This woman had the BEST response when body-shamed by male friend
Absolutely no one likes to hear people say negative things about their body, and those comments can hurt even more when they come from someone you care about.
Afterall, our friends are supposed to lift us up when we're feeling down – not the other way around.
But it looks like this guy never got the memo.
After receiving an invite to a party from one of her male friends, Imogen Ker could never have imagined the lasting effect that night would have.
The 24-year-old model was left absolutely gobsmacked when her so-called friend introduced her to another man.
"He was telling this stranger how wonderful and amazing I was, and then out of the blue said, 'Imogen would be perfect if it wasn't for her body,'" she told Shape.
Em, excuse me?
As you can imagine, Imogen was left feeling embarassed and vulnerable.
"I felt personally attacked in front of a stranger by someone who was supposed to be my friend,” she recalled.
And while she initially tried to brush it off, the hurtful words stuck with Imogen until she finally decided to make her feelings known.
"It was all I could think about, so I finally decided to text him and get what I was feeling off my chest."
While Imogen did manage to get the apology she deserved, he blamed his behaviour on being drunk (which, to be honest, doesn't explain why he was such a d*ck).
Having struggled with body-image for most of her life, Imogen hopes her story will inpire other young women to stand up for themselves when faced with similar situations:
"I know that the first reaction for some is to shove it down because of shame. That was my first instinct—to let it go—but I couldn't. That's why we must stand up for ourselves…because we can't rely on the hope that someone else might do it for us."
Preach!
