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She was body shamed, now let her inspire you

Shauna Arocho never imagined her face would be seen by millions of people.

Shauna Arocho never imagined her face would be seen by millions of people.

"I was overwhelmed and in shock. You just never expect that to happen," Arocho told Five On Your Side.

But that's exactly what did happen after she posted the now infamous video of her telling the story of how she was body-shamed outside a Dairy Queen in Springfield, Illinois.

"A car full of men stopped in a busy road just so they could roll down the window and say 'Eat that ice cream you fat b-*-*-c-h.'" Arocho said in a video she recorded on March 20th.

Her life has drastically changed since the viral video. To see how, Five on Your Side traveled to Springfield for an interview with Arocho.

In the interview she talked about the positive comments she has received from around the world, the random acts of kindness from strangers, and how she wants to now use her experience to help others who are bullied.

Watch the video above to see Arocho's story (click / tap here to watch if you do not see the video player).

Army vet takes on Texas schools shaming students in lunch line

Shaming happens when a student does not have money in his or her account to pay for a meal and a cafeteria worker takes away their tray of food, disposing of it in front of other children, and replaces it with a lesser substitute such as a sandwich.

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