Originally Posted by SarahNerd /img/forum/go_quote.gif
You were randomly beaten like that simply because you were thin? That's messed up.
I wouldn't call it random because I went to school with a lot of the same group of kids from elementary to high school. I knew every one of them, and over the course of my schooling it was generally that group who would not let up. Like I said im not trying to turn it into a boo hoo im too thin thing, because tbh i feel lucky that I dont have to deal with the scrutiny overweight people do. I'm just saying as someone who is not just thin, but very very tiny that people form false ideas about your health on both ends of the spectrum. I've had girls throw tampons at me, then say "oh i forgot, you dont get periods" because anorexic girls usually lose their menstrual cycle. It's been far worse than being told im just skinny. and that physical attack was not an isolated incident, ive been hit and shoved more times than i can remember over it, that was just the worst time because I lost teeth.
Originally Posted by tulipity /img/forum/go_quote.gif
I assure you Amber that the obesity rate may be going up not b/c ppl who are overweight are being encouraged to "just be proud" or b/c you can get cute clothes in a larger size in a *gasp* dept store.
why do you think it's going up? Why do you think 1/3 of the american pop is obese? what causes a trend like that?
eta: I'm sorry you were targeted as a kid. I'm sure it was terribly painful. and not to diminish your experience, but I'm going to wager that it was a one off (albeit sucky) thing. Yes, thin women sometimes get snide comments or back handed compliments but it is still socially okay to say and do really really crappy things about overweight ppl.
Food for thought - you looked adorable in your halloween costume, what if someone about 75lbs heavier than you showed up in the same costume at the party you went to, do you think most of the gang there would have said "you go gurl! Be proud of yo round!"?
I'm sorry If i came off as saying thats why, as I know my family were genetically dispositioned to be overweight. I understand that there are a ton of factors going into it. I meant that comment as the attitude seems to be more of general blind acceptance over being obese or overweight to prove a point to the beauty industry or people who scrutinize them, rather than proving that bigger girls can be both beautiful AND healthy. I'd love more girls to step forward proclaiming that they are healthy inside and out.
Id love to see fitness ads of a real woman selling gym clothes, health drinks, etc and not being sterotyped as just selling "plus sized" clothing or articles that clearly say HEY THIS GIRL IS PLUS SIZED look what she can do the same as everyone else. If girls see REAL women out there in all sorts of markets it will help improve healthy body image as well as set positive ideals about food exercise and acceptance into place. That to me is different from the were getting bigger so the clothes should keep getting bigger attitude i hear people talk about. I never meant that people should ever feel outcasted, just that health should be a priority over outward appearances.
Gah im SO bad with words and on top of that im tired and mixing my words up, im sorry =/
And for the record i really loved that outfit and had a girl call me flat chested....it seems to be more girl on girl hate from my experience. And your right a larger girl would have been heavily scrutinized. On a good note that was mine and my boyfriends 3rd date, so apparently he liked what he saw =P