Now it's getting warmer, I've seen a few people on facebook and twitter voicing their "disgust" with "fat girls who think it's ok to wear shorts/crop tops in public". I don't consider myself fat by any means but I've never been completely secure with my body and don't like wearing shorts because they make me feel self conscious. It really bothers me that people think they have the right to shame someone on their clothing choices because they don't "have the body" for it.
The worst part is, it's mostly women making these comments (that I've seen) and it makes me sad, these curvier women do not live for your approval nor do they care if some stranger disapproves of their outfit choice. Voicing these harmful opinions just makes you look like an arsehole. You may have heard of a different take on the "bikini body" ideal that's something along the lines of "How to get a bikini body: put a bikini on your body" promoting self love and this is the same thing. If someone is confident enough to wear shorts or a revealing top then don't be so rude and judgemental. You don't have to be a certain size or shape to wear summery clothes. It's hot anyway, no one's going to wrap themselves in layers and boil to death just because you don't like it.
There's something to be said for wearing clothes that fit you well and flatter you but at the end of the day, you dress for you and nobody else. Wear what makes you feel fabulous and happy and you can never go wrong.
As for the skinnier women, skinny-shaming is just as real as fat-shaming and I've seen people make cruel comments about women who look like "a sack of bones" in what they're wearing. Don't give a second thought to other people because if the most important thing they have to say is about what someone else is doing with their life, then they're not the type of person you want to know anyway.
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