‘Modern Family’ Star Sarah Hyland Gets Body-Shamed, And Her Emotional Response Is Going Viral
Modern Family star Sarah Hyland has been receiving quite a lot of negative comments about her body image recently, but she didn’t just sit around and take them in. Instead, the famous actress silenced all her body shamers with a powerful 8-page message.
“I’m not in control of my body type,” Hyland says to those who are body shaming her by saying she’s anorexic or she should “eat a burger”. In her message, the actress reveals she has had a rough year as she has been put on bed rest for the last couple of months due to health problems. In 2012, Hyland underwent a kidney transplant after battling kidney dysplasia. Now, as a result of being on bed rest, she was losing muscle mass making her look much skinnier, and body shamers are acting up by judging her based on their own beauty standards from behind their keyboards… Keep on scrolling to read the message that silenced them.
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Modern Family star Sarah Hyland has been receiving quite a lot negative comments about her body recently
But she didn’t just sit around and take them in
Instead, Hyland silenced all her body shamers with a powerful 8-page message
The message not only silenced body shamers
But it also touched many of her fans and fellow stars
And now they’re all showing their support on Twitter
Hopefully, Hyland will get better soon and will be able to be her active self again!
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Share on FacebookIt is such a shame that so many people think it is acceptable to hide behind a computer and criticize someone, without even considering the circumstances behind that person. Sickening. Some days, I am such a misanthrope - I just hate people in general nowadays.
Internet made me a misanthrope too. It's just too much sometimes. People show the real them when anonymous, and it's sickening.
Load More Replies...I'm so sick of the criticism of women's bodies. Too thin, too fat, too curvy, not curvy enough, too muscled and the obsession for what she wears. Enough. A woman changes the world because of what she does. To limit her to her appearance limits her and all girls and women who consume that message.
I don't know what her circumstances, but in college I had a classmate who was (probably still is) 89 lb. soaking wet at 4' 11" height. She was born with intestinal cancer and had about 2/3rds of her small intestines removed shortly after birth. As a result she had to eat voraciously just to maintain what weight she had. And no, it's no fun having to eat to the point of being sick every day just to end up being underweight. Morale - looks can be deceiving. Back off the spot judgement.
Everybody just going around and bragging about how calling someone fat/ugly/etc. is body shaming but once seeing a skinny person receiving negative comments about her/his body, the notion of body shaming just went off their mind and it's fine. I have slight anorexia and it's hard to gain weight. I hate it when my weight keeps dropping down. Everyone around me won't stop commenting/complaining about my weight, they joked like I have some decease and about to die. Sometimes they even told me I look like I'm already dead, that how gross I am now and I need to eat more. To them, it might start off with good intention, but hearing this every time makes me feel uncomfortable, sometimes it even hurt to listen to.. But oh well, guess being skinny means you like it and have to sit and listen to everybody talk s**t about you.
I think the truth is that a lot of good people think it's bad to shame any body type, but ignorant people's voices are always loud because they think their opinions are more important & they'd rather talk over you than be told differently. I've been anorexic & I've also been overweight & the shaming is exactly the same either way. Our bodies do not determine our worth. Take the helm & never let hateful words steer you towards a destiny you didn't chose. You are enough. You are strong. You are brave. You are capable.
Load More Replies...I will never understand why people think it's OK to bash someone from behind their keyboard. It's really sad she felt the need to have to explain to the world her situation while trying to recover. Hope she gets well soon.
What a great reply. The only thing that I didn't like is that she purposely did not state what her health issue was, but the author of this article felt the need to say it. I think it's a bit rude, it is her choice whether or not to disclose her health issues.
My partner has UC. Keep strong little one. The flairs will pass and you will be strong again.
OH.MY.GOD. People should DOCUMENT and UNDERSTAND that EVERY human being is different AND have different bodies that work DIFFERENTLY. Like what in the actual hell gives YOU the right to JUDGE someone else, just beacuse you use the phrase "It's freedom of speech". UH NO. I have skinny friends that REALLY wish to gain a little weight but can't, 'cause they have a fast metabolism, or they are prone to stress, or both and yet they get the comment "eat a burger." more than they can count. Just like I get the comment "ye should eat less" only beacuse i have a big bottom and a contrasting small waist. No, that is my shape, i can't chop down my shape no matter how much I work-out, just like my friends can't eat 100 burgers and get fat. People should learn to mind their own effin business and get that freedom of speech is not a synonym with "i can tell whatever to whoeverI want no matter how offending I am."
