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Girl shares body positive message on loving herself 'despite not being thick'

The teenager's post was liked over 50,000 times

Kashmira Gander
Saturday 23 September 2017 16:02 BST
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When Juliana Delacruz shared a photo of her midriff on Instagram and wrote that she loves her body "despite not being thick", the teenager couldn't predict the incredible response she'd received.

The 15-year-old from Texas posted a photo of her stomach and a selfie in the mirror alongside the caption “just because I’m not ‘thick’ it doesn’t mean that I’m not able to love my body. #selflove”.

“Thick” is a slang term used to the describe Kim Kardashian-esque body type, with large breasts, backside and thighs.

The image was liked by over 50,000 Instagram users and received 2,000 comments. Delacruz has since hidden her Instagram account.

One user wrote “thank you for this! I definitely know how you feel.”

“A lot of people are mean about these topics. I’m making this post because I always get messages like ‘you’d be hotter if you were thicker’ and things like that but it’s something I can’t control you know? I’m still trying to learn how to love my body, I know I’m not perfect but yeah,” she wrote alongside the post.

Delacruz told Yahoo Lifestyle that she has “overcome negativity by fighting with positivity” and said she shared the post so other girls know they’re not alone. when they feel unconfident.

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