This hashtag, created in 2019 to fight grossophobia, resurfaced on Twitter, where it found itself at the top of the trends on Sunday, December 13, 2020.
Sunday, December 13, on Twitter, we could see the hashtag # PlusDe70kgEtSereine in trends. The goal ? Counter grossophobia thanks to women over 70 kg, who proudly post pictures of themselves on the social network, to show that their weight is not a problem.
The idea was launched in June 2019 by blogger and YouTuber Elawan. The initiative was in response to an openly grossophobic internet user, who explained that one could not be serene weighing more than 70 kg. In retaliation, Elawan posted the hashtag, along with a photo of her in traditional attire. He found himself in top trends on Twitter the next day. An action repeated last July, and once again, therefore, on Sunday.
"It gives me great pleasure to see all these fat women take over the hashtag and post their best photos. It's a great way to show that we are round, that we exist and that we live our lives normally. ", Elawan reported to the Huffington Post on July 28.
Among the comments of the participants of the initiative, a user writes "You can't please everyone. I find myself sensational and it's already not bad", while another is talking "love and self-acceptance".
Tweets as answers to grossophobia
A variant has been created, which is called # Over100kgETSereine. The principle is the same: women over 100 kg posing proudly, and demanding that they be respected whatever their weight.
If the hastag was very shared and that some clichés exploded the counters of likes, grossophobic commentators tried to spoil the party. Under the pretext of benevolence, they allowed themselves to talk about the health of the women concerned, and of fat people in general. Among the responses of the flamboyant models: everyone manages their health as they can / wants and no one has the right to judge, it is not for fat people to change but for society (doctors including Sunday) to change their gaze, or their bodies belong only to them.
Anouch, from the Gras Politique collective, explains the impact of grossophobia
Despite the toxic comments, one thing is certain: these empowerment hastags will return to the networks. By then, with their selfies, Internet users have shown that the love of our bodies does not depend on the opinion of others, nor on what the scales show.