#CelluliteSaturday, le hashtag qui décomplexe les femmes sur Instagram

undefined 7 novembre 2016 undefined 00h00

Laura

Lancé par la vlogueuse Kenzie Brenna il y a quelques semaines, le hashtag #CelluliteSaturday a vite pris de l’ampleur sur les réseaux. L’objectif de ce nouveau challenge ? Que les femmes assument enfin leur cellulite, et qu’on arrête d’en faire un scandale esthétique.


Kenzie a donc commencé par poster une photo de sa propre cellulite, en se demandant si elle pouvait vraiment en faire un rendez-vous chaque semaine...

#cellulitesaturday? Can that be a thing? Last time I posted a picture of me TRYING to embrace a part of my body that I have been trying to change forever, 2 things happened. 1. A lot of women and even a few men came forward and said amazinggggg things like "thanks, your dope I need this, I NEED to see more of this, I WANT to see more of this, keep doing what you're doing, yes to normal bodies, etc." the incredible comments kept going, of people sharing their own struggles with trying to accept their bodies, to some women who don't even have cellulite embracing my body - THAT my friends is what this bopo community is all about. 2. Second thing that happened was obviously, the opposite. "Disgusting, gross, cellulite is not healthy, don't encourage kids or women to be unhealthy, nasty, wtf, if you exercise or rub cream or do-this-thing-that-makes-no-sense it will help you get rid of it" that shit went on, in my DM's and in the public comments. I am not going to sit here and write to you what cellulite is, what it ISN'T or try to bang it into your head that yes, my dear friends "thin + healthy + fit" women also have cellulite, I am going to let you do your own research. You have google and you have can DM if you want to have a CONVERSATION exchanging opinions, facts and resources to help us BRIDGE gaps instead of create bigger ones. I exercise 5x a week, I will murder you at cardio (my cardiovascular system is off the hizzy), I foam roll, I do yoga, I stretch, I eat my greens and I drink over a gallon of water every day. I used to use creams, I used to dry brush, I got massages and considered surgery. SO, don't tell me that I have to be more fit, more healthy, more this, more that, don't tell me to try your cream or that I need to create more blood flow to the places where my cellulite exists. Cause bish, I got chu. Been there done that. My friends, my cellulite is here to stay. And I am fucking okay with that. #bodyacceptance #celluliteyoualrite #namaslay #thisiswhatfitlookslike #embracethesquish #mesosquishy #mermaidthighs #iamallwoman #tbcr ðŸÂÂÂÂÂŒˆðŸ˜ŠðŸÂÂÂÂÂÂŒ¸ðŸ˜ŠðŸÂÂÂÂÂÂŒ¸ðŸ˜ŠðŸÂÂÂÂÂÂŒ¸ðŸ˜ŠðŸÂÂÂÂÂŒˆ

Une photo publiée par Kenzie B (@omgkenzieee) le

 

Ancienne obèse, Kenzie partage sa transformation physique sur son compte Instagram. Mais malgré son alimentation équilibrée et ses séances de sport régulières, la vlogeuse a de la cellulite. Surprenant ? Pas vraiment, sachant que ce phénomène touche 93% des femmes.

Ce stockage de graisse est un processus naturel stimulé par les œstrogènes en prévision des grossesses et de l’allaitement. La "peau d’orange" n’est pas un petit désagrément qu’on peut éliminer avec des crèmes et autres remèdes miracles. C’est une part de notre corps qu’on a le droit d’aimer et d’accepter.

