Pregnant Kajal Aggarwal lashes out at body shamers in her recent Instagram post. Indian actor Kajal Aggarwal, who is expecting her first child with husband Gautam Kitchlu, said that she has been subjected to body shaming due to changes in her body post pregnancy.
Pregnant Kajal Aggarwal is in Dubai on vacation with her husband, Gautam Kitchlu. The actor took to social media to post pictures from his vacation. She also made a lengthy post about body acceptance for pregnant women and retaliated against trolls who posted memes against pregnant women.
She wrote, “I’ve been dealing with the most amazing new developments in my life, my body, my home and most importantly my work place. Additionally, certain comments/ body shaming messages/ memes don’t really help :) let’s learn to be kind and if that’s too hard, maybe, just live and let live!"
Aggarwal went on to share her feelings for individuals who are going through similar situations she added, "Here are a few of my thoughts for all those who are going through similar life situations and need to read this and most definitely the self absorbed morons who just don’t seem to understand.”
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Aggarwal then talked of changes during pregnancy and after giving birth. “Some might develop stretch marks where our body gets larger. Sometimes our skin will break out with acne. We may also be much more tired than usual and have mood swings more often. A negative mood may make us more likely to have unhealthy or negative thoughts about our bodies.”
She also questioned unrealistic beauty standards and the pressure a woman is under to fit into these unrealistic beauty standards 'even at the time of pregnancy.'
She wrote," We don’t need to feel abnormal, we don’t need to fit in a box or a stereotype and we don’t need to be made uncomfortable or pressurised during the most beautiful, miraculous and precious phase of our lives"
"Pregnancy stage is a normal part of life that does not last forever and should be celebrated rather than viewed as a cause of stress."
Unfair And Unreasonable Expectations From A Pregnant Women:
The unreasonable expectations that modern culture places on women's bodies remains a point of contention. As everyone knows, a woman's body goes through a lot of changes during pregnancy, from internal hormonal changes to external bodily changes.
This does not only happen to famous stars in the film industry; it happens to almost every woman in our society at least once throughout her pregnancy, whether she lives in the villages or the city.
Look at the double standards. The woman is encouraged to eat well throughout her pregnancy, and once the pregnancy is over, people want her to lose weight rather quickly because her body does not appear perfect or thin.
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