That was so inappropriate to say, especially to a child.

As someone who is a mature-aged woman who is now unravelling the trauma of body shaming from a very young age, we need to stop this. Commenting on a child’s weight is intrusive, mean, even a little creepy when from a male. We don’t do it to males (generally), so why to females? It needs to stop and yes, it starts at home, with parents, with how we speak to our children, and how we speak about each others bodies.

Some people have no filter unfortunately. ????

I got many comments about my daughter when she was a baby people would say to me oh is she yours and I would reply with Yes she is and then I would get oh but she is so beautiful yes I am not the most attractive person but hey thanks for your comments

And even here there is one comment at least from someone who doesnt understand the issue underneath this, saying at least it was meant as a compliment. Not.The.Point!
The whole notion that you look good if you are a smaller /lighter size, that appearance is everything and you have more value as a female if you take up less space.
Libby is right to call it out…. we do not need to comment or focus attention on someone’s appearance and certainly not impressionable kids.

Hi Libby, first good on you this is not good enough, when I was about that age I was a little over weight ( not fat) but I remember being called FAT and it hurt, it made me in my teens go on some dangerous diets and I got really sick, even now I have days where I think I’m fat, but I’m not I just have to keep on reminding myself I’m not. Young girls shouldn’t go through what I went through Come on EVERYBODY PLEASE be nice and watch what you say to our young people as it really does stick and follow in their minds forever.

I am glad she called them out on it. They could have just said ‘You look great!’ Why comment to an 8 year old about their weight?

Look it’s a bit inappropriate to say to someone that young, but it was still meant as a compliment. At least she wasn’t told she’s fat. Do we really need a big rant?

I can’t believe someone said this to an 8 year old! So inappropriate. Good on Libby for calling them out and advocating for all young kids who just want to be kids!

What a horrible thing to say. We have a rules in our house never comment on people size / personal appearance as it has nothing to do with you.

Absolutely ! She’s 8 and regardless people really do not need to comment on anybody else’s weight or size. How very ignorant and damaging that behaviour is.

Good on mum for standing up for her and calling out BS behaviour.

That comment was totally uncalled for and not at all appropriate. Think before you say something that might have a detrimental affect on children.

Definitely not ok to make any comments about peoples kids or kids in general.

You know sometimes people don’t realise the gravity of their comments, especially when a comment regarding weight loss is associated with being a compliment.
I’m a person who was a larger child, and I have had a lifetime of weight issues, and an absolute myriad of comments from other people, some malicious, but many were older people who made seemingly innocent comments such as “chubby checkers” or “she’s got a big bum”, in a cute context where they were saying these things endearingly, but on the inside they were so humiliating and I was deeply embarrassed about them.
So if this makes people think twice about what they say and how they say it, then go Libby!

I am so sorry this happened to her and fear this for my own daughter as I try and speak up when my mil says weight related comments already she is just a small toddler and try and model loving your body and being greatful for all it does for us but it is so hard to protect them from the comments and heartbreaking

I’m glad Libby is doing such an amazing job but in this day and age it all seems to start at school because some of the girls have older siblings who are on social media and it’s all about looks. My granddaughter, when she was 5 was modelling her clothes I bought her and she was pouting. I asked her why she was doing it and she said because her older sister does it all the time when she takes selfies and that the Kardashians do it. So, you see it starts very early. It’s very sad that it has come to this but female bodies have always been the bone of contention right from models on the boardwalk with unsettling skinny bodies that make out it’s the norm. Hopefully one day we can change it.

Good on you Libby. People can be so careless in the way they speak to girls & women about their body size & appearance. And many of us are still paying for it years later

I find it worrisome that my ten year old is already asking if she has a “good body” and is the “right weight”. She’s fine, but that’s not language I expect or want to hear from a pre-teen.

I love Libby Trickett. Good on her for calling it out.