Yaassssssssss kweens. You know what day it is! 👑 👸 ðŸÂÂÂÂÂŽ‰ Do I love this part of my body? No, absolutely not. No matter how many times I talk about it, no matter how many people support me, its engrained in me to understand that "if you have cellulite, that part of your body is not good looking." And some people will read this and nod their head. I get it. But I also recognize that this is from social conditioning. IF YOU THINK for some reason that we are born with a natural distaste for certain body types then you are wrong. Let me give you this example: (This example slays btw) 🙏âÂÂÂÂÂÂœ¨ If cellulite wasn't attractive because its inherently in our DNA, then we wouldn't also shame women for having body hair. Makes sense right? Body hair grows on us and yet we shave it off because smooth, white, young looking skin is more desirable than the other. But wait! It's in our primitive mind to look for mates who can survive, so why do we instinctively think that body hair on a woman is unattractive? Considering body hair is developed by biological evolution. BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN RAISED TO THINK THAT. This is called cultural programming. This has nothing to do with what our cavemen minds think is attractive. And if you've been following my youtube videos I have spoke that our psychology cannot exist without the influence of our culture or the sub cultures around you. That would be called living in a "cultural vacuum" and it doesn't exist. If you recognize this, it's much easier to step out of your body and understand it from a sociological perspective. You can learn so so much about yourself once you realize how our minds and bodies work!! 🙆ðŸÂÂÂÂÂ’•ðŸ™†ðŸÂÂÂÂÂ’•ðŸ™† I am no exception to this, cellulite monster inside of me still reigns her ugly head sometimes, but I acknowledge that this is social conditioning and I will not bow down to it. I will try to love myself. Over and over again.❤ï¸Â No matter how uncomfortable it makes me, no matter how hard, not matter what anyone says: I am on a journey for self love and I WILL NOT STOP. ðŸ™ÂÂÂÂÂÂ…ðŸ™ÂÂÂÂÂŒ🚫 #cellulitesaturday #thisbody #embracethesquish Also lovelies! Pls actually tag me in your pics! If you just @ me, it gets lost. Sowwie ðŸÂÂÂÂÂ’•ðŸÂÂÂÂÂ’•ðŸÂÂÂÂÂ’•ðŸÂÂÂÂÂ’•ðŸÂÂÂÂÂ’•

Une photo publiée par Kenzie B (@omgkenzieee) le

 

ðŸÂÂÂÂÂÂŒ¤ HAPPY SATURDAY MORNING ☀ï¸Â It's also #cellulitesaturday, I realize I didn't post one last week. But I sorta wanna try to make it a thing. The word cellulite still makes me cringe. It still makes me wanna run and hide and not come out and I have somehow lipsuctioned it out of me or try to dry brush it into the dark places of the universe. That's really not the fucking case. The only way to get rid of cellulite is to lose overall fat. With overall fatloss, your body may lose fat in the areas that you have celluli- AND HERES THE JOOCEY PART, YOUR BODY MAY ALSO âÂÂÂÂÂÂœ¨NOTâÂÂÂÂÂÂœ¨ LOSE FAT FROM THOSE AREAS.ðŸÂÂÂÂÂ’ž Because we cannot spot reduce (stop it, we can't, pls don't comment and say you can I'll just delete you misinforming people) you can't pick or choose whether or not you are a person who can reduce your appearance of cellulite. Notice how I said appearance. Appearance because cellulite LITERALLY translates to the appearance of fat cells. And because we will forever have fat cells at some percentage or another, for women (and some men,) you can't really avoid this baby. We all have it to some degree or another. It's not an indication of health or fitness level or self worth. ITS A COSMETIC "ISSUE." It's just a thing our bodies do. It's just a thing our bodies do. It's just a fucking thing our bodies do. It's that simple. And the beauty industry capitalizes on it. Imagine if a unicorn was chopping off its horn because it's culture says so. We would tell that beautiful unicorn that it's bananas for doing something like that. ðŸ¦Â„ðŸÂÂÂÂÂÂŒ¸ðŸÂÂÂÂÂ’• No. Just no. Like I said in my previous cellulite posts, it's difficult for me to accept, but I eat my greens, I drink my water, I foam roll, I'm at the gym 5x a week, I have Epsom salt baths, I've dry brushed, got "cellulite massages", tried creams and considered getting surgery. So don't tell me a way to "fix it." I'm over it ðŸ™ÂÂÂÂÂ…🚫 #celluliteacceptance #endbodyshame #thisiswhatfitlookslike #boldandbeautiful

Une photo publiée par Kenzie B (@omgkenzieee) le

 

La vraie bonne nouvelle, c’est que les femmes ont répondu présentes à ce rendez-vous anti-complexes sur Intagram, avec cris du cœur et grands sourires de rigueur. Voilà quelques posts qui vous mettront de bonne humeur.

