When Sally Bergensen is the CEO of a Seattle-based athletic apparel company by women and only for women. She recently took to Twitter to share a body-shaming story from her childhood that had been hard to forget.Even she was only 12 then.
“Keep eating like that and you’re going to be a butterball,” her father had said to her, and now she’s encouraging other women to share their experiences of being body-shamed by using the hashtag #TheySaid.
via: Twitter
#1
#theysaid "you're so fat" i was 10. "you're so tall, you could be a model if you lost some weight" i was 14.
— Julia Hall (@julia_ehall) June 2, 2017
#theysaid "you're so fat" i was 10. "you're so tall, you could be a model if you lost some weight" i was 14.
— Julia Hall (@julia_ehall) June 2, 2017
#2
#TheySaid "Wow! You look amazing." Right after my speech on how me losing weight and being praised for it made me hate myself.
— Christa Wilmoth (@ChristaWilmoth) June 1, 2017
#3
You have such a pretty face just think if you lost weight. My dad's favorite shaming thing to say #TheySaid
— Melissa Dufresne (@melissadufesne) May 31, 2017
#4
"you don't look like the person that could do cheer. your hands would break under your weight" #TheySaid
— kt !! (@ktjsfd) June 2, 2017
#5
"I don't know what you're doing, but you look SO MUCH healthier now. Props for losing all that weight" #TheySaid after I developed anorexia
— Ashley Scarlett (@ashleyyscarlett) June 1, 2017
#6
Oh yes poor, frail women. This type of thing never happens to men! #Theysaid pic.twitter.com/e2nEuG2j2F
— Georgia Leigha? (@Thepedant_) June 2, 2017
#7
"If you just ate normal, you'd be thin." At that time I was trying to lose weight by starving myself. #theysaid
— CJ Room ? (@cjroom) May 31, 2017
#8
@oiselle_sally U r only a little taller than me u should weigh 7st. (5'7") 15 yrs old #TheySaid
— Missamoo (@Missamoo) May 30, 2017
#9
"You would be so beautiful if you just lost some weight" said my mom while I was getting ready for a job. #TheySaid
— Joni DuPre RN (@jcdupre11) May 30, 2017
#10
"You're getting chubby" said a collegue when I had put on weight.A few months earlier the same person had said "You're too skinny" #TheySaid
— Weesey (@weeseytheweird) May 30, 2017
#11
My small private school class teased me incessantly for being pudgy. I was maybe 1 size bigger than the average, also t1 diabetic. #theysaid
— Belle (@BelleAvocat) May 29, 2017
#12
"You should feed her a sandwich" – said to my husband (and I) while at a party. #TheySaid during my #marathontraining
— Jenn Harowicz (@jennharowicz) May 29, 2017
#13
A classmate called me a "whale" in 5th grade. First year at a new school started well…. #theysaid https://t.co/gabbZxoq3u
— Paige Gadsby (@PaigeGadsby) May 29, 2017
#14
My favorite quote of all time. Ever. #TheySaid https://t.co/QlPYtqb7x4
— Rachel (@Oh_Okay_Yesmhmm) May 28, 2017
#15
As I was in recovery from an eating disorder, gaining weight/bloated,man walks into store & says congrats! When's the baby due? ?? #theysaid
— Jenny Scherer (@jenny_scherer22) May 28, 2017
#16
Recently: "your shoulders look manly, stop lifting so heavy." Thanks! #youtriedandyoufailed #theysaid https://t.co/tAWTW4AYIy
— Debra (@wannarunfast) May 28, 2017
#17
"The top of your legs are too big" – said to me age TEN at summer camp by a mean little girl who obviously had her own issues. #TheySaid https://t.co/7L2Rp1US1Y
— Sarah Jordan (@_sarahjordan) May 28, 2017
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