Jaclyn Hill Responds to Body-Shaming on Social Media

It’s 2019, yet here we still are, wondering why anyone on social media is still body-shaming.

The latest target of the social media vitriol is Jaclyn Hill, who recently took to Twitter to shut down trolls who have been constantly plaguing her feed with negative comments about her body. After one (of many) tweeted Hill rudely questioning, “What happened to your face,” the YouTube personality responded with a comment that was equally vulnerable, honest, and badass.

“I GAINED WEIGHT!!!!,” Hill posted. “Can you guys please stop body shaming! I don’t even want to log onto social media recently because all I see is comments about looking ‘fat’ & accusing me of getting fillers. Dear God! Thank the lord I have a good support system & self confidence.”

A day later, Hill took to Twitter again to admit she was dealing with “crippling anxiety” and provide a message of support for her almost 250,000 followers. (It’s unclear if her anxiety was a result of the social media body-shaming.)

“I woke up with crippling anxiety for absolutely no reason,” she posted. “So I wanted to jump on here & say that you’re never alone in your feelings. Take deep breaths, ground yourself, focus only on the present & force yourself to smile even if you don’t want to. Everything will be okay❤️.”

This isn’t the first time Hill has addressed body-shaming on social media. In August she explained to her Instagram followers that she had gained 20 pounds and was dealing with insecurity due to the changes in her body.

“I have gained 20 pounds in the last 7 weeks,” she said. “Im being transparent with you guys, because I have been getting lots of comments about my weight. I have never been this insecure about my physical appearance in my life. Sweatpants are literally the only thing that fits me right now & ive had to go up 2 sizes in my jeans.”

She continued, “Side note: you’re going to notice in my future videos…. my face is bigger, my arms are bigger, my entire body is bigger. But you’ll just have to deal with it, cause this is me❤️.”

Many fans have been appreciating her honesty and openness around her anxieties, sharing their own struggles with body image. One fan responded, “Life throws us curve balls. I had brain surgery then menopause hit and gained 30 lbs. We have to love ourselves no matter our size and surround ourselves with people who do the same! You are beautiful J. Love yourself well today! ❤️😘.”

Hill has had a tough year on social media. She deleted her accounts earlier this summer following backlash from the launch of her lipstick line. (There were several criticisms over the quality of the products.) She later addressed the social media blackout in a YouTube video: “I’m just terrified. I’m terrified of this and I’m terrified of just everything. But I really wanted to make a video because obviously I have deleted all of my social media accounts, and I just wanted to get on here and talk to you guys, and just wait for the moment where I felt like I had the strength to get on camera and really talk to you guys in a way where I was a little bit more levelheaded and together about why I did that.”

The entrepreneur only returned to social media in late August, but found herself quickly facing immediate backlash with customers claiming they had yet to receive refunds from her now defunct lipstick line.

No matter how you feel about Hill’s makeup line, it’s never okay to body-shame. And regardless of Hill’s vulnerability about her self-image, she shouldn’t need to deal with the negativity around her body. TL;DR? Let Hill live.

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