Dear people who probably don't read my blog,
Hail Satan!! Hello, how are ya? I'm on another rampage again as always. I have a strong view on body shaming. I have a stronger say from a thin person's point of view because I am in fact THIN. I get multiple complaints all the time about the things I post on the internet so I'm use to it. And yes in fact by posting it, I KNOW I've opened it up for discussion. I like a public forum because I get to see what other people think and if there are actually humans in this stupid world who actually agree with me. Ah 2016, the year of Everyone's Offended.
When you hear or read 'body shaming', a mean group of skinny people are picking on someone who is chubby, overweight, or morbidly obese may come to mind. You see it on television shows, movies, magazines, comedy jokes, even in books. Majority of the time it's usually girls. "Skinny" petite girls flaunting their "skinniness" and oppressing fat women. This subject is rather controversial.
There always has been, but mostly within the past 2 years, skinny or thin shaming has been peaking. "Real women have curves, bones are for dogs", "Of course I'm plus sized, it means I don't have the body of a 12 year old boy", "Any boy can drive down a straight road, but it takes a man to handle the CURVES." Or my favorite is this picture of a deathly skinny girl and the other side is Marilyn Monroe and the caption says "When did this (referring to deathly skinny girl) become hotter than this (Marilyn)? Real women have curves". That's nice right? Way to defend your own body type by bringing down another, eh? And I have researched the subject and the difference between overweight and obesity. The difference between curves and being OBESE. I was underweight as a teenager, I had an obese adopted family that teased me everyday for being the only skinny one in the family. I have had my share of being called skinny bitch, toothpick, twig, bones, anorexic, blah-dee-fucking-blah. So I suppose because I use personal experience on this subject, all anyone can see is that I'm being cruel and inconsiderate and vengeful to all big people and my bigger friends and acquaintances. Just another shit talking skinny bitch right? I don't have scientific evidence proving that there is a difference between being curvy and being obese. It is just common sense. There's nothing more realistic than speaking from your own experience. And I feel like the women who thin shame should know the difference before they decide to make fun of smaller women.
I know we are all not meant to be the same size. Yes I am aware there are healthy thin people and healthy fat people. Obesity however, is a proven scientific fact, IS NOT HEALTHY. And obese people shouldn't be encouraged to continue to be obese otherwise we probably won't see them for much longer. Obese women are the main ones, not the only ones, who talk shit on skinny or thin women because they are not happy with themselves. It happens both ways. I recently posted a cartoon that upset a few people I know on my facebook. I posted it not meaning any harm but to show there was a difference between curvy and obese. Yeah I could see how it's offensive considering the side of the cartoon showing the fat women, showed them looking slobby. I thought it was interesting because those are the type of women I personally experienced engaging in shaming thin women. I posted it looking at it from my own point of view. Which is fine or should be since it's my facebook page. But I got some messages and comments about it stating that it's rude and cruel. One message from a girl who actually posts shit constantly shaming thin women too lolololol. She said I hurt her feelings. I will say this once, I posted it just because. I saw it online, thought it made a valid point, which it did, and shared it. Just like everyone on social media does. And you don't have to agree with it. And that's fine. Like I said I made it open for discussion. It wasn't to personally attack one individual. The cartoon showed "fat acceptance spouters idea of curvy", the picture of the heavier not so flattering women. If you felt like that applied to you then maybe me posting the cartoon is not the problem. Maybe you are angry with yourselves. Because all I said was there was a difference. Just like I'm sure other people's posts aren't meant to cause harm either, right? I'm not okay with body shaming as a whole. However one shouldn't be overlooked than the other. I can't say this or show it from a fat woman's perspective because I'm not fat. Genetics are involved and health issues are the reason people are the way they are. I don't think fat shaming is nice, but I also don't think obesity should be encouraged. I don't think skinny and thin shaming is right either. And it shouldn't be brushed under the rug just because people think skinny and thin is the right body type to be or the perfect one. No one is PERFECT. Not me or you. So, I'll end this here. I don't hate fat people, I hate body shamers. Please get it right. That's all.
Spider
Hail Satan!!! 🎃🎃🎃🎃
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