Egypt has been under the spotlight the past few weeks over scandalous body-shaming incidents. Just when we thought it was over, Miss World Egypt announced the lineup for the competition.
Miss Egypt World 2016 just uploaded an album of the 25 candidates on their Facebook page.
We are, of course, entitled to our opinions, but they need to be made responsibly. This means that we really need to steer clear of body-shaming, hateful comments that are just another form of cyber-bullying disguised as a "humorous joke."
People on social media are taking their body-shaming and bullying skills to another level. It just has to stop.
One guy thinks he's using humor responsibly...
"When you see the contestants for #MissEgypt..."
And it's insensitive....
"This is a misunderstanding people, not Miss Egypt!!"
Many are flat-out mocking the contestants
They recommend it be renamed to "beauty is within the soul"...
Some think it's the photographers' "fault"
Thankfully, people are stepping up to the plate to call the social media trend what it is: body-shaming
Egyptian comedy actor, Mohamed Henedy weighed on the whole competition with an image of himself dressed in drag...
It is unclear whether Henedy is mocking the pageant candidates or if he is ironically nominating himself.
Regardless, many are following his footsteps...
We think it is plain mean
This is not the first time this month body-shaming has reared its ugly head (no pun intended) in Egypt.
Earlier in August, both Egyptian state TV and Gold's Gym were under fire for body-shaming incidents .
Gold’s Gym franchise in Egypt was heavily criticized after a Facebook post featuring a pear-shaped image with text that read “this is no shape for a girl.”
Following the uproar on social media, Gold’s Gym Dreamland issued an apology stating that the post “was not meant to offend anyone.” Despite the apology, the gym moved to terminate the agreement with the sub-franchise.
Egyptian Radio and Television Union (ERTU) garnered global media attention after the director of the broadcaster, Safaa Hegazy, advised the anchors to go on a "diet". He said they would only be allowed back on air with an "appropriate appearance," as reported by the BBC .
And it's not the first time this year either.
Back in July, Emaar’s Marassi ad received criticism after appearing on several billboards across the country, in an attempt to get people to go to the resort.