We know that despite the fact that beauty standards have changed, there are those who still maintain the belief that a slender body measuring 90, 60, 90 is the aesthetic ideal. With that thought, different netizens criticized the current Miss Universe 2021 for her weight gain.
Harnaaz Sandhu generated a lot of buzz when she appeared at the recent Extravaganza event, from the new owner of the Miss Universe organization, Anne Jakrajutatip, where she brought together five former crown winners alongside Harnaaz, including Mexican Andrea Meza, Miss Universe 2020.
In the photographs of this event we saw the beauty queen, whose appearance generated all kinds of comments. Although there have been different opinions and range from criticism and mockery, messages have also been read that invite others to stop commenting on other people’s bodies.
Let us remember that this same controversy had already arisen on social networks before when, just three months after his triumph, Internet users emphasized his weight and size. In the midst of the offenses, the organization and other former beauty queens like Alicia Machado came to her defense.
At that time, the Venezuelan and Miss Universe 1995 recalled her experience with this type of behavior by men and women who severely criticized her and because of that, she stated that 2022 was a year of empathy and that there is no longer room for this kind of offensive comments.
With the arrival of the new owner and the changes that the contest had previously announced, it could be expected that the public, little by little, changes the perspective regarding beauty standards that for many years were governed by the same line and concept.
However, the saddest thing about the situation is that most are unaware that their weight gain is due to a medical condition. As declared by the Miss Universe in April of this year, it is an autoimmune disease that damages the small intestine. This condition causes a reaction to eating gluten, giving you long-lasting digestive problems and preventing your body from getting all the nutrients it needs.
I’m one of those individuals who criticize them for being too thin and now they tell me ‘You’re too fat’. Nobody knows about my celiac disease, with which I cannot eat wheat flour and many other things.
Netizens may not be aware of her condition, but even if she did not have this medical condition, we believe that no one has the right to comment on other bodies. What do you think?