data-span="1" data-bfa="@o:{ignore:[bfaBinder]};" > Metro / Anthony Harvey / Getty Images "I once read and photographed this short article in the Metro (London):"'Victoria Beckham’s worst fears have come true as she has joined the wrinkly hand club — which also includes Sarah Jessica Parker, Courteney Cox, and Madonna. The 39-year-old surprised onlookers at the Vogue Festival in London on Sunday when she exposed her withered fingers as she adjusted her designer shades. The immaculately turned out Posh showed that style can’t stop the aging process as she joins fellow A Listers in the aged finger club.'"Notice how no men are part of the 'wrinkly hand club'? What is the exact point of this article? To shame women for having hands and for the natural process of aging? Who writes this bullying, toxic garbage?"—larasaur <h2 class="subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title "> 8. Cameron Diaz </h2> <br><img src="https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2021-12/17/1/asset/eb8f9e40a9d2/sub-buzz-565-1639703418-27.jpg" alt="Cameron smiling" class="xs-block"/> <br><img class="subbuzz__media-image subbuzz__media-image--deferred js-subbuzz__media js-progressive-image js-pinnable" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" alt="Cameron smiling" data-src="https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2021-12/17/1/asset/eb8f9e40a9d2/sub-buzz-565-1639703418-27.jpg" data-mobile-src="https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2021-12/17/1/asset/eb8f9e40a9d2/sub-buzz-565-1639703418-27.jpg?resize=990:646" data-crop="65.28" data-mobile-crop="65.25" data-span="1" data-bfa="@o:{ignore:[bfaBinder]};" > Stuart C. Wilson / Getty Images "As a young teen, I vividly remember seeing some random magazine cover with a picture of Cameron Diaz wearing a bikini, bent double, so OBVIOUSLY her skin was rolling up around her belly. God knows how long they had to wait for her to contort herself into a position where she looked like she had belly fat. The headline said something like 'Maybe Those Fat Rolls Are What Chased Justin Away.' It's at least 15 years later, but I still remember that stupid tabloid headline every time I lean down to tie my shoes and get the little roly-poly. "Not only were they trying to shame a woman for having fat on her body, but they were saying it about one of the slimmest celebrities around, AND insinuating that having fat on your body would 'chase away' your boyfriend."<br />—RebeccaFitz<br /> <h2 class="subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title "> 9. Rihanna </h2> <br><img src="https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2021-04/3/23/asset/550f341d7ee5/sub-buzz-5707-1617491942-3.png" alt="A tweet asking, &quot;Is Rihanna going to make being fat the hot new trend?&quot; and a picture of her walking" class="xs-block"/> <br><img class="subbuzz__media-image subbuzz__media-image--deferred js-subbuzz__media js-progressive-image js-pinnable" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" alt="A tweet asking, &quot;Is Rihanna going to make being fat the hot new trend?&quot; and a picture of her walking" data-src="https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2021-04/3/23/asset/550f341d7ee5/sub-buzz-5707-1617491942-3.png" data-mobile-src="https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2021-04/3/23/asset/550f341d7ee5/sub-buzz-5707-1617491942-3.png?resize=990:1219" data-crop="123.04" data-mobile-crop="123.13" data-span="1" data-bfa="@o:{ignore:[bfaBinder]};" > Barstool Sports / Daily Mail / Robert Kamau/ GC Images / Getty Images "Rihanna is consistently body-shamed because her forehead is 'too big.'" —kymwitmerRihanna has also been fat-shamed, despite looking gorgeous at every weight. Back in 2017, a sports journalist wrote the now-infamous article titled, 'Is Rihanna Going to Make Being Fat the Hot New Trend?' The queen of calling people out put the writer in his place with the perfect meme, but RiRi shouldn't have had to deal with the body-shaming in the first place. <h2 class="subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title "> 10. Sarah Jessica Parker </h2> <br><img src="https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2021-03/31/19/asset/ffdaf60237c5/sub-buzz-4160-1617220656-2.png" alt="Sarah Jessica Parker smiling, a screenshot of Family Guy where a horse introduces itself as Jessica" class="xs-block"/> <br><img class="subbuzz__media-image subbuzz__media-image--deferred js-subbuzz__media js-progressive-image js-pinnable" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" alt="Sarah Jessica Parker smiling, a screenshot of Family Guy where a horse introduces itself as Jessica" data-src="https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2021-03/31/19/asset/ffdaf60237c5/sub-buzz-4160-1617220656-2.png" data-mobile-src="https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2021-03/31/19/asset/ffdaf60237c5/sub-buzz-4160-1617220656-2.png?resize=990:422" data-crop="42.56" data-mobile-crop="42.63" data-span="1" data-bfa="@o:{ignore:[bfaBinder]};" > Michael Loccisano / Getty Images / 20th Television "People have been making jokes for years about how she’s aged, that she looks like a witch, that she looks like a 'horse,' etc., to the point that she became a punchline on both Family Guy and South Park."