"Not everyone has to weigh 120 pounds!": Cuban woman erupts against those who criticized her physique

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No one can take her on! The Cuban known on TikTok as Amy Shop responded candidly to a user who criticized her weight, making it clear that she is happy with her body and does not feel the need to meet anyone else's beauty standards. "I love myself just the way I am," she stated in a video shared on TikTok.

The content creator took almost three minutes to respond to a user who had questioned her appearance. Rather than staying silent, she defended her way of being and asserted that she has no need to put on a facade for others.

"I don't have to pretend anything to the world. I have always been one of those people who is as natural as possible, and I can't stand hypocrisy; I do not tolerate being hypocritical," he expressed.

Amy also spoke about her personal life and assured that she has more than enough reasons to feel happy. She is the mother of three children, has been married for eight years, and, as she mentioned, enjoys a relationship in which she feels loved and appreciated.

"At my age, I have my three beautiful children, I have a husband who adores me, I have been married for eight years, and believe me, I couldn't be happier. And I say again: I love myself just as I am," she stated emphatically.

The Cuban made it clear that she does not intend to lose weight to please those who criticize her appearance. As she explained, if she ever decides to lose weight, it will be for health reasons and not due to pressure from others. Furthermore, she stated that she currently does not believe her weight is affecting her well-being.

"Not everyone has to weigh one hundred and twenty pounds with a perfectly shaped body. Not everyone has to be the same," she noted, also defending her preference for wearing plus-size clothing.

Amy not only asserted her right to feel comfortable in her own body, but she also challenged those who spend their time judging the physical appearance of other women on social media.

She even resorted to irony to respond to her critic: "Take your medication, it might be expired."

However, rather than completely shutting the door on a conversation, she ended up inviting the internet user to reach out to her directly: "I invite you, whenever you want, to write to me, and I will respond. I have no problem with that."

The Amy Shop video exceeded 17,000 views, with nearly 800 "likes" and over 160 comments, according to the figures collected in the post.

Criticism of women's physiques has sparked other responses from Cuban creators on social media. In May, La Obbatalasita spoke out against those who attack other women for their weight, skin color, or hair type.

In September, Claudia Artiles also responded to criticism about her appearance and recalled that, when she weighed more, she was called fat, while after losing weight they started saying she was too thin.

Recently, Dunia Díaz confronted those who questioned her new cosmetic surgeries and made her position clear with a phrase: "I want to be plastic."

The debate about the stigma of being overweight in Cuban society has also been approached from a cultural perspective, in a context where opinions about physical appearance continue to generate controversy.

For her part, Amy Shop insisted that she is satisfied with her life, her family, and her appearance, and that the opinions of others will not change the way she sees herself: “I love myself just the way I am.”

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Yare Grau

Originally from Cuba, but living in Spain. I studied Social Communication at the University of Havana and later graduated in Audiovisual Communication from the University of Valencia. I am currently part of the CiberCuba team as an editor in the Entertainment section.

Yare Grau

Originally from Cuba, but living in Spain. I studied Social Communication at the University of Havana and later graduated in Audiovisual Communication from the University of Valencia. I am currently part of the CiberCuba team as an editor in the Entertainment section.