Fitness Trainer Makes Powerful Video About Body Shaming

Cassey Ho might not have been a household name until the past few days, but the fitness trainer has over 831K followers on her Blogilates Instagram, some of whom were not sending her the kindest words. Like all most public personalities, people posted insults about Cassey, including critiques of her body, on a daily basis. Instead of ignore the nasty comments, she did something about it. She took some of the comments about what her body “should” look like and she photoshopped herself to match. When she posted the photo to Instagram with the caption, “Finally got my perfect body,” the feedback was mixed. They ranged from people praising her and saying she was their “goal,” to people calling to anorexic-looking, and even the opposite end of the spectrum, saying she was “still too fat.”

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Wow guys. The response on yesterday's post was moving, incredible, and shocking all at once. Thank you. I couldn't have asked for anything more. I'm happy that many of you clicked over to watch my short film when you saw my new "perfect" body. You experienced the most powerful video I have ever created. You saw me strip down my confidence and self esteem. You saw me raw. Hurt. And vulnerable. For those who haven't seen it yet, please click on the link in my bio. I wanted to post again because there was a weird phenomenon that happened when I posted this photoshopped picture. On the very same photo, I got some people praising me and others degrading me. What worries me is this: 1. That some people think this is real and that it should be "goals." 2. That some people still think it's not good enough. It's tough knowing what's real and what's not when magazine covers and music videos are photoshopped (yes, music videos), Instagram pics are photoshopped, and so many women are getting surgery. How are we to know what kind of beauty can be naturally achieved when everything around us is so deceiving? If you want to know what you can do to help stop body shaming, all I ask is that you share the video with at least 1 person. That's all. After countless days of shooting, weeks of editing, visual effects, and lots of hard work from a team of amazing people, my short film was turned into a reality. Thank you to James Chen, James Jou, and @smashboxcosmetics for helping me bring this to life. #madeatsmashbox I hope you guys liked it. I love you. Stay beautiful.

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She said, “What worries me is this: 1. That some people think this is real and that it should be “goals.” 2. That some people still think it’s not good enough.”
Why’d she do it? Check out her powerful video with an important message about body shaming: you shouldn’t try to fit anyone else’s definition of a “perfect” figure.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsL7W-GHhJA&w=640&h=360]

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