—janedoe18273719273 <h2 class="subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title "> 11. Michelle Obama </h2> <br><img src="https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2021-04/1/22/asset/bd95a4263cf8/sub-buzz-309-1617317785-15.jpg" alt="A talk show host saying that Michelle Obama needs to drop a few pounds" class="xs-block"/> <br><img class="subbuzz__media-image subbuzz__media-image--deferred js-subbuzz__media js-progressive-image js-pinnable" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" alt="A talk show host saying that Michelle Obama needs to drop a few pounds" data-src="https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2021-04/1/22/asset/bd95a4263cf8/sub-buzz-309-1617317785-15.jpg" data-mobile-src="https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2021-04/1/22/asset/bd95a4263cf8/sub-buzz-309-1617317785-15.jpg?resize=990:990" data-crop="100.00" data-mobile-crop="100.00" data-span="1" data-bfa="@o:{ignore:[bfaBinder]};" > Fox News "I just remembered that some guy on Fox News said that goddess Michelle Obama could do with 'losing a few pounds' when she was promoting healthy eating in schools. Nearly punched the wall."—Clothilde <h2 class="subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title "> 12. Kelly Clarkson </h2> <br><img src="https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2021-03/31/22/asset/e1a9ad6f1e87/sub-buzz-4411-1617228665-20.png" alt="Kelly Clarkson sings into a mic, and the headlines about her &quot;yoyo weight nightmare&quot; and &quot;massive amount of weight&quot;" class="xs-block"/> <br><img class="subbuzz__media-image subbuzz__media-image--deferred js-subbuzz__media js-progressive-image js-pinnable" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" alt="Kelly Clarkson sings into a mic, and the headlines about her &quot;yoyo weight nightmare&quot; and &quot;massive amount of weight&quot;" data-src="https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2021-03/31/22/asset/e1a9ad6f1e87/sub-buzz-4411-1617228665-20.png" data-mobile-src="https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2021-03/31/22/asset/e1a9ad6f1e87/sub-buzz-4411-1617228665-20.png" data-crop="137.60" data-mobile-crop="137.66" data-span="1" data-bfa="@o:{ignore:[bfaBinder]};" > Fox / Getty Images / Star Magazine "The one that instantly came into my mind is Kelly Clarkson, who was body-shamed so much when she gained weight during her pregnancy. Body-shaming is bad, but body-shaming a pregnant woman is horrible."—Shahbano Malik <h2 class="subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title "> 13. Tyra Banks </h2> <br><img src="https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2021-03/31/17/asset/8d9dd995c7fa/sub-buzz-3818-1617211450-5.png" alt="Tyra Banks wearing a bathing suit and talking on her show, with a picture of her in the same bathing suit at an unflattering angle on the screen behind her" class="xs-block"/> <br><img class="subbuzz__media-image subbuzz__media-image--deferred js-subbuzz__media js-progressive-image js-pinnable" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" alt="Tyra Banks wearing a bathing suit and talking on her show, with a picture of her in the same bathing suit at an unflattering angle on the screen behind her" data-src="https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2021-03/31/17/asset/8d9dd995c7fa/sub-buzz-3818-1617211450-5.png" data-mobile-src="https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2021-03/31/17/asset/8d9dd995c7fa/sub-buzz-3818-1617211450-5.png?resize=990:663" data-crop="66.88" data-mobile-crop="66.97" data-span="1" data-bfa="@o:{ignore:[bfaBinder]};" > Warner Bros. "There was that infamous moment when Tyra Banks was blasted for gaining weight in the tabloids, where she was pictured in a bathing suit. She wore the same bathing suit on her show and called out the paparazzi for sitting and waiting for people's worst possible angles and profiting off them. It's disgusting that she was dragged for looking heavier — so what if she had gained weight? — but it's completely abhorrent to think that the paparazzi exploit women's bodies like that to make money."