Fat Activists Can't Make Their Point Without Bullying Other People | A Reaction

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[cztianaki]

Skinny shaming is 100% a thing.
I was told only a pedo would ever be attracted to me, because I looked prepubescent.
1) I didn’t, I had all my secondary characteristics and 2) as a survivor of CSA, it destroyed my self esteem for several years.

[wecarg]

People pretend that skinny shaming is just being told to eat a burger. I was once told, by my own mother, that she didn't worry as much about me being assaulted on campus (something that, thankfully, never happened) because I'm skinny (I'm not, I'm just thinner than her). She told me that no one would be interested in me "like that" unless they were "well, you know..." Pedophiles, she was talking about pedophiles.

[eggmon]

Even if skinny shaming isn’t systemic oppression, it EXISTS. It’s bullying which still isn’t ok. Especially nowadays “you have such a small butt” and “you should eat more, you look an0rexic.” That’s IS NOT OK!!

[iceteeize]

The vibe I’m getting from the fat acceptance movement is that skinny people should like their body because it’s the beauty standard, but they’re not allowed to like their body because the beauty standard is fat phobic. Fat people are the only ones that are allowed to feel bad about their bodies but they’re not allowed to feel bad about their bodies

[EliseGiammanco]

So hard not to be petty with PEARL but we need to just stop responding to her and not give her any attention ❤

[truteń]

I was bullied by few of my classmates because of how skinny and weak I was.
I remember how my "friend" grabbed me by the neck and held under her arm while kids around us were laughing because I couldn't break free and had to beg her to let me go.
I remember my "friend" pressing me to a car sit, laughing at my ugly drawings when I promised them I would draw some for them if they let me go.
I remember being told that I would be so easy to kidnap because of how light I was.
It's not always "just eat a burger". Unfortunately, it can be so much worse. Leaving scars on mental health. Victims of bullying should be united and caring towards others who experienced similar treatment, not arguing who had it worse.

[lissa]

I’m personally fine with clowning Pearl because she put herself in that position on purpose & I have no sympathy for her whatsoever for that reason. She knows she’s awful she just doesn’t care.

That being said, don’t clown her on her looks. Clown her for being the world’s biggest pick me & failing at it. Like thanks Pearl, you’ve proven that devaluing yourself and putting yourself beneath men actually doesn’t make you attractive or wanted, because you hit all the talking points and not a single soul wants to date you. Because despite how hard you try, and despite what the manosphere dudes say they want, no one actually wants to date someone who has no respect for themselves.

[mousemystery]

i find it so interesting that all they think skinny shaming is is just telling someone 'you're just skin and bones' or 'eat a burger' when it's so much more than that. i was naturally underweight for my whole life until after college, i was often grabbed by the wrist by strangers to see how small it was and was constantly told by friends that i could wear baby clothes since i was so small when i did in fact have to shop in the children's section. it ruined my self esteem and i am still self conscious when people comment on my size. it just shows a lack of empathy from these 'body positive' people

[Showmesomethingbeautiful]

I feel like we get so defensive as individuals when in fact, someone else's experience has nothing to do with us. When I say I hate how wide my hips are, that's about me. And if someone who also has wider hips takes it as a judgment on their body, it's truly not. Same goes for weight, thighs, literally anything we judge ourselves on. Thanks for another balanced video and welcome back!!!

[pollyyander]

the whole skinny/fat shaming thing is—- no matter what you look like, people are gonna have something to say. so you really have to learn how to be happy and healthy for yourself. coming from a tall and lanky girls, whos been 5’11 since she was 13 oof

P.S. no, i do not play sports. and yes, the weather is nice.

[aff]

"Yeah I've been skinny shamed before people tell me I need to gain weight"
"Yeah you SHOULD gain weight."
"Uhm, sorry what?"
"The fact you're offended i just skinny shamed you is fatphobic so Skinny shaming isn't real"

make it make sense

[vladimirraphael]

They don't see the irony of someone who can barely walk criticizing someone else's physical attributes.

[eggmon]

It’s such a weird concept. If you strip it down to its core it’s basically saying “You shouldn’t be sad about your experiences bc other people have it worse.”

[julieannelovesbooks]

You’re so right. You never know what’s going on in someone’s noodle. I survived a restrictive eating disorder. I was so skinny I almost died because of the strain it was putting on my organs. I have more than doubled my weight over the past couple of years and now I’m at a healthy weight. But everyone around me keeps reminding me of how ‘big’ I am now and how I looked better when I weighed x pounds. I get to hear over and over and over again how I now have a ‘double chin’ (I don’t, but people are brainwashed about what bodies are supposed to look like) and how my face was so much prettier before. It also fucking sucks when I have to go through my wardrobe and get rid of so many clothes because I literally can’t fit in them anymore. Its a whole mental battle field in my noodle. And still people think it’s okay to make comments about other peoples bodies.

[Freshmarketflesh]

Skinny shaming is definitely a thing.

My mom has always been skinny and especially when I was a child. My mom always has had problems with getting sick from food. (Turned out to be allergy to gluten or celiac disease)

She has always been shamed for her issues. My grandma (my dad’s mom) always said: “oh Susan looks so skinny and ill. You should eat more” meanwhile my mom was always in pain when she didn’t eat rice and veggies.

[viv]

I remember thinner friends always complaining about how fat they looked/felt, and I on said to them well that means you think I'm fat because I definitely had at least 10-20 pounds on them, and they would be like oh no of course not you're beautiful. It always just struck me as strange, not hurtful necessarily, just illogical.

Now looking back, I understand that I always had a much more psychologically healthy relationship with food and my body than them. Even though they were thinner, and therefore more conventionally attractive (for the mid-2000s), they were far more insecure and it had nothing to do with me or reality. Body dismorphia is very real.

[Oonagh]

One thing I will give Tess Holliday’a fake anorexia story is she stopped the narrative that anorexia is fatforbic

[LlamaBriz]

So excited to see you're back, but I'm so proud of you for taking a break. It's so hard to make sure to put yourself and your mental health first! Happy Pride

[hollydawn]

As someone who has been thin, and been fat, I can confidently say (as a s*x worker especially), skinny shaming and fat shaming are NOT the same. I interact with thousands of men daily and fat bodies are definitely viewed as less valuable and less attractive by a HUGE portion of men. BUT…does that equal systemic oppression? Absolutely not. I’ve never been denied anything due to being fat. Misogyny and sexism is the root cause of fat people being mistreated but that isn’t what oppression is.

[ninacael]

btw you’re accompanying me on my hot girl walk