When model Iskra Lawrence paraded in a pregnant swimsuit for Miami Swim Week, she received considerable criticism on her Instagram posts.
Some tried to make him feel ashamed. As model Iskra Lawrence paraded six months pregnant for Miami Swim Week, which ran from May 29 to June 3, dozens of netizens tried to put her down.
“He’s not in good health, sorry”; “A terrible role model for young girls”; “She’s trying to be nice, but she can’t do it”; “Please cover yourself”; “I will try to get these images out of my head before I eat”; “You don’t wear a swimsuit like this when you’re fat like her,” we read in the screenshots shared by Iskra Lawrence.
However, the latter decided not to give in and condemned those negative comments, exposing several screenshots of criticism directed at her figure. To that, the 33-year-old model added a few sentences about the effects of body shaming, reminding her that it was never okay to comment and criticize a woman’s body, pregnant or not.
In the caption of the post, Iskra Lawrence, who is often called a “plus size” model but rejects the term as too reductive, said: world), shaming a pregnant woman seems like the best use of your time.”
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“There’s still a lot of work to do”
In an interview with Life&Style magazine, the model talked about her struggle against body shame. “I think a lot of people were too hard on themselves during COVID-19 and we lost a little bit of humanity. Perhaps we have forgotten how to speak kindly to each other. I don’t know.”
He concluded on Instagram. “I want to thank these trolls for being so obsessed with me that they made commenting on my fat pregnant body their biggest priority. So impressive that you have nothing more important to do.”
Source: Le Figaro
