Article #2: Ghana's Fat-Shamed Bride Inspires Thousands

Link to article #2: Ghana's Inspiration

If you're a frequent social media follower, you would have noticed Mzznaki Tetteh. She is a nurse from Ghana whose engagement photos went viral on social media media platforms which left people commenting on her figure.
Some left comments like, "He must have a BIG heart" and "RIP that man's spine". Tetteh was defiant in her response. She addressed the trolls by saying, "rubbish comments ain't ruining my happiness".

And she let them know she has far more important things to celebrate.

However,following the wide sharing of the images, those sentiments have been followed by supportive comments. She was hailed as an inspiration.

Tetteh is now a social media star with over 30,000 Instagram followers and her own media manager. It's not possible to send her a Facebook request-she's that popular. And she's been trending again on Facebook. It's following her first television appearance on Joy News' Israel Laryea. While the majority of social media users hailed her as an inspiration, others thought the attention she was gaining was inappropriate.

Tetteh, who is preparing for her wedding on June 25th, told BBC Trending that she is trying to lose weight for own health reasons and not to appease her trolls. "Some years ago in Ghana a woman who was plump was considered beautiful," she said "In fact many songs have been sung in praise of such women. It was not a big deal to see chubby children and they were not treated differently. But times have changed with the internet and foreign films."

"Slim or slender ladies are seen as more beautiful and gradually plus-size women and even men are body shamed. These current development puts a lot of stress on plump ladies like myself. It eats away your self confidence and your sense of worth to the point where your size becomes a disability." She says she now looks past the negativity, with the support of her loving family and can't wait for her wedding.

Like people always say, do not judge a book by its cover. Every woman is beautiful in their own  shape, colour or size. It's not fair to judge women by their sizes. Judging them would only make them feel bad about themselves. Focus on the positivity and look past the negativity.