This plus-size woman's shapewear left her with bruises
Women typically use body-shaping suits bras and heels as a means to enhance their natural silhouettes, but one body positive model is warning others about how damaging shapewear can be — and she has the pictures to prove it.
“Woman. Oh how we love our shapers, our tight jeans, bras that obsessively embrace us so much to only suffocate our natural form,” wrote Khrysty Ana, a plus-size model and body positive blogger from New York.
Ana posted a series of revealing photos on Instagram, including one of her wearing a tight, ill-fitting corset that cinches in her back muscles, and another of her bruised legs from a body shaper.
“Oh why woman, why? I can’t go a day without seeing an ad of these new body shaping suits, because apparently small waist, thick butt and large DDs are what we should ALL look like.”
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Ana suggests that these ads subliminally tell us that “self hate is cool,” and that wearing certain garments will make us appealing to the masses.
“Woman, oh how we love a little pain here and there, waxing, tweezing, tanning/burning, bleaching, scrubbing… that’s fine. Nothing against what we want, but tell me woman, is that what you really truly want? Or you are sold to want it?”
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“Tell me woman, is your body not the most magnificent fascinating universe that could use your compassion? Do you real want to stop your blood circulation now with those tight shapers to become media’s dream?… on one of the images see my BLUE legs, poor babies from wearing a shaper for few hours.”
“How do you like the reality of impeded blood circulation, infertility, digestive problems, nerve damage and more. Yes these images of me today are terrifying to many of you, especially that scar (I have them on both feet), from wearing VERY SEXY high heels. I bled.. and now this scar but BOY, MY FEET LOOKED SEXY THAT ONE DAY!”
The 5’10.5″ beauty had previously admitted that sometimes she wants to be thicker, and sometimes thinner, but most of the time she loves the shape she’s in. She’s a huge proponent of body positivity and tells her followers that they could wear shapers and heels if that’s what they desire, she just wants them to be aware about short-term comfort for long-term discomfort.
“Just please take the responsibility of what your poor lovely body will potentially experience,” she concluded. “I ask for awareness only. Not asking for too much. Mental and physical health…health is a beauty.”
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Sundays. Shot by @john___ellis
A post shared by BodyPositive Model | Poet (@khrystyana) on Mar 26, 2017 at 8:51am PDT
The post resonated with the blogger’s 44,000-plus followers, generating more than 3,000 likes.
“What an amazing message here lady! So important to realize how we make ourselves suffer just to be what we are asked to be,” one woman stated.
“Thanks girl, glad I don’t wear that anymore. Had no idea what was actually happening to me,” another admitted.
“You’re so real and honest and beautiful! We all need someone with your positivity and personality in our lives!”
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