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Women are using this hashtag to share body-shaming comments they’ve received

Published 12:55 2 Jun 2017 BST

Anna O'Rourke
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If you've seen #theysaid trending on Twitter, this is why.

Women around the world are discussing their experiences of body shaming on Twitter today with a viral hashtag. Entrepreneur Sally Bergesen started the #theysaid hashtag this week to share a negative comment she received about her body and encourage others to do the same. https://twitter.com/oiselle_sally/status/867768961718517762 Others soon opened up about the body-shaming they've been subjected to. https://twitter.com/huck_chelsea/status/870471757353844737 https://twitter.com/KelseyMcEwen/status/870340961175515136 https://twitter.com/kanedebo/status/870476115457916929 https://twitter.com/ashleyyscarlett/status/870272723821481984 https://twitter.com/melissa_mgk/status/870574493936242689   Other Twitter users came up with the hashtag #shereplied to shut down the negative comments. https://twitter.com/FosterELA/status/870380178085744641 https://twitter.com/nouratrissi/status/870197838671728640 https://twitter.com/AussieRedTX/status/869990152851996672 https://twitter.com/mylo_cat/status/867802999648788480   Well said.      

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