Chynna Ortaleza: “All my life I’ve been hearing these comments…”
Actress Chynna Ortaleza took to social media wherein she posted a lengthy message addressed to body-shamers.
In her post, she emphasized the impact of hurtful words and remarks thrown against her by body-shamers.
Here’s a portion of her statement on social media.
“Do you know that comments that are put out there without any ill intention in mind can be scarring? You may wonder how that can be? They may bring up past wounds. Most especially if they are repeated over and over as if to make you believe that there is something so terribly wrong with oneself,” she said.
“All my life I’ve been hearing these comments: Ay ang payat mo. Anorexic ka ba? Kumain ka naman para ka ng liliparin ng hangin. Mukha kang sitaw. ‘Pag hindi mag pataba mawawalan ka ng trabaho. Mas maganda ka pag mataba ka. Ay ang taba mo na. Medyo nagkalaman ka.. napasarap ata kain natin. Papayat ka ulit. Mas gusto ko na payat kesa mataba.. gaan ng problema mo Chynna. And so on.. It is a very vicious cycle. And yes, even people who like me were born with a metabolism so fast we burn calories like a boss need to share,” she added.
Chynna Ortaleza then gave a reminder to netizens to be watchful of their words and to treat other people with respect and kindness.
In the last part of her post, Chynna Ortaleza expressed her gratitude to those who are showing concern towards her.
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