This topic came up in the
racism thread and I thought that a thread about the prejudice/stereotyping against both "Skinny" and "Fat" people would be a good idea!
I grew up thin and most of my friends were bigger than me. None of them were morbidly obese. All of them were beautiful. They all also seemed to think it was ok to put me down constantly, to the point where I had some
Body Dysmorphic Disorder going on; I thought I was way thinner than I actually was.
I felt so bad for my larger friends for the taunts they sometimes received that I spent a lot of energy trying to make them feel better about themselves. I reassured them constantly about their looks. None of them should have needed reassurance, they were beautiful, imo. I seriously am a kickass friend when it comes to support! lol
It got to the point though that it seemed like I was always saying "I need to gain weight" or "You're so lucky you've got curves" etc and all I ever got in return was crap. I was making them feel good but all I felt was crappy. I thought I was skeletal. I ate and ate and ate, desperately hoping to put on even a few pounds, to be accepted.
Just this year I gave that up. It was my New Year's Resolution. I decided to just be happy and healthy. My body is beautiful just like everyone else's. I don't treat it like a trash can any more. My friends can deal with their issues in their own way. I won't stop supporting them, but I also won't be their whipping post.
What I noticed too was that the prejudice was very accepted. Thin people should be able to put up with barbs and insults because apparently we're supposed to be just so grateful to be "skinny" that nothing else matters! You should hear the way people react when I complain about this whole thing by the way . . . I get enough dirty looks for being thin as it is but now I get the "oh poor little skinny girl" eye-roll crap. Grr.
Anyway, that's all for now I guess! I'd like to hear what other people have to say because I know there is a lot of prejudice on both sides of the fence . . . I just can't help but wonder why people can't just accept themselves and everyone else for who and what they are!