Why is no one talking about skinny-shaming

[Anonymous]

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Now, before all of you blow your tops, I know that fat shaming is a thing, and I know that people shouldn't be dehumanized for their bodies, which is why I'm bringing up this subject.

I am a person, who, as a kid, was underweight. No matter how much junk food I ate and no matter how little I exercised. I could count my ribs up until about middle school. By then, I started to gain weight, and look less like a skeleton, though I was still thin, and my BMI was in the underweight range. I was a really lanky kid.

My mom and sister would complain sometimes about things that I couldn't really relate to, such as thigh chafing, or tight pants. I always had the opposite issues, such as pants being too big around the waist to properly fit my legs (still an issue to this day 😭😭). My mom and sister would always jokingly say that I'll grow into them, and that I just needed to eat more and put some meat on my bones. I could eat an entire goddamn cake in one sitting if I wanted to, but I wasn't gaining any weight.

I would always get snide comments from females in my life, whether they be family or some slightly fluffier friends, that I had no problems, because I was thin. That my insecurities about my body werent too bad, because I was thin. That my pant size "wasnt a real size." That a guy only liked me "because I am thin and have boobs." Even to this day, though it has calmed down some, my metabolism is extremely high, and it is extremely hard for me to giant weight.

I can't express how much of a toll this has taken on me. People never talk about skinny shaming, but I never feel like I can take it to heart, because I "dont have it as bad as overweight people" and "people actually like my body type."

Why are my insecurities overlooked just because I'm thin? Why do people scoff when they learn that I work out to try and achieve the body that I want? Why do people shame me for something I cannot help?

Again, before you blow your tops, hear me out. Obesity can be helped; exercise and a healthy diet/ lifestyle. So can being underweight. But, unlike obesity, when your metabolism is so high that you burn through food in an instant, and when you have appetite issues, there really isn't much you can do about your weight, since you rarely eat anyways. It's a work in process to get yourself to a point where food is a tool to be utilized. Not a constant need nor a rare treat. Just this last month, I finally hit a weight where my BMI is healthy, albeit on the lower range of healthy.

We've raised awareness about larger bodies. I'd say it's high time we raise awareness about smaller bodies, too, and the prejudices and pit-downs we face.

**Note; everything in quotes has actually been said to me, so. Yeah.

[HomoFuge]

I have had the same problem as well. I am still underweight but slowly putting on weight. I have always felt that my body is undesirable and when my last partner cheated on me, I kept thinking it was because of my too-thin body. Constantly being told by people that I am so thin and small did not help matters either. Fat-shaming gets a lot of coverage but skinny-shaming doesn't. In fact, in order to stop fat-shaming, some people end up skinny-shaming instead. We've all heard the songs that talk about 'skinny bitches' after all.

[Smiley_face101]

I do agree with you that skinny shaming exist but "regular" models these days are underweight.
Fat women are always rejected by men because of their weight, how many women were rejected by men for being too skinny?
Being underweight is accepted while being overweight does not. It does not give anyone the right to shame you for being skinny though

[DennisWatkins91]

There is nothing wrong with that.

[LovelyFlower]

It doesn't matter