Why is it not ok to slam overweight people, but it is ok to slam skinny or slend!
Question: Either way it is not a nice thing to do. Yu are commenting on someones body and just as some heavier people can not change their body, same goes for some skinny or slender people.
I had a contact claim the other day that Paris Hilton had the body of a 12 year old boy. I do not know about you but I do not know any 12 year old boys who look like Paris Hilton. LOL Seriously, I am NOT defending Paris Hilton at all. I see her as slender, but not skinny. Too skinny would be Nicole Richie or one of the Olson twins.
My main point is the question about why is it OK to slam skinny people? It is not OK to slam overweight or bigger people so it should not be OK to slam slender people. Either way, you are making unfavorable comments about another persons body. If someone has a few extra pounds and you don't like hearing comments about it, how do you think someone feels who is too skinny and you make comments about them? I mean what if they can not add any weight no matter what?
Answers: Either way it is not a nice thing to do. Yu are commenting on someones body and just as some heavier people can not change their body, same goes for some skinny or slender people.
I had a contact claim the other day that Paris Hilton had the body of a 12 year old boy. I do not know about you but I do not know any 12 year old boys who look like Paris Hilton. LOL Seriously, I am NOT defending Paris Hilton at all. I see her as slender, but not skinny. Too skinny would be Nicole Richie or one of the Olson twins.
My main point is the question about why is it OK to slam skinny people? It is not OK to slam overweight or bigger people so it should not be OK to slam slender people. Either way, you are making unfavorable comments about another persons body. If someone has a few extra pounds and you don't like hearing comments about it, how do you think someone feels who is too skinny and you make comments about them? I mean what if they can not add any weight no matter what?
You've made an astute observation. It shouldn't be this way - but it is.
it is wrong to slam anyone
It's not okay wither way, some people can't gain weight! So yeah...
It is probably because people see skinny people and think they are healthy, and they see fat people and think that are unhealthy.
Or they assume skinny people are not self-conscious about their body.
Because overweight people already feel bad about it. Skinniness is desirable, so people feel it's ok to throw some punches at them.
Me, I don't criticize either; not that I'm tolerant, it's just that I don't care about them.
As long as people take care of themselves, different body shapes are part of the spice of life.
I think it's because most people think that skinny people don't mind being picked on. The world is so biased against overweight people that everyone automatically thinks "Who in their right mind would get offended for being called TOO SKINNY!" I am guilty of it myself being overweight. In reality though skinny and fat people have feelings and it shouldn't matter who you are talking to you shouldn't make fun of them.
It's NOT ok to slam anyone for any reason. People who do this usually have low self esteem. They tear others down to build themselves up.
I know what you mean. I asked this question before but didn't really get any positive response. I just ended up feeling more bad.
I'm tired of people noticing that I'm skinny. Telling me they will fatten me up or "you're too skinny".
The fact is I can't help it if I'm skinny, I'm naturally skinny. I even stopped wearing clothes that I like just to make them stop. But it never works. It really makes me more self-conscious. I hate it.
Good ole double standard, I think. When I was skinny that's all I ever heard. Now that I am 'average" the people who knew me when I was skinny talk about that all the time. When I was fat people would comment on how skinny I used to be. I don't like it either.
Because in todays society its more acceptable to be thin than fat.. i know been there and i know the difference in glares and stares..I dont think its right either way .
I don't think anyone needs to comment or slam anyone for their physical appearance, either way.. But we do seem to live in a world where there's a constant fixation with weight, age, beauty, etc. Maybe we should just look beyond it all and we might notice more of the important things.
It's not OK to slam skinny people. That's why I (morbidly obese) do not say things like "she looks anorexic" about people who seem to me to be unusually thin. For one thing, it may just be that they have a very fast metabolism, and simply cannot process enough to really put the weight on. Or they may indeed have an emotional problem like anorexia or bulimia. But you know, it's also possible that they are healthy, but just have genes that don't make provision for storing fat on the body.
And suppose it is an emotional eating disorder? When I belonged to Overeaters Anonymous, we had several members who were anorexic or bulemic. They need the same kind of help we fatties do: to get over the compulsion. An anorexic CANNOT eat more without really working at controlling herself. She has to remember, consciously, that she needs so many calories per day to stay the same, and so many more to put on weight. She needs the exercise to put it into muscle instead of fat, but she doesn't have the muscle to do the exercises. Bulemics get to where they can't keep a normal meal down. It just comes back up unless she works hard at controlling it. Would you want to deal with a problem like that?
It's not OK to slam people for their physical problems. It is certainly OK to have compassion for them, and to do what you can to help. When you invite a morbidly obese person into your house, don't serve big gooey desserts. Plan activities that do not involve hanging out over food. Offer them tea or coffee, or iced tea or iced coffee in the summer, but don't include sugar. If you love them, keep Sweet 'n Low in the cupboard for when they visit.
Many people have said this already, or along the lines of this, but many/most people want to be thin, so if being thin or skinny is desirable, it's like joking with a friend. (Or that's what most thing.) Being overweight is taken more sensitively because of the society we live in. Thin and skinny is desirable, so some are showing that they'd rather have that, than be overweight. So people take it more lightly. Myself, I'm 5'0", and have a large chest and some hips. I wouldn't say I'm overweight, but I do believe that I am at risk for becoming overweight. My friends are mostly all thin, so compared to them, I consider myself overweight, but only for a while when I think about it. Idk, good/interesting question though.
I think people are more critical of the ultra-thin these days because, for many people, it is a sign of an eating disorder. There are those who are just genetically thin, though, as well and so criticizing people for it as a stereotype is not good behavior. I guess most people figure by now that everyone knows that being overweight is not healthy, so there is little point in pointing that out, but they think they are being "helpful" by dissing people who are thin. I guess some folks always have to be riding down someone.
corollary to this: why do some guys call girls "dogs" and "oinks and "ugly" as if they were Mr. atlas and brad Pitt all rolled into one? and some girls call guys "nerds" and "dorks and "ugly" as if they were Einstein and miss America themselves? da^^^^it i really hate that! i always say and i don't care who it is that says it, "have you looked into the mirror lately? is that brad pitt or miss america looking back at you?"
We were all somebody's baby once...(Isn't that nice?!?)