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    Dascha Polanco Hits Back at Body Shamers

    LauraBy LauraMay 22, 2016
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    It is possibly the worst fashionable thing in the world when you turn up to a big event and see someone else wearing the same dress as you. It’s even worse when body shamers are quick to jump on the bandwagon of ‘Who Wore It Better?’

    Dascha Polanco experienced this when she arrived at People En Espanol’s 50 Most Beautiful 2016 gala in the same dress as Venezuelan TV host Daniela Di Giacomo.

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    All seemed fine until days after the event when hosts of the Univision show were recapping the events of the gala and spoke about this dress incident, pitting the two ladies against each other asking, “who wore it better?”

    The Orange Is The New Black star did not like this one bit and hit back at them over on her Instagram account, captioning her photos with #BeYou and #IEatBullies, specifically calling out the hosts of Univision:

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    Polanco is not the only one who has criticised body shamers as she joins a whole host of other celebrities who have been speaking out about media pitting women against each other and policing women’s bodies.

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    Melissa McCarthy is another advocate for body positivity as she has been relentlessly slated in the media for her weight and for being compared to other women.

    “You don’t do that with guys,” said Melissa. “You don’t see two guys next to each other and somebody going, ‘Who’s got the better knees? Who’s got old knees?’ I want to get rid of constantly categorising. Lists give somebody a way to shove and tear down women.”

    Thankfully, more and more celebrities are voicing their opinions about these body shamers and supporting body positivity. For example, female celebrities such as Amy Poehler and Reese Witherspoon have been supporting the #AskHerMore campaign in which they urge interviewers to ask celebrities different, thought-provoking questions rather than be focusing on what they are wearing.

    Incidents like these prove that there are more serious issues to be dealing with in the world but a piece of fabric worn by two women is seen to be more important to discuss.

    Hopefully, with the increase of celebrity endorsements for body positivity, the world will soon begin to view women and men as human beings rather than something to be objectified.

    Do you agree with Dascha’s comments? Let us know in the comments or tweet us @CelebMix! 

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