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Design graduate Kritika Trehan has found a unique and creative way to talk about body shaming through her college project Excess.
Trehan’s collages are based on the real life stories of women aged between 13-40 who have experienced body shaming and uses images from pop culture.
The talented 22-year-old shared her experiences with The Quint.
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My father’s friend told me that my ‘figure’ was better before. I found his remark highly inappropriate. When I had put on weight in school my friends told me, “Oh, now you look Punjabi”. No matter how hard I tried, it was never enough.
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The objective of the book is to highlight the devastating impact body shaming can have on one’s confidence and mental health.
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Why does anybody need to pass remarks, irrespective of my body shape? Why is my body a topic of conversation?
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