Why is it more acceptable for people to say mean things about thin people?

Question

Ok I'm not "thin" but I am very slim since I have a very atheletic body type. My roomate is also slim and we both have the same experiences that it seems perfectly acceptable to say rude things about slim or thin people such as calling them anorexic or telling them to gain weight. There is so much hullaballoo about being sensitive to people who are overweight because it's damaging etc etc. So I don't do that at all. My mother is overweight and I get upset when my grandmother would say mean things to her about her weight but in turn my mother would jokingly ask if I was anorexic or somthing since I have my father's metabolism. Strangers take liberties in making comments on how thin you are and how gross it is etc etc loud enough for the person to hear. I'm not bothered by it but it is very rude . It's a tad hypocritical when people say "real women have curves" . So i'm not real? Why is it so ok to pick on slim people when picking on fat people is deemed unacceptable?

Answer 1

I thought everyone criticized fat people

Answer 2

The answer is quite simple. For years, it was the overweight and obese that were criticized for being "fat", and thin people were revered as fashion gods. Now, however, more and more people are realizing that being fat is often normal, and thinness can usually, and I use that word in its loosest form, meaning "more than 50% of the time," be attributed to a disease like bulimia or anorexia.

I'm lucky. I'm also naturally thin, due to a combination of a genetic defect and a high metabolism. However, being male, I'm not as prone to attacks on my figure as women are.

You should just ignore them. Either they're your family, and they're joking about it lightheartedly, or they are not worth your time talking to. Maybe they think you DO have anorexia and they think they should help you to counseling, but what they seem to forget is that the more opposition an anorexic has to their non-eating, the less they actually eat.

Answer 3

It's not ok to pick on slim people. It could very well bother them as much as it would bother an overweight person. Just because a person is skinny doesn't mean that they don't have problems. It's just not nice to say anything mean to anyone. Of course people do it anyway. Everyone has problems and I think that's why people like to pick on others. To make their problem seem less horrific.

Answer 4

I don't know exactly hey,cause I'm also thin and I also have to to put up with names like:"Skinnny bone"and"bonny ***".But I think the reason why people think it's unacceptable to make rude comments about fat people is the fact that being fat or overweight is a health harzard,unlike being skinny you know. Fat people are susceptible to heart attacks,strokes,etc.And most fat people have a very low self-esteem,that's why people try to be more sensitive to them because they feel sorry for them or something.And about the rude comments never mind them,because they are just making you stronger.And the whole crap about real women being curvy and stuff I don't buy that crap.There's more to a real woman than just her curves hey.

Answer 5

People have always picked on me when they hug me they ssay man you need to put some meat on those bones. I think I've got plenty of meat but, I really don't care. It does not bother me at all. If they shouted it from the rrof tops. But larger people it does hurt and people can be meaner I think with their comments than with slim people. You know they have always wanted to promote slim and not fat. I've seen hateful snobs treat somebody bad just because they are fat. They don't even give them a chance. That makes me madder than anything. I don't care what people say about my size, but if I have a bigger friend -You will surely get an ear full from me if I hear anything derogatory!

Answer 6

It's not acceptable, but you have to realize, alot of overweight people find it hard to lose weight and and like making fun of skinny people to help make themselves feel good. That why anyone makes fun of people. But yes i agree with you. In my house almost everyone is overweight, so I can go more than an hour or two without my family calling out how skinny I am. I I used to be called a toothpick by my best friend.

Answer 7

Imagine the horror?? Being told you're too thin??? Devastating!!!! :)

Of course, I am trying to be funny here......and I really hope you take it with a grain of salt. That being said....people think its okay to make fun of heavy people because its the quickest/easiest way to try to hurt them. It always cracks me up when people do this because its like *Duhhhh, do you really think you are the first person to say this?* how original they think they are.

If you are comfortable with yourself, than that is all that matters...after all, each person has to live with themselves they way they are and if someone isn't happy, you can either stay the way you are, or make the changes in your life so that you feel better about yourself.

I am amazed at this term I've been hearing alot lately in reference to celebrities *skinny fat*? What exactly does that mean? How can someone be both skinny AND fat.....that one I'll never get...

Answer 8

Most people don't realize how hurtful it is. So many Americans have skinny goals. Plus, being told you are too skinny is advice for reasons of health. They are not commenting on your total personality. Fat people get told they are fat and should eat less (just the opposite as you are told) but are ALSO accused of being lazy, sloppy, dirty, etc, because they are fat. Which, of course, is not necessarily true. There is NO WAY skinny people get the same abuse as fat people.

Answer 9

Because when your mom say " Are you anorexic?" it's not meant as a rude remark but rather she means she cares for you. She is just being a mom. Yes I agree with the person above who said thin people are the minority. There are more fat people out there so it means there are more of them to voice out their opinions. Other people would kill to have an athletic figure like yours so flaunt it.

Answer 10

anyone says you are thin or you are fat..... is probably saying the truth but he/she says a known to us truth and that truth is not Honor for us so its bothering us. those people dont think a lot before they say something, but it would be non Honor to them if we are telling this to them!
its not acceptable to say rude things about thin people but they do it (although its wrong) because its easier to take some weight and its not bad for your health to be thin. as for u baby you are a godess, think they might also saying those things because they jealous.

Answer 11

It can go both ways, everyone says different things but ppl that are fat or skinny shouldn't call names about either one... it's like wat ppl say if u aint got nothin nice to say don't say n e thin at all ...good luck on that... and p.s. straighten those ppl that say mean things, whether it's toward you and you don't mind or toward something/someone else. :) bc ppl will change if they hear someone's voice stand out!!!