Anyone else feeling bad about being skinny?

Question

I keep reading all the rude remarks, "looks like a 12 year old boy" "real women have curves." Real women come in all shapes and sizes, including very thin. Most girls who are skinny are naturally thin, not anorexic or bulimic. Many find it hard to gain weight. People who would never dream of making a rude remark to an overweight person won't hesitate to tell a skinny person "oh my gosh, you're so skinny, eat something!" It's not politically correct to make fun of fat people, but skinny is okay? What's with all the hate? Does anyone else feel this way?

Answer 1

I happen to be a "curvy" girl. However I do think that if you are happy with the way you look and take responisibility for your body, then that's a beautiful thing right their confidence in yourself no matter what your body type is is beautiful. I also don't think it's fair to make fun of really skinny people simply because my roomate used to be anorexic and it really is a horrible thing. She's still skinny, very skinny, but not anorexic skinny. There is a difference. There is a healthy skinny which people maintain with high metabolisms, diet, and excersise, and then there is unhealthy skinny when you become extremely skinny and physically and mentally sick that results from not eating or binging and purging. To someone who has seen both, they are very different.
Actually, I do find myself being critical of skinny girls, often times because I have a jealousy issue with it as do many people who aren't skinny. Sure, I could do something about it, but I don't. So sometimes people try to build themselves up by knocking others down and turning their good qualities into flaws.
But, some people really do find meat on a woman more attractive. But your right, not only women, but beauty in general comes in all shapes, sizes, and colors. I say just be happy with who you are and be proud of how you've obtained that and don't worry about what others think.

Answer 2

At 5'11" and 112 lbs, I'm definitely used to getting snide remarks about my weight. I feel like I would have it so much easier if I were just overweight! People always seem to think I have an eating disorder or something, but I just have a naturally high metabolism. I think it's absurd that people think it's okay to made rude comments about someone who's too skinny but will hold their tongue for someone who is overweight, but I've learned to kind of just take it as a compliment. Not many people are just naturally thin, so I try to be grateful for that.

Answer 3

I'm a tall girl like 5 foot 9. And I used to be a size 0 and you could count my rubs I didn't make myself that skinny I just was. I got teased ALOT and it really hurts really skinny girls get picked on as much as bigger girls and its not right. The body is a beautful thing and there is no reason to pick on someone for it! Just try to hold your hand up high! How old are you that might be a factor? I was uber skinny till I was 16 than I got curvy and I couldn't be happier just Smile and don't pay attention to those people they are jealous! Those people are the same ones who want to be as skinny as a superstar and your that skinny! Without any effort :)

Answer 4

im not a skinny person and im not overweight (just pregnant at the moment LOL) but yes, i agree with u. some people are so rude. i had a friend in school who was tiny, she would eat allsorts to make her put on weight but her body was'nt having any of it, that's the way she was made and that's the way she will stay... but i know someone else who was naturally skinny ,she hated it so decided to do weight training,she was still slim but had more curves.(she looked great)

Answer 5

most people just assume that we try to look that thin because of the media, they dont realize that some of us really dont like being skinny i mean dont get me wrong i enjoy it but i wouldnt mind a little more muscle u no? i think they also do it because a lot of people look at the media and try their hardest to look in shape and small and when they see people that are naturally that small they get a little bit mad, they think it isn't natural that we are sick, that there is something wrong so they say something. they dont realize how hurtful those remarks can be either. yes i feel the same way

Answer 6

haw haw haw haw, you should have seen me in my teens, I was a walking pipecleaner, It had its advantages, I suuuure was good at highjump. I'm a long ways from my teens now, but still weigh in at 119 pounds, and far from getting any jokes about it, I am mostly envied. But even if I were to be laughed at, the joke is on the laugher, not me. I'm "lean, mean and healthy" I will never suffer from any of the obesity-related diseases. I will never get type 2 diabetes, and the lack of any excess of fatty tissue around my body organs dramatically reduces my risk of cancer and other often fatal conditions.
If you're lean, but you eat well and feel great, you are in one heck of a better shape that the "fattoes" who waddle around with all that excess, and don't even have a clue that no matter how good they feel right now, that fat is doing its sneaky work throughout their body, and they are cruising for some very nasty surprises somewhere down the road.

Answer 7

For a while,skinny was the best thing you could aspire to be,and people started to feel insecure and pick on it,but that dosent ever justify it,never. It is never correct in any form to make fun of somebodies thinness. You are fine just as you are,and dont let a soul get to you. Skinny is just fine,okay? Dont let enyone make you feel bad because of who you are. People like that aren't blessed with open mindedness. I hate it when my Gramma says she needs to get more meat on me!!! An anyway,you have less of a chance of heart attacks,cardiac arrest,and clogged arteries,staying skinny and healthy. Be happy as you are,your fine!

Answer 8

oh my god! its like u just took all my thaughts and wrote them down. im naturally very thin due to my high metabolism and no matter what i do i never gain weight. i've had all sorts of remarks about me being annorexic/bulimic and it gets really depressing wen all these roumors r goin round. someone could be making rude remarks about my weight then sit there the next day saying its mean to make fun of overweight people. until it becomes ok to tease fat ppl it shouldnt be ok to tease skinny ppl

Answer 9

I'd just consider the source when someone makes that type of remark. It's often just a bit of envy on their part. I don't take it as hate, but just their wishful thinking that they looked like you, so it's more compliment than anything. They just don't realize that their comments hit a sensitive spot.

You can take comfort in the fact that when they are older and maybe sagging everywhere, you will likely still be the same svelte person that they have envied all these years. So just smile and know that you ARE just as much of a woman as they are.

Answer 10

yes, im 5"5' and i weigh 108 af people tell me to eat something and i just want to say, okay let me borrow your cheeseburger, fatty !! ok sorry....but i agree i think they always have a little hint of jealousy in their remarks. sorry but its the truth. people are people...just because we are naturally skinny doesnt mean we think we're better than overweight people....so they shouldnt have a reason to try to bring us down, even if theyre kidding, cause if we called a fat person fat. they wouldnt laugh. and also it is hard to gain weight for some naturally thin people, i eat all day, everyday and i think my body is perfect, anybody can be comfortable with their body, they dont have to make mean remarks to make themselves feel better about theirselves.