Plus-Sized Woman Reacts to Relatives Over Body-Shaming Remarks
A plus-sized woman shared sharing her frustrating experience with her aunts, who introduced her to family members by emphasizing her weight.
Recently, “dyohem,” a Reddit user, shared her concern about body-shaming within families and the importance of respectful introductions. The post quickly circulated online and elicited comments from the netizens.
The uploader explained that she had grown accustomed to comments about her size. However, during a family visit, her patience ran out when two of her aunts introduced her with remarks about her body instead of just saying she was their relative’s daughter.
One aunt greeted the group by saying, “Ito pala anak ni (Mom ko) ang taba,” while another joked that she was even bigger than her mother. These unnecessary remarks, made in front of many relatives she had just met for the first time, left her feeling disrespected.
Instead of staying quiet, the plus-sized woman decided to call them out on the spot. In a loud and sarcastic tone, she responded that they could simply introduce her as their niece without adding unnecessary comments.
Her reaction left the room in silence, as everyone seemed surprised by her response.
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After the incident, she did not hold a grudge but felt relieved to have spoken up. She hoped that by addressing the issue, her relatives would become more mindful of how they introduce others in the future.
Here is the full post:
“Called out my relatives in front of other relatives
For context, I’m a plus size girlie and calling me out names like fat isn’t new to me anymore and I’m not insulted until this happened. I mean I’m okay with that being called and described pero there’s always a place for respect.
Anyway, this happened kahapon nung nag visit kami sa pinsan ng Mom ko. When we arrived, kamustahan and eventually pakilala sa mga anak. Let’s call them Tita A and Tita B. Si Tita A pinakalala niya ako this way, “Ito pala anak ni (Mom ko) ang taba”. So ako parang uminit ulo ko kase what’s that for? Was that really necessary? Pwede naman sabihin na anak lang. Diba?
Tita B on the other hand, nag pakilala ulet in the middle of the kwentuhan tas sabi niya “Yan anak ni (Mom ko), mas malaki pa sa Mama” sabay tawa lahat. So I stood my ground kase ang pangit na marinig plus ang dami namin and first time ko makita yung mga relatives na yun. In a loud and sarcastic voice, sabi ko “Pwede niyo naman sabihin na anak lang. Ba’t kailangan pa dugtungan ng ganyan?”. Biglang tumahimik ang lahat kasi di ako sumasagot or sumisingit sa ganyan kase usually wala ako pake pero this time talaga sobra na.
After that, di naman ako nagalit and parang wala nangyari nung nasa sasakyan na kami and bumiyahe pauwi. Pero off my chest talaga na mapagsabihan sila para alam din nila yung mali na ginagawa nila. They’re the typical relatives na palaging may kadugtong everytime may pinapakilala.”
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