This “Little Miss Sunshine” star isn’t going to let body-shamers rain on her parade.
Actress Abigail Breslin spoke out against a recent Gold’s Gym advertisement that featured an image of a pear with the words “This is no shape for a girl” written next to the fruit, which is often used to describe a female body type.
The 20-year-old wrote a passionate post on Instagram tearing down the franchise, saying they should be ashamed of themselves for the poor marketing choice.
“Things like this are the reason 9 year old girls develop eating disorders,” she wrote. “Working out should be something you do for yourself, your health and your mind & body, not cuz a corporation declares your body shape isn’t what girls should look like.”
Breslin — who starred in “Little Miss Sunshine” when she was just 10 — also questioned if the company felt it were okay to compare men to pears.
The “Scream Queens” star also shared another ad by the gym on Facebook that depicts a fit woman inside the shadow of an obese figure getting ready to eat a chicken drumstick with the caption, “challenge yourself.”
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“WOW @goldsgym how about CHALLENGE YOURSELF to not be a body shaming, ignorant, mean spirited company?” Breslin said in response.
The company quickly apologized on Tuesday night for the ads, noting that the facility known as Dreamland is a sub-franchise in Cairo, Egypt and they immediately cut ties with the gym.
“Words cannot express how shocked and appalled we were by the recent posts of Gold’s Gym Dreamland,” they wrote.
“Not only were they offensive and disgusting, they go against everything we believe in and stand for. For years we have been dedicated to helping people feel empowered by fitness, not intimidated or ashamed by it.”
The American-based franchise quickly had the Cairo branch’s Facebook page removed and are in the process of terminating the relationship with the organization.
