who were shamed and how they fought back. 3

'Cause you're sitting here calling me fat. 4

Oh, you don't think you are? 5

No, 'cause I (beep) love who I am. 6

Jenna Munger had a run in 7

with someone who tried to body shame her at church. 8

I will never come back to this church 9

because how much you are disrespectful. 10

You are so disrespectful. 11

Jenna sings at her North Carolina church. 12

(piano music) 13

But she says one day a woman followed her to the bathroom 14

and insulted her outfit and appearance. 15

She had gotten up from her seat from out in the audience 16

and had followed me in there. 17

During church, and this is all happening during church. 18

Of course. 19

So it was crazy. 20

Don't come back on that stage with those shorts. 21

I'm warning you. 22

Who are you? 23

Who are you? 24

You can read my name. 25

I see that, but who are you 26

to tell me what I'm supposed to do? 27

I have always struggled with my weight 28

for like, the entire time I've been alive, for now. 29

The church apologized to Jenna 30

for the incident and she used it as a teachable moment 31

for body acceptance. 32

It's hard to sit there and say, 33

"Do I love what I look like?" 34

And, "Do I love the clothes that I wear?" 35

Because it's hard, it's hard to find that stuff. 36

And so, always remember that you are loved. 37

♪ Ever be on my lips ♪ 38

♪ Ever be on my lips ♪ 39

Another shaming confrontation 40

happened on an airplane between two passengers. 41

You know nothing about me by the size of my body. 42

Model Natalie Hage, said the trouble started 43

early in the trip. 44

As soon as I walk on the plane, 45

I was met with this person that was just 46

disgusted by the fact that I existed next to him. 47

She noticed he was trying to send 48

a text to a friend. 49

Seeing him saying things like, you know, 50

I was spilling over into a side, 51

I was taking up his room, 52

like just so bothered that this fat person, 53

this huge, fat person was sitting next to him. 54

Natalie shared a photo of the situation 55

to her Instagram. 56

You can see the text exchange. 57

The other passenger's friend writing quote, 58

"Hopefully she didn't eat any Mexican food." 59

The passenger replied, "I think she ate a Mexican." 60

Natalie confronted the man once the plane had landed. 61

I couldn't help but notice that 62

before we took off that you were sending 63

really horrible text messages about me to somebody. 64

No I wasn't. 65

I have photos, yes you were. 66

I saw the whole thing. 67

I apologize, I was drinking, I apologize. 68

The exchange continued. 69

In fairness you probably shouldn't be sitting 70

in an exit row seat. 71

You know when they ask you are you willing and capable 72

to assist people in getting off the airplane 73

in an emergency do you honestly think that you are? 74

So that was really upsetting to me, 75

it's especially upsetting because I'm a very active person. 76

I just happen to be a fat person. 77

Don't ever treat somebody like that again. 78

You're right. 79

You don't know anything about me. 80

You're absolutely right, Natalie. 81

I want plus sized people to know that you're fine, 82

and you're worthy, and you don't deserve to be made to feel 83

terrible about yourself, just 'cause you exist. 84

A similar incident happened 85

to airplane passenger, Savannah Phillips. 86

She saw the man sitting next to her 87

texting something upsetting. 88

My eyes just happened to glance 89

and I saw the two words, "Smelly fatty." 90

I just didn't know what to do. 91

I kind of silently cried, 92

would wipe away a tear every now and then. 93

A fellow passenger named Chase Irwin 94

said he also saw the insulting texts. 95

He posted a video of it with the caption quote, 96

"This guy just text his wife that he is sitting next to 97

a smelly fatty and is going to vomit. 98

I watched her read this text and is now looking sad." 99

I began noticing her wiping tears, and my heart sank. 100

I mean it honestly made me sick to my stomach. 101

Chase confronted the offending texter. 102

I said, "You're a heartless human being. 103

I read the texts that you were writing 104

and as well as she did, and she's crying." 105

Well I sat down and I put my arm around her and I said, 106

"Hey, I know, you know, I know why you're crying. 107

I read the exact same thing that you read. 108

And I want you to know that I'm not gonna tolerate this." 109

Savannah said Chase was a hero. 110

I could not believe that someone would 111

step forward like that and defend a total stranger. 112

This Utah teen, said she was fat shamed 113

while she was working at an ice cream parlor of all places. 114

A customer and her family were in the Cold Stone Creamery 115

where Justine worked. 116

Her kids were sampling a lot of the flavors that we have 117

and she kind of pulled them aside and was like, 118

"With all those samples you're having, 119

you're gonna end up as big as her." 120

And then she kind of pointed to me. 121

The woman took to Yelp the next day writing, 122

"One of their female employees Jessie? 123

Jennifer? 124

J something, is disgustingly obese, 125

and although she is very polite, 126

instantly makes my appetite disappear. 127

I don't like my children thinking they will look that way 128

by eating too much ice cream." 129

I'm human, you know, that kind of stuff, 130

it does hurt to hear that kind of stuff about yourself. 131

It crushed her. 132

Justine's mother was in sense too. 133

How could somebody, you know, write that to a young girl 134

and expect no consequences? 135

So I was really upset. 136

It really was just kind of shocking 137

because it's, you know, you don't expect that from a parent. 138

Welcome back to Good Morning America. 139

Parent to be, Ginger Z, 140

had to fight back against a Twitter troll 141

who criticized her in her maternity outfits. 142

"You have complained about being pregnant for months.", 143

the person tweeted. 144

"Who chose that dress?" 145

The Good Morning America meteorologist replied, 146

"I don't remember complaining. 147

I remember being quite happy about it. 148

And I am responsible for hiring 149

or choosing my own wardrobe-so, me!" 150

Another meteorologist had to stand up to some trolls 151

who criticized her legs. 152

Fox News channel's senior meteorologist, Janice Dean, 153

got this unwelcome post on her Facebook page. 154

Quote, "Please stop allowing Fox to dress you 155

in those short skirts. 156

They are not flattering on you. 157

You're an attractive lady, love the 80's hair, 158

but your leges are distracting 159

every time you walk on screen." 160

Dean told Inside Edition, she felt she had to respond. 161

It got my back up, if there's, you know, 162

if there's one way to put it, 163

maybe because it touched a part of me 164

that has always been insecure about a certain body part. 165

Dean's reply went, "Fox doesn't dress me. 166

I dress myself. 167

I'm sorry if you don't like my legs. 168

I'm grateful I have them to walk with." 169

Dean has multiple sclerosis. 170

At any given time, I might not have the use of my legs, 171

my big strong legs. 172

So why not embrace that, and say, 173

"I am proud of these legs." 174

Jordan Musser is a body builder and a mother. 175

After she posted pics of her breastfeeding her daughter, 176

she got social media backlash. 177

"Gross.", said one commenter. 178

And quote, "Breastfeeding should be a private, intimate time 179

between mother and child." 180

A lot of women who messaged me and said, 181

"What you're doing is unhealthy. 182

What you're doing is weird. 183

I'm not sure why you would wanna do this in public. 184

I'm not sure why you would put your baby at risk." 185

Jordan trained for her competition 186

through her pregnancy. 187

I had to be careful because 188

it's recommended that you're not straining too much. 189

Her daughter was born in perfect health. 190

And another triumph, Jordan won the 191

National Physique Committee Bikini Competition. 192

I was absolutely determined to breastfeed and body build. 193

This is insideedition.com. 194

(upbeat music)