There's been a huge call for more size inclusivity in the beauty and wellness industries lately. Plenty of brands and body-positive heroes are leading the way, showing us all that there's not one way to be beautiful and that fitness and health don't just mean one thing. However, there's still a long way to go, and plenty of people still get body-shamed daily in their everyday lives — including women like Callie Thorpe, an influencer and model who recently partnered with Nike.
According to Yahoo Lifestyle, Nike Women is one of those brands that's working on inclusivity, and as such, it's started including plus-size women in brand partnerships. Callie Thorpe is one of those women, and she's been posting about her partnership on her Instagram account. Though plenty of her fans are supportive of her, there has also been some body-shaming in the comments — shaming which Thorpe recently saw fit to address.
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She wrote about the irony of the juxtaposition between concern some people express over larger bodies and the negative comments over her partnership with Nike, writing, "People with faux concern that bully others for being overweight are the same ones that mock people for being in the gym or participating in exercise."
She continued, writing, "We truly are damned if we do and damned if you don’t. We have to suffer the lectures and comments about our weight whilst also not being afforded the access to fitness or health. And I’m just done with it. I’m so tired of people mistreating, mocking and laughing at people that look like me." Thorpe went on to say that she's not here for those people — she's here for those who've never seen bodies like theirs in campaigns who might feel included in the conversation about fitness by seeing her in an ad.
Thorpe ended on a positive note, writing to her fans, "To those following me here, don’t let anyone exclude you or make you feel like you don’t belong because you don’t fit into these small minded stereotypes. You do what’s best for your body and your life."
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