Charli & Dixie D’Amelio hit back at “body shaming” on TikTok
Yearbook, Charli D'Amelio - YouTubeSisters and internet stars Charli and Dixie D’Amelio are two of TikTok’s most popular content creators — but even they aren’t immune to mean comments, as they revealed in a series of Tweets hitting back at “body shaming.”
Despite being TikTok’s most followed creator, competitive dancer Charli D’Amelio has spoken at length about the hardships that come with internet stardom, including feeling self-conscious about one’s outward appearance.
In a burst of positivity, Charli retweeted a photo of her friends on the beach and complimented them in her caption, rating them all a 10/10.
Charli D'Amelio, InstagramHowever, she continued with a message to all her fans, encouraging them to look in the mirror and compliment themselves and reminding her followers that they’re all beautiful in their own way.
“F it, we are all 10/10s, and by all I mean everyone, because we are all special and perfect in our ways,” she wrote. “That what makes us so incredible, and let’s tell each other that more often.”
f it we are all 10/10s and by all i mean everyone because we are all special and perfect in our ways and that what makes us so incredible and let’s tell each other that more often
— charli (@charlidamelio) March 26, 2020
“We should go to our nearest mirror and compliment ourselves,” she added in another Tweet. “It is what needs to be done.”
we should go to our nearest mirror and compliment ourselves it is what needs to be done
— charli (@charlidamelio) March 26, 2020
Charli isn’t the only one speaking out about the matter, either, as older sister Dixie also wrote a lengthy Twitter thread about body shaming, admitting that she has been affected by mean comments about her appearance in the past.
“…body shaming is something that so many people deal with and I struggled with [it] for a long time,” she wrote. “I finally know that I can’t change myself to make everyone happy, but for people reading comments… and thinking that being ‘too’ big or too small changes their overall ‘rate’ is not healthy.”
and think that being “too” big or too small changes their overall “rate” is not healthy. Self-love and self confidence are so important because you cannot control what other people think or say.
— dixie (@dixiedamelio) March 26, 2020
She ended her post by encouraging TikTok users to stop “speaking negatively about someone’s body type” on the platform, calling such comments “toxic” — and she’s not alone, with many fans agreeing with her sentiment in the replies.
personally the comments that are meant to put me down and don’t affect me as much anymore but tiktok is full of young kids and teenagers who might compare themselves to others, and speaking negatively about someones body type (which they can’t control) is very toxic
— Dixie D’Amelio (@dixiedamelio) March 26, 2020
From dealing with angry fans to lies from past friends and even online trolls, it’s safe to say that Charli and Dixie have seen the worst of the internet’s behavior.
Thanks to their fame, however, their body-positive messages are reaching a huge amount of viewers as they continue to grow in popularity on an ever-booming platform.