Comments | prussianknight: What's wrong with being fat?

prussianknight

What's wrong with being fat?

Apr 14, 2011 15:10

I had a conversation with my mum the other day about my hair. Long story short, she said it suited me very well. I replied something to the effect of "You think so? I'm glad. I worry I'm too fat for a short cut like this, but I'm really happy with it, so cool." To which she replied, as she always does when I say I'm fat, with telling me ( Read more... )

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prussianknight April 14 2011, 20:20:26 UTC

Yeah, I know how you feel. orz [As a side note though, I never saw you as fat. You have the sort of body type I want, tbh. xD]

True, and maybe I'm misreading but I don't expect people to just suddenly call me fat, but it always baffled me that being fat is something people are so defensive and sensitive about. I suppose I'm guilty though; it's easier to talk about my own weight than someone else's and it's easier for me to call myself fat than to call someone else it. It really does have a sort of stigma and is a sensitive sort of thing, and that's sad imo. [I've had a friend once told me she'd rather be thin and dumb than smart and fat, and that mindset just kills me. :(]

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prussianknight April 14 2011, 21:13:54 UTC

Aw, I see. ;n; And yeeeah, it sucks. Good luck getting to a happier weight, as I assume you want to and all. Goodness knows I need to find time to work out more. [Between AZ, commission things and my tv dieing on me I've been busy. @__@]

It really is. I really hope it can change, or at least get better, soon-ish. Sadly though it doesn't seem to be. :c Still, be the change you wish to see in the world and all, you know?

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prussianknight April 16 2011, 20:43:02 UTC

I'm glad I'm not alone~ It really upsets me how most of society values "beauty" over almost everything else. Exactly, it's... sort of sweet, I guess, that they want to be nice, but it's just such a ridiculous thing to put down. Half the problem is looking at being fat as something automatically shameful and bad [the other half is idealizing thin as automatically good and most desirable], so while I know their intentions are kind it just sort of... seems off, to me. And oh gosh, I am so out of shape too. Good luck losing weight; it's not easy but start slow and pace yourself. I'm sure we can both do it~ c ( ... )