Ronda Rousey is one of the best boxers of our time, and despite all of her killer achievements (and literally being able to kill someone with her bare hands), people are still talking about her body , offering their unsolicited opinions. Ronda Rousey won't tolerate body shaming anymore.
"I swear to God, if anyone calls me fat one more time, I'm going to kill them," Rousey recently told The New York Times . Frankly speaking, I don’t doubt her and I definitely can’t blame her. Rousey was the first woman to win a medal in Olympic judo, notably a bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, is currently undefeated in MMA, and is the first UFC women's bantamweight champion — Rousey It’s really the reason why women are able to compete in the UFC now.
Rossi went on to tell The New York Times that she was told she was overweight before filming the ad, so she deliberately gained weight just to anger the unidentified person who made the rude comment.
Rousey weighs 135 pounds but says she feels best at 148 pounds and sometimes puts on extra weight because she sometimes wants boobs instead of abs, which I think is amazing. Rousey is fighting the unrealistic body types touted by celebrities like the Kardashians - most people don't have big breasts and abs - and is trying to change the way women look.
Rousey is an advocate for body positivity. While some women find posting in men's magazines degrading, Rousey feels the opposite. By showcasing her athletic figure, she is expanding the public's perception of the ideal female body. We are not all Kardashians or Victoria's Secret models, nor should we all be expected to look like them.
I fully support Rousey's body acceptance movement. Hopefully over time people will become more accepting of all shapes and sizes, and if not, at least we have Ruthie on our side to make some sense. Literally.
Rousey proves that being strong is definitely feminine and sexy. And super badass. Ruthie is proud of her muscles, as she should be.
"That's why I find it hilarious when people say my body looks male or something like that," Rossi said in a now-infamous interview. "I think that's just the bad thing about being feminine because there's not a muscle in my body that's useless."
Amen.