when we got married I weighed under 7 stone (41kg) and I was around 5ft 3ish (163cm). I loved food and still do! I ate a lot of food and couldn't gain weight, no illness just a really fast metabolism! I got harassed for being so skinny but there was nothing I could do about it. Now? I weigh 71kg and I'm trying to loose weight😄
The older you get, metabolism getting slower. It's understandable. Your health needs to be the most important thing in the process. :)
Load More Replies...Yeah I have been asked by every doctor I ever went to see if I am eating enough. I eat wayyyyy to much junk food and just don't gain weight. Like at all. I try to gain a bit more but my body burns it off faster than I can eat, so to every person out there who was said to a skinny person that you don't know to "eat something" without knowing their circumstances f you. To the therapist that was supposed to help me with anxiety and depression and instead made me feel insecure and isolated f**k you. STOP SHAMING PEOPLE OR ASSUMING THINGS ABOUT THEM BECAUSE OF WEIGHT. It annoys me because most of them do it in small ways like offering to give you food so that "you don't blow away" or lifting someone up and saying "I wish i could keep up a figure as good as that" it IS rude and people DO notice. So just stop. Think. Do I know the circumstances of this person and do I actually need to mention something. So easy. Think before you speak
Some people are afraid of what they are NOT. Smart. Talented. Successful. Courageous. Like she said, they should focus more on being the best they can be with their OWN gifts and stop flooding the internet with their insecurities.
Some people are afraid of what they are NOT. Smart. Talented. Successful. Courageous. Like the woman said, they should focus on being the best they can be and spend less time flooding the internet with their insecurities.
I had a good friend in my early 20s, she was a tiny little thing. Maybe 5ft 2in tall, less than 100 lbs. Her parents moved here from eastern Europe when she was a baby, and her parents brought her up old school, so she ate a hardy diet, could actually eat more than me, but usually ate very small meals many times a day. Somewhere between 6-12 depending on the different variables. She would get c**p for being too skinny, but she actually had a pretty good figure. I dubbed it the "half an hour-glass” figure. Curvy in miniature. She wasn't sick, or starving herself, that was just her body type. But the way she was treated by some people was just messed up...
I'm so ashamed of people that "enjoy", exploiting other people's lives to promote their own "need", to be a spokesperson on certain issues. Especially when they don't know the facts. Sarah Hyland, I wish you nothing but the best!! Keep fighting STRONG!!
This woman is my hero... I will always admire her, in a way she is just like me...
I think she looks good. Can someone please tell me what the deal is with her body I'm confused
Wait, people have a problem with the way she looks? Super skinny? Sure. Still highly attractive? Definitely. People need to stop being so critical over things that don't even concern them.
Anorexia is just as much a disease as any other. I believe that someone in her circumstances should try to be conscious of how what she posts could affect her young fans, & she certainly is conscientious. The thing I take issue with here is that if she were anorexic, the bullying would be just as shameful as it is with her currently having a different type of disease. People really need to be better to each other, words are sometimes more damaging than sticks & stones could ever be. This young lady is a beautiful person & I applaud her.
It's ridiculous that she has to explain herself in the first place. I mean her motives to do so are fantastic, don't get me wrong. It's just so bizarre that people think they can say anything to everyone on the internet, completely disregarding feelings of others. It must be the anonymity that gives them the comfort to judge and be awful. Cowardish minds.
I'm the same, honestly like I feel like I eat so much but I just keep losing weight, but yknow, I'm on top of it
Prednisone is a wonderful drug and also has horrific side effects. I know because I've had to take it several times in my life. To have to take it everyday like several of my relatives do I really feel bad for them because of what it does to your body. BUT....it has also made them feel so much better. Just please, if you don't have something good or positive to say, then say NOTHING at all. Saying something negative speaks volumes of the kind of person you really are and people tend to ignore you anyway.
I'm a transplant patient too and so much of what we go through it beyond our control
I don't get why women are constantly trying to drag down other women (the crab bucket mentality) instead of showing solidarity.
I think it's because women are taught that it is hard for a woman to be successful and that women have to drag each other down to get far in life as "there can only be one". We live in a patriarchal society that encourages male camaraderie but pits women against one another. It's really a shame. We should all be working to empower one another.
Load More Replies...It's a shame that people have to put others down because they have low self-esteem . It's sad that young girls believe that society wants you to look a certain way in order to not be talked about. Unfortunately, there is nothing they can do about internet trolls. They just have to love themselves no matter if someone tells them any differently.
