A month ago, Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London, moved to ban ads from the city’s transport network that demean women and “make them ashamed of their bodies”. A few weeks ago, a model was suspended from the radio show she hosts and barred from the gym she attends – as well as any of its other branches – after she fat-shamed an unsuspecting woman getting changed post-workout on Snapchat. More recently, international style bloggers and fashion designers including Freddie Harrel, Susie Bubble and Hana Tajima joined a campaign to #SaySomethingNice to combat body-shaming.
Our two cover stars, Lerato Kganyago and Boity Thulo, and a few other personalities are taking a stand as part of the same movement, particularly after having been targets of abuse themselves. They share their thoughts on pg 12. We have to stop the cyberbullying and constant denigrating of each other’s bodies. Most of us are taught that if you can’t say something nice, then don’t say anything at all. We seem to have forgotten our manners…
Of course, Grazia runs its popular fashion jury pages (pg 44), but it’s not about humiliating women for their size or weight. We know there can be a fine line between commenting on someone’s fashion choices and attacking them for the way their body looks. Call us out if you ever feel we cross it. And don’t forget to tell us what you want from your favourite weekly glossy – you could win a prize. Visit Graziadaily.co.za for more info.
Till next week!
