Some women are attempting to counter the toxic environment of body perfectionism by promoting self-love, diversity and positivity on social media platforms.
Brittnee Blair, a 32-year-old plus-size Black model from Toronto, is among them.
She says not having social media during her childhood years was both good and bad.
On the one hand, the school bullies didn’t follow her home, but on the flip side, she says it would have been amazing to be able to connect with others who looked like her and she could relate to.
Brittnee Blair says she was fortunate to miss the Instagram era growing up during her middle school years when children are at a really vulnerable and impressionable age. Photo credit: Bryan Whitely
On her Instagram account, which has 50,000 followers, the part-time TV host describes herself as “Miss Curvy B”, sharing what she says are “genuine and authentic” moments and “being unapologetically” herself.
While most of the feedback from her followers has been positive, Blair has also had her fair share of pushback and online trolls, for which she has set boundaries by either blocking accounts or certain words.
“Life is too short to be worried about what other people think,” said Blair.
