ASOS and Bella Freud model Emily Bador is a positive, freckle-faced beauty who turned an Instagram post into one of the most inspirational and motivational messages so far this year. Coming from an experienced model, her words have a major impact in a community where body-shamers exist. Bador is using her platform to fight back and stand up for herself and everyone else who’s in her position.
In modern days, many young people, especially women, are judged and body-shamed for their physiques and appearances, especially on social media.
In her Instagram post, she uploaded a powerful photo of herself to show off her transformation. In the photo on the left, she explains that when it was taken almost two years ago, in August 2015, she was much slimmer and still believed that she was “fat.” She starved herself and it took a toll on her body, leaving her dizzy and physically sick from the lack of food in her system.
While attending modeling shoots and standing around other models, she felt like an outcast. At the moment, she admits that she wasn’t accepting of herself and believed that her features were flaws and everyone around her constantly judged her appearance.
After all the hate and judgement she’s received over the past years, she’s used all of it to create the stronger and more positive person she is today. The photo on the right represents her self-acceptance. Being herself and gaining the capability in becoming the person she wants to be, while blocking out the haters and those who yearn to watch her go down. But after this post and her courage to stand up, there is no way she’s going down. Instead, Emily has opened up the eyes of many people and allowed them to see what true self-acceptance is and how to love yourself.
The world needs people to stand up for themselves along with many others who are fighting the same battle and Emily is one among the many beautiful individuals.
