11 of the Best Body Image Clapbacks of 2016

When we look back at 2016, whatever we may see, there's one overwhelmingly positive thing we can get behind: this was the year we all stopped taking shit from body shamers and clapped back. From celebrities to regular women, people repeatedly used their social media accounts to share their responses to negative comments from haters and declared that they loved their bodies just the way they are—and we couldn't be happier about it.

So here are the best, most awesome and kickass body-positive clapbacks of the year. Prepare to be inspired…

1. Amy Schumer, who proved she is a perfect choice to play Barbie, thankyouverymuch

News broke in early September that Schumer is in talks to play Barbie in a live-action movie about the doll. While plenty of people were thrilled with the idea, Twitter trolls claimed the comedian is “too fat” to play Barbie. (Um, hi, no one asked you.) Naturally, Schumer responded in the best way ever. "Is it fat shaming if you know you're not fat and have zero shame in your game?" she wrote on Instagram. "I don't think so. I am strong and proud of how I live my life and say what I mean and fight for what I believe in, and I have a blast doing it with the people I love. Where's the shame? It's not there. It's an illusion."

2. This woman who stood up to Dani Mathers and gym body shamers everywhere

Remember Dani Mathers, the Playboy model who posted a photo of herself in front of a woman changing at a gym on Snapchat with the caption, “If I can't unsee this then you can't either”? Yeah, not cool. Pharmaceutical representative Christine Blackmon didn’t think it was appropriate, either, so she posted a photo on Facebook that her husband had snapped of her changing into workout gear (It's since been removed). " I saw the picture and begged him to delete it,” she said. “I hated it—all I saw was lumps and bumps. He simply smiled and softly said 'I think it's beautiful.' So I let him keep it." She also explained that not everyone who works out can be “hot” but rather use exercise as a way to “honor the bodies they were given.” "That's all that woman was trying to do and you violated her," she wrote. "I bet I could get hundreds of women to post their beautiful bodies and regardless of size, shape, or color, they will ALL be more beautiful than the ugliness you showed in that post." Amen, sister.

3. Meghan Trainor, who felt shamed by her label and Shut. It. Down.

Meghan Trainer has been an outspoken critic of Photoshopping bodies, dating back to her 2014 hit "All About That Bass," so when the video for her single "Me Too" came out earlier this year and the singer noticed she had been digitally slimmed down in the clip, she was not having it. "Hey guys, I took down the ‘Me Too’ video because they photoshopped the crap out of me,” she told her fans on Snapchat. “And I’m so sick of it and I’m over it, so I took it down until they fix it.” She continued: “My waist is not that teeny, I had a bomb waist that night, I don’t know why they didn’t like my waist, but I didn’t approve that video and it went out for the world, so I’m embarrassed. The video’s still one of my favorite videos I’ve ever done, I’m very proud of it, I’m just pissed off that they broke my ribs you know?” We do know, girl.

4. This college student who warned against judging a book by its cover

When a fellow exerciser criticized Missouri State University student Stephanie Holdmeyer and her boyfriend for heading to the gym wearing weight belts, Holdmeyer went on Facebook to write about why it’s so important to leave your bias at home. Holdmeyer says she needed to wear the belt for health reasons—she had gotten surgery two months earlier, and used her belt for support while exercising. "People don't bother to understand where you're coming from or why you do the things you do," she wrote. "That overweight guy? Someone judges him because of his weight, but little do they know he's already lost 100 pounds and has [turned] his entire life around. That guy with the skinny legs? He's had seven knee surgeries, and he's currently trying to strengthen his legs. It's just a long hard process." She used a bunch of examples but it all boiled down to this: You don’t know someone’s backstory, so don’t judge their choices.

5. Chloë Grace Moretz, who came for Twitter trolls

Our June covergirl has no patience for Twitter trolls of any kind, as she proved this summer. "When will people hiding behind computer screens get tired of calling someone 'fat' or 'masculine,'" she wrote. "Sit back before you fire away commenting ignorant things and imagine the real HUMAN BEING you are commenting about. He or she is a PERSON, with feelings and thoughts and a life that you are affecting so negatively. I've spent my whole life in front of cameras growing up with miscellaneous people judging and critiquing every little thing about myself, and it's time we all stop hiding behind keyboards pretending we know even the smallest thing about the people we judge." It wasn't clear if a specific moment provoked Chloë's epic takedown, but it's a message we all can get behind.

6. This amazing woman who reminded us all that body hair is totally normal

Hollie Ann Redinger was in a grocery store checkout line when she heard a little girl ask her mom, "Why does that lady have hairy armpits like daddy?" Redinger decided to answer the girl honestly, and recounted the moment on Facebook. “Every adult, male or female, has hairy armpits," she wrote. "I used to shave, but realized I am proud of my normal body. And I stopped shaving." The girl's response: "'Mom, I am going to be just like her when I grow up!'" Swoon!

7. Ashley Graham, who worked her angles and had to defend it

When supermodel Ashley Graham posted a photo of herself on Instagram in July, she did it because she felt gorgeous. Unfortunately, some trolls dissed her because they said she lost a lot of weight and “betrayed” her fans. Never one to take comments laying down, Graham responded in a comment on the post, saying, "People come on my page and body shame me because I'm too big, because I'm too small, because I'm not good enough for their standards...But at the end of the day I'm good enough for me. Angles will make anyone look bigger or smaller and I just happen to know mine."

8. Skinny women who don’t “need to gain weight”

Slam poet Tammaka Staley, a naturally thin woman, was over people telling her she needs to gain weight so…she wrote a slam poem about it and posted it on YouTube. "Dude in the bar says if I just gain 20 more pounds, then I’ll be good," she says in the video. "Do you know how hard I tried to gain 20 more pounds?" Staley says she’s been accused of having an eating disorder, thought about having plastic surgery, and has eaten so much she’s felt sick. “All I've been starving for is your acceptance," she says. Now, she says, she’s done trying to please people. "No longer will I be a victim to what you think a woman's body should look like," she said.

9. Laverne Cox, who loves herself just as she is

When Laverne Cox posted a photo of herself on Snapchat, she used a filter because, hello, she’s human (and Snapchat filters are awesome). People freaked out and accused her of getting a nose job, and Laverne clapped back on Instagram. “I try to love, embrace and accept myself everyday, filter or no filter, make up or no makeup, weave or no weave,” she wrote. “Filters are fun but they are no substitute for me waking up, looking in the mirror and seeing the unfiltered me as beautiful and worthy of acceptance and love.”

10. This bride, who has no time for you shaming her engagement photos

Mzznaki Tetteh, a nurse from Ghana, got married this year, and she shared her radiant, happy engagement photos on her Instagram account. As things go on the Internet, nasty comments ensued, but Mzznaki had a simple, classy response for them. She captioned the above photo: "Still confident...your rubbish comments ain't ruining my happiness...thanks to all for the compliments and best wishes...am honored."

11. Ariel Winter, who DGAF what you think of her graduation dress

Actress Ariel Winter graduated from high school earlier this year (congrats!) and the Modern Family star posted a pic of her graduation party to celebrate. Only problem? Internet jerks couldn't just let her be happy and look great. Luckily, Ariel, who knows a thing or two about stopping haters, barely had to lift a finger to shut them up. "Dear sorry body-shamers," she tweeted. "I looked HOT in that dress. And if you hate it, don't buy it. But please get a hobby. XOXO Ariel #EmbraceYourBody"

Moral of the story? There's no need to hate on anybody. Not only is it uncool, people are increasingly calling out haters in a very public way—and nobody wants to be that person.