Why is there an ongoing battle between 'fat'and 'skinny' people?

Question

Okay, let's start here: I'm skinny. I don't hate fat people, I'm not trying to start a fight, I'm just skinny.

Believe it or not, it's hard to find clothes for skinny people. Now, with the lobby for larger sizes, people have taken a 'gain weight or deal with it' mentality- some clothes are just so big, and people look at you wierd if you complain that there's nothing in your size.

On the other hand, people who are a little bigger always have trouble finding clothes because nothing 'fashionable'is made in plus sizes.

So, it's the skinny people being told to go look in children's sizes (yuck) and the larger people being told to lose weight or wear ugly clothing- the way I see it, both get the short end of the stick- so why are they against each other?

While some large people could lose weight, some just aren't meant to be a small size- it's against their body structure.

While some smaller people could gain a few pounds, some just can't-they aren't sick, just skinny.

For those who have asked: you can find size 0 jeans at most 'popular stores'but they are overpriced... I think that places like kohls are better and have a bigger selection, actually- they carry planty of smaller sizes.

Also, I agree that models are bad for girls to pay attention to- but some of us really CAN'T gain weight.

You might think this is great, but you don't have size 0 jeans slipping down on you.

Answer 1

You are right and then there are us average size people in the middle wondering what all the fuss is about lol. Take care : )

Answer 2

Girl.. help me out.. because I am skinny and I have been trying to gain weight but i can't. I mean I live about 30 minutes forma big mall, but where do you go to get size 0-1-2 jeans.. and like small shirts that are fashionable and not expensive :-/
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Answer 3

I don't believe that theistic Satanist exist; like God no amount of Christian assertions produces any evidence of their existence. Remember the McMartin preschool fiasco from 1985 when all those Christians were certain that Satanic preschools existed? A lot of innocent people suffered due to superstition and ignorance.

Answer 4

I don't know about the battle but the availability problem is simply one of profit. There aren't enough of either large or skinny people to give a big profit to the manufacturers and retailers so they just abandon them. I don't have either problem, but they still don't make the clothing I need and I don't have the time to make my own clothes so I'm stuck with what's available.

Answer 5

I was overweight--now I'm average but I still want to be thinner.
I don't dislike skinny people--unless they are rude-but then I don't like rude fat people either.
It always seems like being smaller is easier. I always think that if I can lose weight then everything will get better. It's just the opposite--totally opposite.

Answer 6

right before i got married i lost a tremendous amout of weight and ended up buying clothes in children's sizes. it seems like the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence. but i think that " big girls " are jealous of skinney women. because they are not skinney.and they have to work really hard on keeping their weight down. like i said i lost alot of weight before my marriage and had trouble finding size zero. but now i have to take a medication that makes you gain lots of weight so now i weigh about 150 and it seems so weird after being so small.....

Answer 7

Ongoing battle? Thats news to me.

The only battle Ive seen is the battle against eating disorders influenced by underweight models serving as role models for young girls, whose proportions are unattainable under average, and healthy circumstances.

Sometimes people are just naturaly very thin and can eat and not gain a pound. This is very much the exception and not the rule. A large portion of underweight models have eating disorders.

Unfortunately, girls incorrectly think this is how they should look.

This is the only real battle Ive seen and the lives of women are worth the fight.

Answer 8

Overwheight people look at the skinny people and just dream to be like them. But fat people are warm during the winter. ;)
and NO
I'm not fat.

Answer 9

if there is a problem, it is that some don't take the opportunity to understand the other side...

Answer 10

ur not right people feel comfortable when there skinny ( not sick though) it makes them feel bueatiful they don't cacre what other people thimk its for themselves