This Woman Took Down Her Shorts Shamers In The Best Way

The body positive movement has been one of the most influential and fastest growing movements we’ve yet to see, mostly due to the fact that social media exists to carry the message along to the masses. While this movement might seem like it’s put an official end to discourse that promotes an unhealthy self image, that’s simply not the case.

Unfortunately for one woman, this fact was made loud and clear after hearing two employees shaming her for her shorts and T-shirt while she was out shopping, The Sun reports. Instead of sulking and trying to forget about the experience altogether, Harriet Kinton decided to write an open letter on Facebook after hearing cruel comments about her appearance .

“You spoke loud enough for most people to hear. Its obviously not the first time you’ve had a giggle and made comments about another girl but when you do it normally, the person you talk about probably looks away and you actually make them feel really sad inside,” Harriet wrote.

“I do feel slightly saddened that you think it’s ok to speak about another female, or in fact anyone, in that way,“ she continued. Check out the Harriet’s post, which shows what she was wearing in the store at the time, below:

(Image courtesy of Facebook/Harriet Rae)

However, instead of describing the workers, or hoping to get them in trouble, Harriet attempted to end the open letter on a positive note, saying, “So in response to your comments, I send back some love! If you did your own hair and make up for work today, you are both very talented. I could never get my winged liner or my ponytail that perfect! #‎makelovenotwar #‎girlpower”

The post has been shared over 50 thousand times, with plenty of positive comments like, “Well said !!!!too many out there quick to judge,” praising Harriet for her reaction to the incident.

Surprisingly, the people at Superdrug Head Office reached out to Harriet in an attempt to apologize and reprimand the store workers for their hurtful words. But instead of turning in the girls who were to blame for the incident, Harriet chose not to give out their names or descriptions, and instead the store will now use her post in future training sessions for new employees.

Kudos to Harriet for spreading love instead of hate, even when feeling hurt herself. Read her full post, here.

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