--- title: Ariel Winter Calls Out Body-Shaming Bullies description: The body shaming doesn't ever seem to stop – so Ariel Winter is going to keep calling out her bullies. canonical: https://time.com/4487626/ariel-winter-body-shaming/ author: TIME article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-09-12T15:08:17.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T09:03:21.326Z og:title: Ariel Winter Tells Her Body-Shaming Bullies to Love Themselves og:description: 'I love my bullies for what they truly NEED is love' og:url: https://time.com/4487626/ariel-winter-body-shaming/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt86072dc79c991893/6988a58af887dc2091e975e3/ariel-winter-body-shaming-bullies.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3000 og:image:height: 1688 og:image:alt: Vanity Fair, L'Oreal Paris, & Hailee Steinfeld Host DJ Night og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Ariel Winter Tells Her Body-Shaming Bullies to Love Themselves twitter:description: 'I love my bullies for what they truly NEED is love' twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt86072dc79c991893/6988a58af887dc2091e975e3/ariel-winter-body-shaming-bullies.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Ariel Winter Tells Her Body-Shaming Bullies to Love Themselves > Sponsored content. 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(Photo by Michael Tran/FilmMagic) Michael Tran—FilmMagic/Getty Images by [Julie Mazziotta / People](https://time.com/author/people/) ## Julie Mazziotta / People Contributor Sep 12, 2016 3:08 PM UTC The body shaming doesn’t ever seem to stop—so [Ariel Winter](http://www.people.com/people/news/category/0,,personsTax:ArielWinter,00.html) is going to keep calling out her bullies. The _Modern Family_ star shared a message of body positivity [on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/p/BKMYK6vj8fI/) Saturday, [telling her critics](http://www.people.com/article/ariel-winter-naked-bathtub-dog-years) that their words don’t bother her. “Every time someone bullies me online, it gives me a chance to re-emphasize to my fans, and even myself, how important self-acceptance is,” Winter wrote. “Those who say such harsh things on my Instagram, thank you for this opportunity – but the question I ask myself each time I read the mean comments is if this is how you talk to a stranger online, I can only imagine how cruelly you speak to yourself. Winter [encouraged her bullies](http://www.people.com/article/ariel-winter-breast-reduction) to learn to love themselves. “Stop the hate. Accept all that you are and know your flaws are what make you the PERFECT you,” she says. “I love my fans and I love my bullies for what they truly NEED is love. Take the high road, there is less traffic. XO.” Body shaming is [a common problem](http://www.people.com/article/ariel-winter-white-bikini-instagram-fourth-july) for Winter – she also [defended her outfit](http://www.people.com/article/ariel-winter-graduation-dress-body-shaming-response)back in June, after she wore a tight, cleavage-baring dress for her high school graduation. “Dear sorry body-shamers, I looked HOT in that dress,” she tweeted. “And if you hate it, don’t buy it. But please get a hobby. XOXO Ariel #EmbraceYourBody” Winter [said in August](http://www.people.com/article/ariel-winter-social-media-body-posts) that she’s just living her life the way she wants. “It’s like, Let me live! I’m enjoying my life, you’re enjoying your life,” she said. “You should be posting your butt if you like it, too!” _This_ [_article_](http://www.people.com/article/ariel-winter-body-shamers-instagram) _originally appeared on_ [_People.com_](http://www.people.com) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4487626/ariel-winter-body-shaming/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4487626/ariel-winter-body-shaming/"},"headline":"Ariel Winter Tells Her Body-Shaming Bullies to Love Themselves","datePublished":"2016-09-12T15:08:17.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T09:03:21.326Z","description":"'I love my bullies for what they truly NEED is love'","url":"https://time.com/4487626/ariel-winter-body-shaming/","keywords":["motto"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt86072dc79c991893/6988a58af887dc2091e975e3/ariel-winter-body-shaming-bullies.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Julie Mazziotta / People"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt86072dc79c991893/6988a58af887dc2091e975e3/ariel-winter-body-shaming-bullies.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Vanity Fair, L'Oreal Paris, & Hailee Steinfeld Host DJ Night","caption":"Vanity Fair, L'Oreal Paris, & Hailee Steinfeld Host DJ Night","creditText":"Michael Tran—FilmMagic/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/motto/","name":"motto"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4487626/ariel-winter-body-shaming/","name":"Ariel Winter Tells Her Body-Shaming Bullies to Love Themselves"}}]}] ```