<p>ooooh, hahaha...sickness, I had em in like 8th grade. Before I got serious about sports</p>
<p>Everyone says man boobs now. It's so annoying.</p>
<p>But that's probably because more and more people have man boobs.</p>
<p>That's disgusting.</p>
<p>I was at Cedar Point a few weeks ago and some kid had like...the biggest boobs ever. I've never seen a guy have that big of boobs. IT was sickkk.</p>
<p>actually it's really sad because girls naturally put on fat a lot easier than guys do, and it's much harder for most girls to keep skinny, biology just works that way.
unfortunately, some girls are naturally thin, and the rest of us have to exercise like mad, or we get called fat and get told "it's not that hard to exercise" or "you probably eat too much"</p>
<p>that being said, i weigh less than 110 lbs and im 5'3</p>
<p>Its so weird, because around here "sick" means like cool. So when I see people say something is sick, im like..o you mean gross?</p>
<p>So what about super-skinny girls or guys?</p>
<p>..I'd date a skinny guy, but probably not if he were skinnier than me. Generally, though, I don't need to worry about that because I think I've never really met a guy smaller than I am..</p>
<p>Skinny guys creep me out more than fat guys sometimes. I don't think any guys are smaller than me, however.</p>
<p>About discrimination against "fat" people--
It's because the media's perspective of the "ideal" body just seems to get thinner and thinner... I mean, back in the early 1900s the ideal body wasn't emaciated, as it is now. I'm not sure what the stats were back then, but it was definitely more realistic than it is now. Look at Kate Moss, for God's sake. Look at all of those other models that society looks up to as the epitome of beauty--they fit the criteria for starvation! And the media constantly bombards us with suggestions that "thin is in", that if you're thin then you can be happy. They're slyly telling us: "Fat is failure, thin is success." And they're suggesting that ANYONE can be thin. This, my friends, is not true. There are some medical complications out there that can make it nearly impossible for one to be thin AND healthy. (of course you can be skeleton-thin if you don't eat at all... skeleton-thin and DEAD)
You see, guys, this outrageous idolization of emaciated models by the media is leading to serious psychological complications. For one, there are eating disorders, which have risen since the ideal model got thinner. Sure, eating disorders aren't purely caused by the media, but the media DOES have influence on them. Furthermore, more and more "fat" people are being looked down upon by society as "fat lazy slobs", which isn't necessarily true.
GET REALISTIC, guys! Since when was the value of a human being dependent on how much fat he/she had? That's so shallow! There's so much more to a living, breathing person than fat percentage! So much more than a simple number on the scale!
GET REALISTIC! I mean, look at the REAL America... the REAL America without the media! Look at the REAL people--your neighbors, your teachers, your family... do THEY look like models? Most of them probably don't! Even worse, America's obesity epidemic is being intensified by the countless fast food restaurants etc. plotted across our nation.
Don't you think it's ridiculous how the "ideal" model is emaciated whereas the average American is overweight?!
Seriously, guys, get real. Stop judging at face value. </p>
<p>Who knows? Maybe someone out there you know is puking in the toilet right now, her hair plagued with the acrid scent of human vomit, her face streaked with black tears of mascara, eyes red and abused from strain, soul empty. And deep, deep inside that misled mind of hers... she's still hoping that people will accept her when her body becomes like that of a starving Ethiopian. Maybe she's hoping that scale will be merciful towards her, maybe she's waiting for it to hit 0. Thin, thin, thin. That's her goal. Watching the numbers go down--140...135...120...105...95..93... down down down. Yet in the mirror, she's never thin enough, not even when they have to hospitalize her to save her life. Yet she won't stop starving, bingeing, vomiting, agonizing, feeling guilty. She knows she's dying... but her messed up mind tells her thin > death. Just waiting for that fairy tale life, that love, acceptance, because they say thin is the answer to all...
