Wentworth Miller’s Response To Body Shaming Was About Much More Than Mental Health

Being a celebrity in 2016 seems to go hand in hand with becoming a meme. But Wentworth Miller turned a body shaming meme about himself into an important message about mental health and body image. Recently, the Prison Break star fell victim to a cruel and arguably pointless meme by The Lad Bible, a UK-based website that’s been accused of sexism and of objectifying women repeatedly. But his response was a reminder that body shaming — whether being directed at someone who struggles with mental health or not — is never acceptable.

In this particular instance, Lad Bible shared a side by side composite of actor and director Miller on its Facebook page: A Prison Break promotional picture alongside a paparazzi shot of the star from 2010. The caption was a typical case of “classic banter:” The excuse often given by many individuals to make their prejudicial statements seem like innocent jokes, simply because they “didn’t mean it.” As for the image of Miller, the focus of the derogatory image was put on his weight. The caption read, “When you break out of prison and find out about McDonald’s monopoly.” For the full article click here 

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