The right words were written (said). Well done. Cannot wait to see you cleared for active life again. :))
u so pwetty ah think ah just fainted-oh i did................
Sarah, Keep working hard at getting yourself better. The only one it should matter at how you look is to you and no one else. Glad you don't let what other people say about you bother you. Keep positive people around you, don't pay attention or look at what is said about you. You are right no matter what you do or not do someone is always going to be negative in some shape or form. Be strong, Live strong.
My such a powerful little keyboard warrior aren't you! This really isn't the place to spread your fat-phobia. This young woman has been through hell and there is no reason for people like you to s**t on their lives.
Load More Replies...It is such a shame that so many people think it is acceptable to hide behind a computer and criticize someone, without even considering the circumstances behind that person. Sickening. Some days, I am such a misanthrope - I just hate people in general nowadays.
Internet made me a misanthrope too. It's just too much sometimes. People show the real them when anonymous, and it's sickening.
Load More Replies...I'm so sick of the criticism of women's bodies. Too thin, too fat, too curvy, not curvy enough, too muscled and the obsession for what she wears. Enough. A woman changes the world because of what she does. To limit her to her appearance limits her and all girls and women who consume that message.
I don't know what her circumstances, but in college I had a classmate who was (probably still is) 89 lb. soaking wet at 4' 11" height. She was born with intestinal cancer and had about 2/3rds of her small intestines removed shortly after birth. As a result she had to eat voraciously just to maintain what weight she had. And no, it's no fun having to eat to the point of being sick every day just to end up being underweight. Morale - looks can be deceiving. Back off the spot judgement.
Everybody just going around and bragging about how calling someone fat/ugly/etc. is body shaming but once seeing a skinny person receiving negative comments about her/his body, the notion of body shaming just went off their mind and it's fine. I have slight anorexia and it's hard to gain weight. I hate it when my weight keeps dropping down. Everyone around me won't stop commenting/complaining about my weight, they joked like I have some decease and about to die. Sometimes they even told me I look like I'm already dead, that how gross I am now and I need to eat more. To them, it might start off with good intention, but hearing this every time makes me feel uncomfortable, sometimes it even hurt to listen to.. But oh well, guess being skinny means you like it and have to sit and listen to everybody talk s**t about you.
I think the truth is that a lot of good people think it's bad to shame any body type, but ignorant people's voices are always loud because they think their opinions are more important & they'd rather talk over you than be told differently. I've been anorexic & I've also been overweight & the shaming is exactly the same either way. Our bodies do not determine our worth. Take the helm & never let hateful words steer you towards a destiny you didn't chose. You are enough. You are strong. You are brave. You are capable.
Load More Replies...I will never understand why people think it's OK to bash someone from behind their keyboard. It's really sad she felt the need to have to explain to the world her situation while trying to recover. Hope she gets well soon.
What a great reply. The only thing that I didn't like is that she purposely did not state what her health issue was, but the author of this article felt the need to say it. I think it's a bit rude, it is her choice whether or not to disclose her health issues.
My partner has UC. Keep strong little one. The flairs will pass and you will be strong again.
OH.MY.GOD. People should DOCUMENT and UNDERSTAND that EVERY human being is different AND have different bodies that work DIFFERENTLY. Like what in the actual hell gives YOU the right to JUDGE someone else, just beacuse you use the phrase "It's freedom of speech". UH NO. I have skinny friends that REALLY wish to gain a little weight but can't, 'cause they have a fast metabolism, or they are prone to stress, or both and yet they get the comment "eat a burger." more than they can count. Just like I get the comment "ye should eat less" only beacuse i have a big bottom and a contrasting small waist. No, that is my shape, i can't chop down my shape no matter how much I work-out, just like my friends can't eat 100 burgers and get fat. People should learn to mind their own effin business and get that freedom of speech is not a synonym with "i can tell whatever to whoeverI want no matter how offending I am."
