Beyond Bodyshaming – The Shame of Existing
Bodyshaming isn’t just about weight – too big, too small, too thin, too curvy. The deeper truth is that society shames women simply for existing in their bodies. From mensuration to menopause, they are told to hide, to suffer in silence, and to carry pain without complaint. Yet even under this constant judgment, women rise, create, and embody a spiritual strength that outshines the very society that seeks to silence them.
We talk so much about bodyshaming in terms of size and appearance. But what about the shame of simply being in a woman’s body? From the first drop of blood, girls are taught silence. “Don’t talk about it.” “Hide it.” “Be strong.” Every cycle, every contraction, every hot flash is dismissed — because if women’s bodies told their truth out loud, the world would have to face its own hypocrisy.
Women bleed, they carry, they give birth, they nurse, they enter menopause — and still, the world demands silence. Yet women are made to create, and creation itself is the closest reflection of God. This makes women closer to God than men could ever be. Even in post-menopause, when creation no longer flows through the body, wisdom flows through the soul.
In a world built by men and for men, women are told their natural cycles make them weak, dirty, hysterical, or unworthy. But the truth is the opposite. Even under shame, pain, and shifting hormones, women rise. They endure. They outperform men not only in strength of body, but in depth of spirit.
Menstruation is not shameful. Childbirth is not a weakness. Menopause is not an ending. These are milestones of strength, wisdom, and closeness to God. What is truly shameful is a society that demands silence from the very bodies that sustain it.
Iza Bodyshaminga – Sramota Postojati
Bodyshaming nije samo prica o kilazi — previse velika, premrsava, previse obla, premalo obla. Prava istina je da drustvo cini da se zene stide samog postojanja u svojim tijelima. Od menstruacije do menopauze, od zajednice i drustva uce se da kriju, da sute i da nose bol bez rijeci. Ipak, i pod stalnom osudom, zene ustaju, stvaraju i nose duhovnu snagu koja nadmasuje drustvo koje trazi njihovu tisinu.
Cesto govorimo o bodyshamingu u smislu izgleda i kilaze. Ali sta je sa sramom samog bivanja u zenskom tijelu? Od prve kapi krvi djevojcicama se usadjuje tisina. “Ne pricaj o tome.” “Sakrij.” “Izdrzi.” Svaki ciklus, svaka kontrakcija, svaki val vrucine se ignorise — jer kad bi zenska tijela ispricala istinu, svijet bi morao pogledati vlastito licemjerje.
Zene krvare, nose, radjaju, doje, ulaze u menopauzu — a svijet i dalje trazi tisinu. Ipak, zena je stvorena da stvara, a stvaranje je najblizi odraz Allaha. To je cini blizom Allahu nego sto muskarac ikada moze biti. Cak i u postmenopauzi, kada tijelo vise ne nosi zivot, iz nje tece mudrost.
U svijetu krojenom po muskoj mjeri, zeni se govori da je slabost njena krv, njeni ciklusi, njeni hormoni. Ali istina je suprotna. I u sramu, i u bolu, i u stalnim promjenama — zene ustaju. One izdrze. One nadmasuju muskarce, ne samo snagom tijela, nego dubinom duhovnosti.
Menstruacija nije sramota. Porod nije slabost. Menopauza nije kraj. To su prekretnice snage, mudrosti i blizine Allahu. Prava sramota je drustvo koje trazi tisinu od tijela koja odrzavaju zivot.
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