Jonah Hill wants you to stop talking about his body

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https://instagram.com/p/CU-_o2gv_WY

The 37 year old actor took to his instagram to ask people to stop commenting on his body, good or bad.
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ONTD, does it bother you when people talk about your body?

Comments

[jaequeeragenda]

Yes, it always feels inappropriate even if the comment is technically harmless, always makes me uncomfortable and my mood dips for a long time. Im fat and if i lose weight and someone notices and even says looking good! My mood tanks asap and im uncomfortable around them for days 💀💀 i just dont wanna be perceived lol

[frelling_tralk]

Yeah even when people think that they’re complimenting you and only being nice, it’s not their place to say anything. I lost some weight a few years back and had so many comments about how much better I looked, it really made me paranoid about what people must have been thinking of me before in that case when there was such an emphasis on how much better you look now. Sure people meant it as a compliment, but it’s not like thin you and fat you are two different people, and it’s kinda weird when people act like they are

And over the past couple of years I’ve put a lot of the weight back on as well, only now all of those ‘compliments’ mean that I’m even more aware of what people are probably thinking of my body :(

[complisult]

I lost about 20 pounds due to untreated anxiety and an ulcer and so many people commented on how good I looked when I actually constantly felt like shit. It was so disheartening.

[irajaxon]

"i just don't wanna be perceived"

completely agree. and not just by others, by my own self as well. i wish i could be completely neutral about my body and not be hyper aware of it every moment of the day.

[pciam]

Agreed. I have a general rule that I just don’t compliment on people’s body size at all. Thin, average, etc. I will compliment someone’s outfit or something but I don’t even comment on body size

[nanachic]

Same. My golden rule is to only compliment/discuss choices. I'll say someone has a great shirt, hairstyle, shoes, tattoo, etc. but no comments on their face or body since they basically have little/no control over those things. It's a much better compliment anywhere when you're discussing someone's decisions instead of their being.

[icetypejim]

"i just don't wanna be perceived lol"

This is a whole mood! <3

[marlinchen]

Yeah i remember hanging out with friends after losing 20lbs within a couple months and my “friend” commented immediately “have you lost weight? You look good!” And i felt like ~~~seen or whatever and validated about my weight loss but then it got into my head later like she must’ve had negative thoughts about my body before, and i must not be pretty unless i weigh less, which i don’t want to accept or push onto other people

[moonisaballoon]

I feel you so hard on not wanting to be perceived. I always think of that John Mulaney bit where he talks about how his body is just the thing that carries his head from room to room, and I'm like "yeah, man."

[burnbook31]

fucking this! I really do not want to be perceived too. my own mother had to make a comment about my weight (and it sounds like she's been waiting for a chance) while we were getting pedicures and making the nail tech agree with her. not to mention her asking the nail tech about their life when they were using drugs. It was so fucking weird. I don't feel like bringing her into that salon now. I worked hard to have a good relationship with the people who work there.