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Jennifer Anistonis ready for society to accept every body type — not just a “size 4.”
The actress, 49, talked about how excited she is forthe Miss America pageant to eliminate the swimsuit competitionthis year, and the implications for body acceptance.
“I love that the Miss America pageant is going to get rid of the swimsuit competition altogether,” Aniston said in the September issue of InStyle. “You know, a swimsuit body is a body in a swimsuit, no matter what that body is.”
Aniston — who plays an ex-pageant queen in her upcoming movie,Dumplin’— said that shaming people for their size is outdated.
“It’s time to just stop thinking beauty is in the shape of a size 4 and the right butt size and the right waist size and the right measurements,” she said. “It’s just old. We’ve done it. We’ve been there. Let’s move on.”
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And while Aniston is likely around a size 4 herself, she is still frequently body shamed — shehad to explain in 2016 that she wasn’t pregnant, she just ate a burger, after photos of her in a bikiniled to internet speculation. Aniston toldInStylethat she dealt with body insecurities as a kid, too.
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Now, when her frustrations build up — whether it’s about body image orassumptions about her post-break up mental state— Aniston turns to boxing.
“Boxing is a great way to get aggression out. You get a mental release of all this crap you’re taking into your ears and eyes every day and have little fantasy moments imagining who you’re actually punching,” she said. “I’m just grateful it’s not actually the person, even though there’s one person. You know what I mean. It’s all good.”
Aniston said that she discovered her “love” of boxing last year.
“It’s the longest workout I’ve actually stayed with consistently other than yoga,” she said. “There’s something about the mental aspect of boxing — the drills, your brain has to work, you’re not just sitting on a bike. It’s amazing.”
source: people.com
