'It should be illegal to call somebody fat on TV!': Body confidence advocate Jennifer Lawrence speaks out against 'fat shaming' in Hollywood



In the past she has been uncompromisingly frank about the unrealistic expectations placed on women in Hollywood when it comes to their weight.



And Jennifer Lawrence has continued to speak her mind as she used a recent interview with Barbara Walters to slam 'fat shaming' in the media.

The 23-year-old body confidence advocate told the veteran journalist that she thinks 'it should be illegal to call somebody fat on TV.'

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Body confidence advocate: Jennifer Lawrence spoke out against 'fat shaming' in the media on Barbara Walters' The 10 Most Fascinating People Of The Year, set to air on Wednesday

The young woman's bold statements were made during the 84-year-old's ABC special The 10 Most Fascinating People Of The Year, set to air on Wednesday.

The Hunger Games star launched her critique by saying: 'Why is humiliating people funny? I get it, I do it too. We all do it.'

Lawrence went onto explain: 'I think the media needs to take responsibility for the effect it has on our younger generation on these girls that are watching these television shows and picking up how to talk and how to be cool.

Speaking her mind: The 23-year-old said it should be 'illegal to call somebody fat', pictured in New York earlier this month

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'So all of the sudden being funny is making fun of the girl that's wearing an ugly dress.'

Adding emphatically: 'And the word fat! I just think it should be illegal to call somebody fat on TV.



Slimmed down: The actress has lately been displaying a thinner figure

'If we're regulating cigarettes and sex and cuss words because of the effect it has on our younger generation, why aren't we regulating things like calling somebody fat?'



The star has previously spoken out about her normal body image and the pressure to lose weight for her role in The Hunger Games.



She told the BBC: ‘When we were doing the first The Hunger Games, it was a big discussion, 'cause it's called The Hunger Games—she's from District 12, she's obviously underfed, so she would be incredibly thin. But, I just kept saying, 'We have the ability to control this image that young girls are going to be seeing.’



‘Girls see enough of this body that we can't imitate, that we'll never be able to obtain, these unrealistic expectations, and this is gonna be their hero, and we have control over that.’

But the star has also recently come under fire as it has been revealed that her 2011 cover for Flare magazine was photoshopped to make her look thinner.



The star was slimmed down in several places including her hips, waist and face.

During the interview with Flare, entitled A Star Is Born, Jennifer spoke about her body image and said she’d prefer to look like a real person.

She said: ‘I’d rather look a little chubby on camera and look like a person in real life, than to look great onscreen and look like a scarecrow in real life.’

It’s unknown whether or not the actress knows about the airbrushing saga but from the GIF that’s surfaced online it’s clear to see she’s been slimmed down.

Jennifer can currently be seen in American Hustle, which has already garnered her a Golden Globe nomination.



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