Selena Gomez then vs now? Body shaming?

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So everyone in hollywood seems to be talking about Selena Gomez's "weight gain" and I honestly didn't see it until I opened some old pictures. These pictures are from when she was 19, and I think she's 23 now. 
For some reason, everyone seemed to think she's supposed to have the same body she's had as a teenager, but I don't think that's feasible.

Do you feel that it's wrong that she's being compared to what she looked like when she was a teenager (with a faster metabolism etc), and that she's being criticized for no reason since she's still fit? 
Or do you feel the criticism is justified, and that she is indeed unfit? 

In her defence, she's an actress/singer, and not a model so her body shouldn't be her first priority but I guess sex sells.
Also, i find it extremely hypocritical that people preach about liking all body types but when someone gains weight it's a matter of shame, but when someone loses weight it's something to rejoice about. 

Selena then - 
 

Selena now -

Brontosaurus · Accepted Answer

Keeping in mind that actors seem to go through cycles where they get fit for a role and then take a break, I'd say for now she's trending toward average looking for her age (23 in July). Also, fitness is not just about weight. She has relatively little muscle mass so she wears her weight worse than many larger girls in my opinion.

Anyhow to the extent that her attractiveness is part of the image she uses to sell music, get roles, and promote herself, her appearance does matter and should be a topic of discussion in my opinion. When she doesn't care about that anymore, then of course we should move on. Plenty of talented women have opted not to use their sexuality to sell themselves. I have no problem with that. But when she does things like Springbreakers or videos like Come & Get or Slow Down, it's hard to argue that her attractiveness is not an integral part of her career.

KDA20 · Accepted Answer

I don't know the now pictures look more natural - At 19 you think yay I am dating Selena Gomez but I never see her because she is in gym 10 hours a day but it is a good thing because she is crappy and has to wait 4 hours till her next leaf of lettuce.

MaskedSanity · Accepted Answer

If she was a regular chick asking if her body looks ok, everyone would call her pretty and all body types are beautiful and blah blah blah.

But since she's a celebrity, she's immediately judged by super high standards to conform to what the media portrays as hawt. It's mostly because celebrities are rich and therefore have the money to afford looking like airbrushed models.

I don't care who gained what. The only bodies I'm concerned about are my own and my boyfriend's.

DivaMonae · Accepted Answer

Ooh... Her breast are a bit bigger and her stomach is a tiny bit more noticeable.

Nothing has changed with that girl they need to stop being over dramatic and judging people. If she's not attractive to you anymore... What's your point? Like she's trying to please you anyway. She still has a nice figure.

kxera · Accepted Answer

I think she looks fine now& then She actually came out I think about feeling pressure to be thin and suffering from eating disorders to please people. Right now she is a decent weight. Genetically, she's probably suppose to be more what she is not, but stayed thin when she was younger.

BumbleDeev · Accepted Answer

she's a celebrity. This is what gossip magazines do.
They take things that are normal things to us and turn it into a big deal. Of course she's going to get some shit for gaining weight, she's in the spotlight 24/7. They just forget that celebrities are still normal people

Laura1995 · Answer

She's far from fat. Leave her alone!! I'm tired of the body-shaming. She's a celebrity, and she's got it harder but that's not an excuse. Not everyone is meant to be skinny. She has curves, she has a beautiful body. It doesn't matter what everyone else thinks!! If she's happy, then that's all that matters.

zorro8888 · Answer

It's funny who the majority of women think she should be skinnier while the majority of guys are accepting of her current weight.

checkyesjulietx · Answer

She looks perfectly normal in both pictures. Gossip sites/magazines are always gonna pick up on petty things like this, the best thing to do is just ignore it because it is literally so insignificant. She looks healthier now than she did before anyway

Canterbury_Bellz · Answer

She's literally beautiful in both sets of pictures. She looks healthier now anyway! I mean you can spend all your time dieting and exercising , or you can have a happy healthy life without starving yourself. I don't know about you, but I'd take the latter

GirlForCase · Answer

You can say whatever you want about her, but I think she's going to have a foothold in her life because the guys are going to lend her a helping hand.. I think she's going to be able to win some favors in her life. lol

Prettygurl12 · Answer

I think she looked better then as opposed to now. But life makes it difficult to maintain physique.

findingdreamland · Answer

Her body is her business. I do not know why it is a thing for people.  Beside she looks fine to me. Nothing to be worried about.

MosaicMind · Answer

If people think Selena is fast now, I wonder what people would think me of me. Honestly, she is not even fat. People need to leave the girl alone. She can't maintain a perfect body, she has a life.

DerMaisknabe · Answer

Meh. I don't see what the big deal is. Selena has a normal body type for her age and looks fine. It appears that she's actually eating something now, so good for her. I wish that more "Hollywood skinnies" would do the same.

Bards · Answer

Wow. So she gained a little weight? Lol people are so fucking lame xD they have nothing better to do. She looks fine. Not that much of a difference.

BelleGirl21 · Answer

I think she's pretty now. I just don't think people are fully done growing as teenagers. She's beautiful!

Anonymous · Answer

Wtf? Thats what they call fat? Well That Fat Bitch is Skinny. She need to go sit her skinny fast ass the fuck down. All them criticizers needs to get their definition of fat right

Anonymous · Answer

I think she looks equally beautiful in both pictures. If she is happy and confident, everyone else can shut up. She is in normal weight and seems happy

LittleSally · Answer

She looks better now - in my opinion. She might execrise > maybe tone it up a bit, but not become as skinny as she was before.

Littlett25 · Answer

I think that suit makes her body look more unflattering then it should. She looks fine now, as long as she is healthy and happy.

CHARismatic110 · Answer

She doesn't even look that different! Good grief. The media freakin sucks!

ThatBritishLad · Answer

Looks fine to me. Whatever happened to that Demi Lovato person?

adam_huffington · Answer

She was way hotter back then, her ass is all cellulite now.

RainbowFanGirl · Answer

She's not even fat! Wtf. She will always be beautiful even if she put on a little weight.

Anonymous · Answer

I'm sorry but she did gain a lot of weight. and for you girls looking up to her body, know that she got it photoshopped on her album cover

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