Outtake turned favorite shot for #cellulitesaturday hosted by my girl @omgkenzieee . She shared some seriously eye opening statistics this morning about the epidemic that is body image distortion plaguing our young people. I find so much value and passion in my work with young teen girls, teaching them the foundations of self love so that they don't wait until they're 30+ to start discovering how amazing they are with my nonprofit @girlphoria . We can make a difference by creating an open environment to talk about the expectations and the realities. I don't put bathing suits on and flaunt my body for attention or validation. I do it for the young girls and women trying to find someone that looks like them in a sea of photo shopped bodies. In short- body diversity. Representation of all the different ways you can look with emphasis that there is no right or wrong wayðŸ¤Â”. This is why you'll find me sharing the parts of me that make me uncomfortable. So that I can provide peace for just one girl that she is worthy, cellulite and all. As always babes, just do you! Xoxo Allie

Une photo publiée par ðŸÂÂÂÂÂÂŒ´ ALLISON ðŸÂÂÂÂÂÂŒ¸ Girl Power Guru ðŸ™ÂÂÂÂÂŒ🏻 (@allisonkimmey) le

 Encore plus de bonne humeur en page 2 !

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Simply amazing! Stay fierce gorgeous! Thanks for supporting the #selfiesforselflove movement ðŸÂÂÂÂÂ’ðŸ˜¸ðŸÂÂÂÂÂÂŒº from @josie_landry #Repost @deegetsstronger with @repostapp ・・・ Second curvalicious cellulite post, in honor of @omgkenzieee's #cellulitesaturday's (woop woop!!!!) and her attempt to spread awareness of the shame our society has brought onto our bodiesðŸÂÂÂÂÂ’• There's no shame in having squishy bits on your body, or having those same squishy bits move whenever you do. There's no shame in embracing and loving yourself, or spreading that love to others. There's no shame in participating in activities that "aren't meant for your body type". There's no shame in wearing whatever the fuck you feel most confident in. Shame is for the people who put others down for the sole sake of feeling better about themselves. For the media outlets and public figures, who would rather endorse a product that is profitable to them, than use their high positions to spread positivity and love to their audience. And for the ignorant minds who will tell you that self love is not in itself an act of spreading love to others. Health is not defined by one particular shape or size. Health is not cellulite creams/low-carb breads/fat-free yogurts/waist trainers/detox tees/fad diets/2 week ab programs/body wraps OR ANY OTHER LOAD OF CRAP THE MEDIA TRIES TO SELL YOU. Health is being aware of your body's needs - giving it rest, challenging it, nourishing it, and most of all, being able to truly call it home.ðŸÂÂÂÂÂ’•

Une photo publiée par Selfies For Self Love (@selfiesforselflove) le

 

It's #CelluliteSaturday! A reminder that a) EVERYONE HAS CELLULITE b) it is NOTHING to be ashamed of and c) cellulite is not an indicator of health. Did you know that cellulite had actually never been mentioned until the 1960s by Vogue? Before then women had been rocking cellulite for YEARS and all of a sudden it became something to fix, something to be ashamed about. But it damn well isn't. It's yet another reminder of how so many companies benefit off our insecurities. Don't let them. Rock those ripples ðŸÂÂÂÂÂÂ’ªðŸ¼ For more body posi goodness, follow @iamleyahshanks and The Body Confidence Revolution on Facebook and Twitter. Surround yourself with positivity ðŸÂÂÂÂÂŒŸ 📷: @darnelltemenu #inbetweenie #plusmodel #curvemodel #fashion #style #curves #bodyposi #bodypositivity #curvesrock #effyourbeautystandards #inbetweeniestyle #goldenconfidence #allbodiesaregoodbodies #celebratemysize #honormycurves #skorchmagazine #igers #instadaily #selflovebringsbeauty

Une photo publiée par Kitty (@kittyinpinkk) le

 

 

 

Not my typical post but THANK YOU @omgkenzieee for starting this trend. I've been meaning to participate in #cellulitesaturday for a few weeks now because I think it's important. I was reading the comments on facebook below one of the articles regarding this topic and was absolutely shocked at all the cruel comments people were leaving. Telling Kenzie she needs to workout or start weight lifting, except if they actually took a minute to look at her page and get to know her, they would know she kills it in the weight room 5 days a week, eats probably healthier than I do, and has made AMAZING progress. I'm writing this to let you know that yes, cellulite is genetic and I couldn't tell you a time in my life that I didn't have it. Obviously you can't tell from this picture but I have a huge dimple on my right buttcheek as well. Sure I don't like seeing it on my legs when I turn around but it has never stopped me from wearing shorts. I am not looking for comments such as "stop being so hard on yourself, it's not that bad" or "try dry brushing". I am just letting you know that I do have cellulite and if you are self conscious of yours, don't be because 90% of women have it and it doesn't make you any less beautiful.

Une photo publiée par Cristina Capron (@cristinacapron) le