Chloë Grace Moretz Developed 'Body Dysmorphia' As A Result Of THAT Family Guy Meme...
28.09.2022 - 01:13
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Chloë Grace Moretz is opening up about the impact THAT Family Guy meme had on her…
During an interview with Hunger magazine last week, the now-25-year-old former child star discussed mental health, privacy, and growing up in the spotlight. And sadly, how being the focus of body shaming, even the silliest of it, can sometimes infect your brain.
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Paparazzi have always been an issue in the star’s life. She recalled:
That already sounds scary! But it gets worse…
That incident, thankfully, was the exception. Mostly, Chloë says she was “blissfully unaware” of the massive amounts of attention she was receiving, both positive and negative, early in her career. That changed one specific day when she was 18 years old. She revealed:
She continued:
That upsetting epiphany opened the door to something worse. She opened up:
Really it was one specific meme that got to her. Someone compared a paparazzi shot of her in shorts, showing her long bare legs, with a still from Family Guy of a cartoon character that had no torso — just legs to head. She admitted:
We aren’t going to repost it here for obvious reasons. If you haven’t seen it, don’t worry — you’re not missing anything. It’s making fun of a young woman for having long legs, something many girls wish they had. It’s stupid, and it’s mean. The actress added:
How sad! Sometimes we really just don’t realize the impact jokes will have on others. To the one making the meme, it was just a funny exaggeration. To the person who is worried about their body being somehow wrong and laughable, it’s mental torture. She continued:
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