Having a body is a crime to such monsters

Everyone has the freedom to make their decisions in this twenty-first century and making decisions about our bodies fall under a fundamental right.
But, verbal harassment, bullying, and body shaming have become quite familiar in today's schools, social networking sites, and even at home. Dove's recent study shows that 80 percent of females with low self-esteem are unlikely to participate in basic activities outside the house or interact with friends and loved ones. In fact, many men drive themselves to go through intense workouts to acquire the perfect physique.
The notion of "My Body, My Choice" may appear trivial in light of recent occurrences such as anti-mask rallies. Nonetheless, it has a significant impact on our society because no one should have the right to body shame, speak offensively about anybody's apparel, or abuse anyone sexually or physically.
Body-shaming: Body-shaming is a frequent thing in our country. We have a tendency to judge people based on their physical appearance. Because of body-shaming, the victim must go through a vicious cycle of judgment and criticism.
Many people in our society begin to judge a person if a person is a little heavier or lighter on the scale of fitness. When someone is a little fluffy, they are alluded to nasty metaphors like hippo. On the other hand, when a person is underweight, people begin to speculate, "Perhaps they are on weed." The abominable comments lead a person to a lot of mental stress for no reason. But do they deserve this? Even many successful and generous men get body-shamed because of not having sufficient muscle. They are called effeminate as well. Unexpectedly, this is often done by our closest ones. The imperishable trauma needs to be stopped now. A brilliant young child was recently victimized to body shaming. He began an unhealthy diet as a result of peer pressure, which was highly detrimental. Lastly, he died after battling with anorexia nervosa, an eating disorder.
Our society has stigmatised the definition of beauty. Thus, people are relentlessly trying to follow unrealistic beauty standards. Practising unhealthy diets to laser treatment might result in unintended consequences that individuals cannot even imagine.
Therefore, the hidden crime, body-shaming, should be eradicated. This breaks our enthusiasm into pieces, creates an inferiority complex inside us, and makes us vulnerable. We must realise that we are the only ones who can decide on how our bodies should be shaped.
Judgment based on apparel: Draping in our preferred attire should be our decision as well. However, in our culture, most people like intruding on such private matters. They make snap judgments about us based on our physical appearance and start making disparaging comments about us without realizing the consequences. This sort of view generally starts from our house, according to recent research.
Even schoolgirls are in jeopardy in their uniforms. This is unacceptable because they are being sexualized when they start to learn what sexuality is. These frightening experiences may haunt them for the rest of their lives.
Last year, Shakib Al Hasan shared a photo of his 4-year-old daughter Alaina, where she was standing in a sunflower field and smiling. Unfortunately, several people bombarded that post with nasty comments. Is it fair for the kid to be bullied in this way? Shakib and his wife eventually removed the photo from Facebook. The victims' parents may frequently suffer from severe mental trauma that the abusers are not concerned about. Regardless of whether a girl is dressed "appropriately" or not, our culture should teach everyone that they are solely responsible for their actions.
Victim Blaming: Our culture has another tendency to victim-blame because of our appearance. Justice is often not being served in many cases. We look for the possible flaws of the victims and talk gibberish on social media without knowing the fact.
The murder of Nusrat Jahan Rafi is a paradigm that our thinking is entirely responsible for rape. She came from a conservative family who used to study in a 'Madrasah.' Yet, she was brutally raped by her teachers and killed later. She used to wear an abaya and did not have any flaws. But, she was betrayed by her safest shelter in this ruthless world.
A five-year-old girl was violently raped by the caretaker of her house a few days ago. Was it her fault as she wore a frock? Even boys are not secured from this wickedness. Is it even possible to blame them for being harassed because of their appearance?
Parents should teach their children the difference between good touch and bad touch. Most importantly, they should take appropriate action if their child discloses something to them. Parents should instill in their children that only our thought is to blame for the horrific acts, not our appearances.
Last but not the least, we should remain vigilant about sexual and reproductive rights and believe in the mantra- My body and attires should be my choice on the basis of morality and ethics.
The contributor is studying Computer Science and Engineering at North South University (NSU) and working as an 'Undergraduate Teaching Assistant' at the NSU. Email: hasin.shad@northsouth.edu