—grundlefresch <h2 class="subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title "> 14. Soleil Moon Frye </h2> <br><img src="https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2021-04/5/17/asset/17d867cd86ca/sub-buzz-10535-1617643919-14.jpg" alt="Soleil saying that men treated her like a woman instead of a 13-year-old, and that people called her Punky Boobster" class="xs-block"/> <br><img class="subbuzz__media-image subbuzz__media-image--deferred js-subbuzz__media js-progressive-image js-pinnable" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" alt="Soleil saying that men treated her like a woman instead of a 13-year-old, and that people called her Punky Boobster" data-src="https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2021-04/5/17/asset/17d867cd86ca/sub-buzz-10535-1617643919-14.jpg" data-mobile-src="https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2021-04/5/17/asset/17d867cd86ca/sub-buzz-10535-1617643919-14.jpg" data-crop="177.76" data-mobile-crop="177.78" data-span="1" data-bfa="@o:{ignore:[bfaBinder]};" > Hulu "She was so body-shamed and inappropriately sexualized when she became a teenager that she got a breast reduction at 15! I was in my 20s at the time, and I remember it broke my heart the way they wrote/talked about her. 'Punky Boobster.' Disgusting, as if having big breasts somehow made her a 'bad person, a dummy, or a slut.' They acted as if she’d done it on purpose to betray them. It was SICK."—chrisa443ec9017 <h2 class="subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title "> 15. Alicia Silverstone </h2> <br><img src="https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2021-12/15/20/asset/6d80d7d17ba0/sub-buzz-445-1639598818-2.png" alt="Alicia in the Batgirl costume and the word &quot;Fatgirl&quot; at the bottom" class="xs-block"/> <br><img class="subbuzz__media-image subbuzz__media-image--deferred js-subbuzz__media js-progressive-image js-pinnable" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" alt="Alicia in the Batgirl costume and the word &quot;Fatgirl&quot; at the bottom" data-src="https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2021-12/15/20/asset/6d80d7d17ba0/sub-buzz-445-1639598818-2.png" data-mobile-src="https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2021-12/15/20/asset/6d80d7d17ba0/sub-buzz-445-1639598818-2.png" data-crop="134.08" data-mobile-crop="134.11" data-span="1" data-bfa="@o:{ignore:[bfaBinder]};" > Warner Bros. / Courtesy Everett Collection "When she played Batgirl in Batman & Robin, the producers would call her 'Fatgirl.' She was criticized by the public as well, despite not being even remotely big."<br />—lovemma<3<br /> <h2 class="subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title "> 16. Megan Fox </h2> <br><img src="https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2021-04/1/23/asset/bae7831018ae/sub-buzz-362-1617321461-30.png" alt="Megan Fox biting her thumb, and the headline &quot;Megan Fox&#x27;s Chode Thumbs&quot;" class="xs-block"/> <br><img class="subbuzz__media-image subbuzz__media-image--deferred js-subbuzz__media js-progressive-image js-pinnable" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" alt="Megan Fox biting her thumb, and the headline &quot;Megan Fox&#x27;s Chode Thumbs&quot;" data-src="https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2021-04/1/23/asset/bae7831018ae/sub-buzz-362-1617321461-30.png" data-mobile-src="https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2021-04/1/23/asset/bae7831018ae/sub-buzz-362-1617321461-30.png" data-crop="113.12" data-mobile-crop="113.04" data-span="1" data-bfa="@o:{ignore:[bfaBinder]};" > Chung Sung-Jun / Getty Images / The Dirty "She was rudely shamed for her thumbs. I remember watching some celebrity entertainment 'news' show as a kid with my mom, and I was so confused when they said CGI was used for her thumbs in a commercial. 'Toe thumbs' is what they kept calling it. They were really shaming her for being born with brachydactyly."—misspikachu <h2 class="subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title "> 17. Kate Winslet </h2> <br><img src="https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2021-04/3/22/asset/bd95a4263cf8/sub-buzz-5616-1617488868-7.png" alt="Kate Winslet grinning and the headline &quot;Curse of the Curvy Bottom&quot;" class="xs-block"/> <br><img class="subbuzz__media-image subbuzz__media-image--deferred js-subbuzz__media js-progressive-image js-pinnable" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" alt="Kate Winslet grinning and the headline &quot;Curse of the Curvy Bottom&quot;" data-src="https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2021-04/3/22/asset/bd95a4263cf8/sub-buzz-5616-1617488868-7.png" data-mobile-src="https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2021-04/3/22/asset/bd95a4263cf8/sub-buzz-5616-1617488868-7.png" data-crop="118.56" data-mobile-crop="118.61" data-span="1" data-bfa="@o:{ignore:[bfaBinder]};" > Gregg DeGuire / Getty Images / Daily Mail "I rewatched Titanic recently and was absolutely enraged thinking back on how people were saying Kate was 'big' at the time. Feels like it was because she had breasts and was slightly curvy, when at the time, it was still popular to have the 'heroin chic' look."