Things That I'm Sick To Death of Hearing...

[KSUViolet06]

Originally Posted by GeorgiaGreek

"Real Women Have Curves"

Unless "curves" is some new word for "no Y chromosome," this phrase is just so wrong. And even if it did mean that, it would be debatable.

I'm so sick of skinny-bashing.
The phrase came into popularity to counteract the societal fixation with being ultra-thin (which I think is way more present in the media than in real life), but has led to more negativity than positivity. If a woman is very thin either by nature or, unfortunately, an eating disorder, telling her she is "not a real woman" is probably one of the most spiteful and damaging messages you could send.

Word, son.

It generally bothers me that skinny bashing is completely socially acceptable.

Ex: It's cool to tell me to "eat a sandwich." If I were to tell someone who was overweight that they "need to put that sandwich down" or "eat a salad" it's OMGWTFBBQ11!!!!

See also: "Do you EVER eat?"

I'm tempted to answer that with "Only on Tuesdays" and see what people say.

[Tulip86]

Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

Word, son.

It generally bothers me that skinny bashing is completely socially acceptable.

Ex: It's cool to tell me to "eat a sandwich." If I were to tell someone who was overweight that they "need to put that sandwich down" or "eat a salad" it's OMGWTFBBQ11!!!!

See also: "Do you EVER eat?"

I'm tempted to answer that with "Only on Tuesdays" and see what people say.

I just think skinny bashing stems from jealousy more often and can some people don't even consider it rude. Because being thin is often portrayed as something to aspire people don't understand that calling someone out on it can be just as mean as calling someone fat. On the other hand, people commenting on an overweight person know full well they're being hurtful and rude and still do that on a regular basis. For most people it's still cool to call an overweight person fat to their face, or frown when they order an ice cream etc.