“Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels.”
We’ve all heard this quote, right? We’ve even heard Jennifer Lawrence comment on this phrase by saying a lot of foods taste better than how skinny feels. Everyone flaunts the new age where curvy is better and thin is unattractive. Well, when you begin to degrade skinny women for being just that–thin–then you begin to create a world where not only overweight women are reprimanded for their sizes, but underweight women become the recipients of the chastising as well. When we begin to make comments we believe to be small, we begin to develop a world with a higher sense of insecurity. Soon, “Eat a sandwich” or “You’re too skinny” begin to place a burden on those women who are the recipients of those phrases. By giving these criticisms, we increase the already heightened awareness of body image and the importance society seems to place on it. I've heard these questions and comments numerous times: Have you lost weight? Are you eating? You need fat on your bones! You're stick-thin. While these women, who you scold for being too skinny, are in the gym everyday trying to increase their body weights, you put another thought into their minds about how imperfect they are in comparison to you. You begin to joke about how they can eat anything they want and about how they look anorexic, simply because you think it’s a compliment. You think everyone wants to be the size of the 00 models you see in the advertisements of your favorite stores, while these people you reprimand for being thin are trying to put on weight. What if the plot was twisted? What if these girls who you perceive to be anorexic went up to “overweight” girls and said, “I think you should eat a salad instead of that hamburger”? Or what if these girls said, “You look obese”? Would this last statement not be parallel to “You look anorexic”? Before you criticize someone’s weight, whether the person is a male or a female, what if you simply said, “You look really good today”? Would body shaming continue?
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A thin girl
4/23/2015 10:17:49 am
I'm thib myself -- barely over 100-pounds, but this is ridiculous. Curvy and skinny are accepted body types. They're both conventionally attractive. Overweight women are the ones that can actually complain. I've never been ridiculed for being skinny, but my sister is constantly tormented for being 20 pounds overweight. Get off your victimization high horse.
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Mr. Twiggles
4/24/2015 01:39:17 pm
this is all im saying. what high horse are you talking about. the post is about dont tear people down due to their body type. if you never got picked on for being then then good for you. clearly the person writing this either has (like myself), or has self consciousness with it. whatever the case is, if you yourself ccan't relate, then who are you to criticize someone with personal experience.
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Lauren Cross
4/24/2015 01:29:35 am
My post was to make people aware of the actuality of everyone being beautiful, regardless of their body types. No one type is more attractive than another and we shouldn't shame others in order for everyone to think otherwise. My posts simply come from personal experience.
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An open minded person
4/24/2015 08:01:12 am
Thank you for this! I was referred to this post by a friend and I agree completely! Not everyone thinks about what their nonchalant comments about other people can do to that person's psyche. Someone looks into your life and they think the grass is greener in your situation so they may say things. Everyone has their own insecurities, so thank you for being confident enough in yourself to write yours in the public.
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Lauren Cross
4/24/2015 08:06:17 am
Thank you so much for the positivity! I'm glad I was able to reach you.
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Arthur
4/24/2015 08:34:13 am
Don't try to win over the haters, you're not the Jack-ass whisperer... I've been thin and fat, and I've gotten comments on both.. Even as a guy, people try to put their insecurities on me...
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Ljcross assistant manager
4/24/2015 08:34:31 am
It's such a blessing to see how your writing has continued to get more and more creative over time! I'm so glad to be a part of the team and I can't wait to see what comes next!
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Lauren Cross
4/24/2015 08:40:04 am
I just want to say thank you to everyone. At first, I thought I was alone in this, but now I see the support I have! I'm blessed to have people who help me think positively and who genuinely care about what I write. Thank you.
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Caleb
4/24/2015 08:47:03 am
Excellent article. Rather than shame, motivation and encouragement have been proven to be far superior methods of spurring others to lose/gain weight. Ultimately good health should be the goal, and that is subtly different for every person. Because of that it's childish petty and worst of all unkind to shame others for something as superficial as weight...that's not what defines a person :)
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Lauren Cross
4/24/2015 08:48:22 am
Thank you, Caleb! I like what you had to say about people's worth being about more than their weight. It's very uplifting!
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Lauren Cross
4/25/2015 06:13:40 pm
Thank you so much for the support! It's all warmly welcomed :)
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