How To Deal With Being Body Shamed

This can be seen as the part 2 of my previous article (shame on those that body shame). We can try our hardest to stop body shaming, but some people just never stop being jerks. How do we respond if we are body shamed? There are two alternatives to deal with this situation:-

The first is silence. Silence is a very underestimated, however
powerful tool. When I talk about silence, I do not mean to ask you to not stand
up when you are being shamed and I do not ask you to simply tolerate what is
thrown at you. By silence, I mean silence, not out of fear, but out of
authority. You are above those haters and they do not deserve for you to waste
your energy to speak to them. Bullies leech off of reactions. When you stop
reacting, you stop feeding them the entertainment they crave from you. When you
don't respond to a derogatory comment on your post, you are taking a stand
simply by ignoring someone that deserves none of your attention. Even the most
desperate of shamers will stop shaming when you stop replying. Remember,
silence is not backing off from the situation, it's being involved in the
situation to the point of facing it head on. Silence too is speaking up in a
way.

The second is to actually, directly speak up where it is
possible and safe to do so. If a friend in your group "jokingly" says
how you should "eat more" or "cut down" on the “carbs”,
talk back to them. Tell them that you love your appearance and commenting on
your looks is not going to get them anywhere in life. Tell them to look at
their own flaws before pointing out those of others. Tell them to stop using
hate to cope with their own insecurities. Tell them how they wouldn't like it
if someone poked and prodded at their body. Mostly, tell them to support those
that are shamed and fight against the shamers because, sooner or later, they
will be the victims.

Whichever alternative you may choose to confront a bully,
remember to never oppose a body shamer by body shaming in return. If you do
that, you are a body shamer yourself. A bully has no right to tell another
bully to stop bullying. When someone calls you "ugly", you can't
"take a stand" by calling them "pudgy" because that makes
you as bad as them. Do not stoop to a bully's level, you are always greater
than them. You are the bigger person. The best way to shame a body shamer is
through reason, not aggression.