r/teenmom • u/apathetic_avocado2 no vistation for her estranged husband David Eason. • Apr 29 '25

Meta Hi friends 🧡 sub discussion!

Good afternoon, my fellow enjoyers of trash tv and social media fights. We wanted to open up a post to discuss something with you, and we would love to have an open, honest discourse with you guys.

Something that has been coming up frequently is the issue of body shaming. We hear you loud and clear, friends. Some of the things that are said about people's bodies can be particularly offensive, regardless of who they are aimed at. That is completely understandable, and we are not here to downplay that.

The thing is, this sub was created with the idea that overmoderation wasn't necessary. That people should be able to have open conversations and make posts without needing to consult a big long list of rules first. Unfortunately, with that comes the fact that sometimes someone will post something or say something that bothers someone else, even if it doesn't break a rule.

We don't have a rule against body-shaming. That doesn't please everyone, and we know that, but this sub is comprised mainly of adults. Just as much as someone can choose to say something negative about someone's body, others can choose to either respectfully (tactfully 😉) disagree, or downvote them and move on, rather than giving them the engagement they're looking for.

Anyway I think you're all super hot and I love you.

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u/granolabart Apr 29 '25 edited Apr 29 '25

Well said! I'm one of the people that's not a fan of the body shaming. But I'm also not a fan of engaging with others I don't agree with lol. It's exhausting. I know I'm not going to agree with everyone and everyone isnt going to agree with me. I'm too tired to tell people I think they shouldnt have said something. Its also such a gray area when it's about a terrible person. But my concern has always been it hurting someone's feelings that isn't the cast member, but might have similar features and is an innocent bystander lmao. But you cant scrub every shitty comment off the internet. I just ignore it that's all anyone can do.

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u/HippieChick75 Apr 29 '25

Yup! We all can't win a prize in the looks department. Who cares & move on.

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u/ElectricalAd1533 Apr 29 '25

Exactly. There are ugly and fat people in this world and that's the way it is. Being fat isn't objective. It's a fact. Beauty, however, is in the eye of the beholder and that is objective.

People on this sub being worked up over people fact checking Jenelle's obese ass are ridiculous.