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Body shaming is the action or practice of humiliating someone by making mocking or critical comments about their body shape or size.



The concept of ‘ideal body image’ for women has been around for decades, which women are now fighting off with a new wave of ‘body inclusivity’. “On the other hand, there have been few similar movements for men. The concept of the ‘ideal male body’ with lean muscles and a six-pack looms large in the male psyche. For centuries, male and female gender roles have been such that the concept of ‘physical beauty’ was limited to women,” Mittal explains. But the tables have turned. A man’s desirability now is not just measured by his personality or success alone. With shifting gender roles, men too have been subjected to the same look-based scrutiny.
Mittal feels the phenomenon is even more amplified in the Indian context, where marriages were once mostly arranged. With more women choosing their partners and dating, men have greater responsibility to pay attention to physical appearance with pressure to achieve certain body, making them vulnerable to body shaming.