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I think that it's ridiculous to compare criticisms/stereotypes for people who are thin to those for people who are fat/obese.
Thin people are envied up to a certain level- skeletal ain't cute by any standards but thin is considered THE aesthetic.
Any sniping done on people who are a size 5 and under is done out of envy 9 times out of 10, and not because of CONTEMPT for the actual person.
I am sure that there are many thin people on GC who have been hated on and I am not trying to say that being picked on for any reason is better than another, but let's be real. People in America look at fatness and see ugly, stupid and lazy.
Please let's not pretend that there is any equality in both ends of the spectrum.
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It may be said with rough accuracy that there are three stages in the life of a strong people. First, it is a small power, and fights small powers. Then it is a great power, and fights great powers. Then it is a great power, and fights small powers, but pretends that they are great powers, in order to rekindle the ashes of its ancient emotion and vanity.-- G.K. Chesterton
Last edited by lovelyivy84; 08-12-2003 at 04:05 PM.
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