when we got married I weighed under 7 stone (41kg) and I was around 5ft 3ish (163cm). I loved food and still do! I ate a lot of food and couldn't gain weight, no illness just a really fast metabolism! I got harassed for being so skinny but there was nothing I could do about it. Now? I weigh 71kg and I'm trying to loose weight😄
The older you get, metabolism getting slower. It's understandable. Your health needs to be the most important thing in the process. :)
Load More Replies...Yeah I have been asked by every doctor I ever went to see if I am eating enough. I eat wayyyyy to much junk food and just don't gain weight. Like at all. I try to gain a bit more but my body burns it off faster than I can eat, so to every person out there who was said to a skinny person that you don't know to "eat something" without knowing their circumstances f you. To the therapist that was supposed to help me with anxiety and depression and instead made me feel insecure and isolated f**k you. STOP SHAMING PEOPLE OR ASSUMING THINGS ABOUT THEM BECAUSE OF WEIGHT. It annoys me because most of them do it in small ways like offering to give you food so that "you don't blow away" or lifting someone up and saying "I wish i could keep up a figure as good as that" it IS rude and people DO notice. So just stop. Think. Do I know the circumstances of this person and do I actually need to mention something. So easy. Think before you speak
Some people are afraid of what they are NOT. Smart. Talented. Successful. Courageous. Like she said, they should focus more on being the best they can be with their OWN gifts and stop flooding the internet with their insecurities.
Some people are afraid of what they are NOT. Smart. Talented. Successful. Courageous. Like the woman said, they should focus on being the best they can be and spend less time flooding the internet with their insecurities.
I had a good friend in my early 20s, she was a tiny little thing. Maybe 5ft 2in tall, less than 100 lbs. Her parents moved here from eastern Europe when she was a baby, and her parents brought her up old school, so she ate a hardy diet, could actually eat more than me, but usually ate very small meals many times a day. Somewhere between 6-12 depending on the different variables. She would get c**p for being too skinny, but she actually had a pretty good figure. I dubbed it the "half an hour-glass” figure. Curvy in miniature. She wasn't sick, or starving herself, that was just her body type. But the way she was treated by some people was just messed up...
I'm so ashamed of people that "enjoy", exploiting other people's lives to promote their own "need", to be a spokesperson on certain issues. Especially when they don't know the facts. Sarah Hyland, I wish you nothing but the best!! Keep fighting STRONG!!
This woman is my hero... I will always admire her, in a way she is just like me...
I think she looks good. Can someone please tell me what the deal is with her body I'm confused
Wait, people have a problem with the way she looks? Super skinny? Sure. Still highly attractive? Definitely. People need to stop being so critical over things that don't even concern them.
Anorexia is just as much a disease as any other. I believe that someone in her circumstances should try to be conscious of how what she posts could affect her young fans, & she certainly is conscientious. The thing I take issue with here is that if she were anorexic, the bullying would be just as shameful as it is with her currently having a different type of disease. People really need to be better to each other, words are sometimes more damaging than sticks & stones could ever be. This young lady is a beautiful person & I applaud her.
It's ridiculous that she has to explain herself in the first place. I mean her motives to do so are fantastic, don't get me wrong. It's just so bizarre that people think they can say anything to everyone on the internet, completely disregarding feelings of others. It must be the anonymity that gives them the comfort to judge and be awful. Cowardish minds.
I'm the same, honestly like I feel like I eat so much but I just keep losing weight, but yknow, I'm on top of it
Prednisone is a wonderful drug and also has horrific side effects. I know because I've had to take it several times in my life. To have to take it everyday like several of my relatives do I really feel bad for them because of what it does to your body. BUT....it has also made them feel so much better. Just please, if you don't have something good or positive to say, then say NOTHING at all. Saying something negative speaks volumes of the kind of person you really are and people tend to ignore you anyway.
I'm a transplant patient too and so much of what we go through it beyond our control
I don't get why women are constantly trying to drag down other women (the crab bucket mentality) instead of showing solidarity.
I think it's because women are taught that it is hard for a woman to be successful and that women have to drag each other down to get far in life as "there can only be one". We live in a patriarchal society that encourages male camaraderie but pits women against one another. It's really a shame. We should all be working to empower one another.
Load More Replies...It's a shame that people have to put others down because they have low self-esteem . It's sad that young girls believe that society wants you to look a certain way in order to not be talked about. Unfortunately, there is nothing they can do about internet trolls. They just have to love themselves no matter if someone tells them any differently.
The right words were written (said). Well done. Cannot wait to see you cleared for active life again. :))
u so pwetty ah think ah just fainted-oh i did................
Sarah, Keep working hard at getting yourself better. The only one it should matter at how you look is to you and no one else. Glad you don't let what other people say about you bother you. Keep positive people around you, don't pay attention or look at what is said about you. You are right no matter what you do or not do someone is always going to be negative in some shape or form. Be strong, Live strong.
My such a powerful little keyboard warrior aren't you! This really isn't the place to spread your fat-phobia. This young woman has been through hell and there is no reason for people like you to s**t on their lives.
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