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Model claps back at body shaming ‘friend’
They’re the people who are meant to have your back, so when model Imogen Ker was body shamed by a friend at a party, she refused to let it go.
The Los Angeles-based plus-sized model reveals she was at a housewarming when the host, a friend of hers, introduced her to a stranger.
“Imogen would be perfect if it wasn't for her body,” her friend said, Imogen told TODAY. “He gave me this very snarky look as if he was trying to be playful.”
Hurt and offended by the comment, especially given he was meant to be a friend, Imogen says she felt like “someone punched me in the stomach”.
After stewing on it for days, the 25-year-old decided she couldn’t let it slide and confronted her friend over text.
“Your comment the other night really bothered me,” she wrote.
‘You don’t get to make comments about my body. Nobody does. It’s not ok. I’m saying this so I can get over it and move on. Women’s bodies are not fair game.
“By saying what you said, you are just a moving wheel in that operation.”
While Imogen told her pal she wasn’t expecting an apology, she was adamant that he needed to know how he had made her feel
To make things worse, her friend had no idea how much hurt he had caused by his flippant comment, and had obviously hadn’t given it a second thought.
“I am so sorry. I don’t have any recollection saying that,” her friend responded.
I’m flabbergasted by myself… really that’s not ok.
It just goes to show, sometimes you need to call people out - even if they are your friends – to stop these kinds of comments.
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