A mum-of-two has claimed that she is being trolled online for being "too skinny", and has now hit back at those who tell her to eat junk food so that men will fancy her.
Caitlin Fladager, 27, has stated that shaming someone for being skinny is just as offensive as mocking someone for being "too fat."
After sharing a glimpse into her life as a mum on the social media site Instagram, she claims that people online have told her to "eat a burger" and have callously said that men like women with "meat on their bones."
According to The Mirror, Caitlin from Canada said in a message to her followers: "Skinny shaming is a major issue that isn’t talked about enough.
"We are always taught now not to comment on anyone’s body, not to ask about if someone has gained weight.
"But when has it become okay to comment on someone being small, and assuming drugs, starving themselves, or being unhealthy is involved?
"Please remember skinny shaming is a thing. And it is hurtful."
The mum said she recently changed her profile picture on Instagram - which provoked a flurry of nasty comments.
Among the cruel jibes she claims to have received are:
- "Wow, you make bigger people feel bad about themselves."
- “Are you eating? How is your relationship with food?”
- “I’m all for body positivity, but she’s too skinny.”
- “She’s probably struggling with an eating disorder, or she could be in relapse, or she’s a recovering addict.”
- “Must be nice to be so skinny, I starve myself and I’m not.”
- “Pictures like these show your daughter at a young age she has to be skinny like you. Sad.”
- “Eat a hamburger.”
- “Men like girls with meat on their bones.”
- “I’d rather be beautiful and healthy than a size 00!”
Hitting back at assumptions people have made about her, Caitlin said just because someone is skinny, it doesn't mean they're unhealthy.
"For some of us, it’s just our bodies. It’s who we are.
"Stop commenting on people’s weight, bigger or smaller. Not your body, not your business," she said.
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