—hozziebear <h2 class="subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title "> 18. Jennifer Hudson </h2> <br><img src="https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2021-04/5/18/asset/3ad326a7a76f/sub-buzz-10721-1617646480-7.png" alt="Jennifer Hudson smiling and the headline &quot;Now she&#x27;s TOO thin&quot;" class="xs-block"/> <br><img class="subbuzz__media-image subbuzz__media-image--deferred js-subbuzz__media js-progressive-image js-pinnable" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" alt="Jennifer Hudson smiling and the headline &quot;Now she&#x27;s TOO thin&quot;" data-src="https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2021-04/5/18/asset/3ad326a7a76f/sub-buzz-10721-1617646480-7.png" data-mobile-src="https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2021-04/5/18/asset/3ad326a7a76f/sub-buzz-10721-1617646480-7.png" data-crop="150.88" data-mobile-crop="150.95" data-span="1" data-bfa="@o:{ignore:[bfaBinder]};" > Jason Merritt / Getty Images / Daily Mail Suggested by: purrvanaJennifer was fat-shamed ruthlessly by the media until she lost weight. Then she was ridiculed and criticized for being too thin. Women can never win! <h2 class="subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title "> 19. Madonna </h2> <br><img src="https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2021-12/17/18/asset/f47a34625b31/sub-buzz-2138-1639766513-21.jpg" alt="Madonna in her youth" class="xs-block"/> <br><img class="subbuzz__media-image subbuzz__media-image--deferred js-subbuzz__media js-progressive-image js-pinnable" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" alt="Madonna in her youth" data-src="https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2021-12/17/18/asset/f47a34625b31/sub-buzz-2138-1639766513-21.jpg" data-mobile-src="https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2021-12/17/18/asset/f47a34625b31/sub-buzz-2138-1639766513-21.jpg?resize=990:659" data-crop="66.56" data-mobile-crop="66.57" data-span="1" data-bfa="@o:{ignore:[bfaBinder]};" > Peter Noble / Redferns / Getty Images "At the start of her career, there were comments about her being 'chubby.' She really wasn't; she had a young, round face, but her body was that of a hardworking dancer. It was utterly ridiculous."<br />—emmagedge65<br /> <h2 class="subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title "> 20. And Finally, Scarlett Johansson </h2> <br><img src="https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2021-04/1/18/asset/b1791b4f8f6e/sub-buzz-705-1617300275-6.png" alt="Scarlett smiling, and a paparazzi pic of her from behind in a bikini" class="xs-block"/> <br><img class="subbuzz__media-image subbuzz__media-image--deferred js-subbuzz__media js-progressive-image js-pinnable" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" alt="Scarlett smiling, and a paparazzi pic of her from behind in a bikini" data-src="https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2021-04/1/18/asset/b1791b4f8f6e/sub-buzz-705-1617300275-6.png" data-mobile-src="https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2021-04/1/18/asset/b1791b4f8f6e/sub-buzz-705-1617300275-6.png?resize=990:701" data-crop="70.72" data-mobile-crop="70.81" data-span="1" data-bfa="@o:{ignore:[bfaBinder]};" > John Shearer / Getty Images / Pularazzi / FameFlynet / Backgrid / Celeb Dirty Laundry "Several years ago, a tabloid published a bikini photo of her, obviously captured from a distance, and she had her back to the camera. They were saying how lumpy, fat, and out of shape she was, that she was 'covered in cellulite' and 'over the hill.' It was the most ridiculous thing I'd ever read. Apart from the fact that writing something like that about ANYONE should be illegal, it was moronic because her body is widely considered phenomenal. Just bizarre, stupid, and shameful."—Glitterycheerios <h2 class="subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title "> Have you ever been body-shamed? Share your experience in the comments below. </h2> Note: Some submissions have been edited for length and/or clarity.<br /> <h2 class="share-bar_heading__Ku5eH">Share This Article</h2><br>Facebook<br>Pinterest<br>Twitter<br>Mail<br>Link<h2 class="newsletter-title_title__mJure"> Daily</h2>Keep up with the latest daily buzz with the Daily newsletter!This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.