Honey, it's not.</p>
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<p>Honestly, you should get realistic. Society is very shallow. Appearance says a great deal about a person. If you're a fat slob who can't take care of yourself, people will judge you as such. There might be more to a person than his/her weight, but if I'm going to be attracted to a guy I can guarantee you he won't be fat. Attraction is partially (mostly, in many cases) physical, let's not pretend otherwise. Honestly, I don't respect people who sit around and eat all day. The whole beauty is only skin deep mantra was just fabricated to make unattractive people feel better. You can't help being ugly, but being fat is a totally different story. Why shouldn't people care about their health and bodies? Obesity and type two diabetes are not desirable conditions. </p>
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<p>The real America is fat, lazy and an awful ideal to aspire to.</p>
<p>fat is ugly. the end.</p>
<p>so what if the girl has asthma, a thyroid disorder, or whatever. do you really think the people outside who see you on the street with her will see that? no. and then not only that but they'll start thinking weird things about you. why is he with that fat girl? does he have some fetish for bbws? does he just have some really bad game? does he have some deep horrible flaw?</p>
<p>no one wants these things thought about them so that's why they dont want a fat girl.</p>
<p>Wowieeeeeeeeeeeeee. This thread is hilarious! Look, my best frind is fat. He's 300 lbs (:o)(and his brother is the same thing), and he has his personality quirks, but he's the best friend I have. It's not that he eats alot, (he does it a little more than I do, but I only eat 1-2 meals a day) He weighs more than he should weigh. It's not like he eats 20 meals a day. He eats the normal 3 meals a day that you and I eat (and he doesn't eat fastfood), but if you didn't know that, he looks as if he ate 20 cups of ice cream. His whole family has weight problems (so it's obviously genetic). In my opinion, judging a person by his weight is very arrogant and stupid. Okay, in dating it makes sence, but as a human being? Get real.</p>
<p>Maybe he eats when he's alone or leads a sedentary life style. 300 pounds is very overweight, and I highly doubt genetics are 100% of the problem. I'd be friendly with fat people, but I would never be sexually interested in a fat guy. I also don't know if I'd be able to hang out with a crowd of girls who were seriously overweight...</p>
<p>Okay, CthtonicXCorpus, your post kind of offended me. It bothers me to no end when people complain about models not being "real" because they're typically very thin. So many times I've read "feel-good-about-yourself" body image magazine articles that seem to leave out the fact that some people really are naturally very skinny.</p>
<p>I'm pretty tiny. I weigh like 100 pounds, and that pretty much sucks. I don't diet, I don't try to lose weight, and I sure as hell have no eating disorder. It's definitely hard to find clothes that fit because everything nowadays everything is geared toward bigger people. Only one store near me sells jeans in a size 00. I've totally been accused of being anorexic (even from a school nurse who accused me of being bulimic when I threw up in school in 5th grade because of a stomach flu!), and people have even said to me, "You're so skinny! That's so gross!!" Honestly, would you tell a heavy person that it's gross that they're fat? No.</p>
<p>IMO, we're in a society where curvy girls are hotter--take Jennifer Lopez, Beyonce Knowles, Jessica Simpson, etc. for examples. The days of the idolization of Twiggy are long gone.</p>
<p>I actually think that obesity is largely hereditary, so I definitely don't hate on heavier people. I just wish people (and magazine editors) would keep in mind the fact that people really do come in diverse shapes and you can be petite and still "real."</p>
<p>Haha okay sorry for the rant, but I couldn't resist that one :)</p>
<p>Nah.His grandma literally starves herself so she can stay in decent weight. (She's been doing that her whole life) Trust me:It's genetic.</p>
<p>Sorry, Leah. I also meant to say that there is a percentage of people on this world who are naturally thin. Hope that clears up any confusion. I just dislike it when people hate on "fat" people. Indeed, people come in different sizes. There is no "one mold" for everyone.</p>
<p>And mozillameister, I appreciate your post. Some people naturally have bodies that tend to hold onto stores of fat. Of course, this would be beneficial if we were going through a famine, but apparently we're not.</p>
<p>Some overweight people eat less than thin people and still remain overweight. It can be hereditary. No, I'm not saying that all fat people can't help it, I'm just saying that it can sometimes be genetics.</p>
<p>I think fat guys definitely have a harder time hooking up with "hot" chicks than fat chicks do hooking up with "hot" guys. Basically, most guys are pigs -- get them drunk and they'll hump anything that moves. Can't say the same for chicks. Plus, I see WAY more "hot" guys with fat chicks than "hot" girls with fat guys on a daily basis.</p>
<p>Oh, and I know that people will think what they want to think and do what they want to do--it's hard to change those things. It takes an intense impact to sway one's beliefs. Thus, I wanted to say that this is not what I'm intending to do. I only want to point out some things about "fat" people that some people may overlook and express my opinions. If anything, I'm hoping to knock some perspective into it. Indeed, this is a controversial topic and there are many ways which you can look at it.
I'm just hoping that voicing my perspective will at least produce some beneficial effects.
For one, I don't believe in hatred that rises from prejudice.</p>
<p>I think most guys would prefer a bit of trunk in da back, and a nice pair of bazongas. ON a scale of 1 through 10, 1 being anorexic, I'd prefer a 7.</p>
<p>I'm pretty tiny. I weigh like 100 pounds, and that pretty much sucks. I don't diet, I don't try to lose weight, and I sure as hell have no eating disorder. It's definitely hard to find clothes that fit because everything nowadays everything is geared toward bigger people. Only one store near me sells jeans in a size 00. I've totally been accused of being anorexic (even from a school nurse who accused me of being bulimic when I threw up in school in 5th grade because of a stomach flu!), and people have even said to me, "You're so skinny! That's so gross!!"</p>
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<p>As someone who was previously very overweight, I would much rather be called anorexic (like I was after I finished my crash diet) than fat(like I had been called all before that in my life). </p>
<p>Consider it a blessing that you can be so skinny without changing your diet or working out an hour a day. To allow myself to eat normal food, not even fast food, I have to work out around 1-1.5 hours per day to stay at a normal weight.</p>
<p>Hey, I certainly wasn't demeaning the other side of things. I just wanted to present the idea that people on both extremes have similar issues. </p>
<p>I don't think that being accused of having anorexia is any better than being called fat, but I also don't think that calling someone fat is nicer than personally diagnosing them with an eating disorder. Both comments would be unwelcome and could also be hurtful.</p>
<p>Well from the other point of view, I used somewhat enjoy being called anorexic, considering that I knew I was/am at a healthy weight. It was like a compliment.</p>
<p>There is much less societal stigma to skinny than fat. You can argue all you want but its true. Try the other end of the spectrum and you'll never feel bad again. </p>
<p>Pull a Tyra Banks. haha.</p>