(September 10, 2015 at 5:08 pm)rexbeccarox Wrote: It's all marketing. "My Super Skinny Fabulous Life" wouldn't sell.
I'm sick of being skinny shamed. I went off on my mom a couple of weeks ago because we were driving down the road, and a super skinny chick was riding her beach cruiser in a bikini top and shorts, and my mom said the whole "give that girl a sandwich". When I told her that's skinny shaming, she said, "I'd never say it to her face!" So, great; not only is it fine to talk behind some stranger's back, but there's no point in you doing it? When I pointed out to her that people say that stuff to me on the regular, she was like, "well, you're not as skinny as she is".
What?? So it's ok to skinny shame a stranger behind her back, and then tu quoque me?
/rant
Oh my gosh, same here! A few of my "friends" would say some really rude things to me in high school about my body. And the stupid part is that it's totally ok because they're saying it to a skinny person. But if they said it to a big person, all hell would break loose.
I always speak up when people say nasty things about a thin girl.
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh
-walsh
