Daniel Franzese is turning his back on the Mean Girls of the world, and choosing to celebrate his bigger body! The actor has posted a series of shirtless snaps recently, after admitting that he was too insecure to take his shirt off in public.

“This is more than a thirst trap this is a protest,” the stand-up comedian wrote on a post of himself in the shower.

He continued, “If you don’t see yourself represented in media then be that representative. I challenge you to go to the end of your comfort zone and take one small step forward. Remove your shirt by the pool. Post a naked selfie and allow yourself to be comfortable in your own skin. Your belly deserves to see the sun.

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“Nothing is more sexy than confidence and being self-conscious is a vibe killer. You have one body and we all want to improve and work towards a healthy and fit lifestyle but love the body you have today that will take you on that journey. If we were cavemen trust me my big brutish body would bring all the boys to the cave. F*ck the media’s vision of me. I know the man that I am.”

AMEN! And we have decided to stan forever. The thing is, when you accept your big body it makes it so much harder for other people not to accept it too; we only have to look at Lizzo to know that. Ultimately, what it’s great to see is people who are happy – not skinny. People accepting and loving themselves in the face of adversity is always something to be celebrated.

Franzese also raises a very fair point about trending societal standards, girls with big butts were a laughing stock to the size 0s of 2006, and look at us now.

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