<p>Ok this is something that occasionally bothers me:</p>
<p>Why is it ok to put skinny people down but if you say ANYTHING about fat people then everyone basically goes crazy?</p>
<p>For example, I remember a girl gossiping to me about her friend, who happened to be very skinny and calling her nicknames that had to do with being anorexic and all this crap about her weight.</p>
<p>However, if a person said the same thing about a fat person and were like calling them piggy or something then everyone would say they so rude and how can you talk like that?</p>
<p>Or if you post a picture of a thin celebrity on a forum, eveyrone freely jumps on the celebrity and criticizes how they look. but if you posted a picture of an overweight celebrity people would be like how dare you say anything other than that you love her curves. </p>
<p>I'm not saying I want people to diss overweight people too. I'm just wondering why is it ok to say horrible things about skinny people but you can't do the same about heavier people? Why is it that people don't think skinny people have feelings too? </p>
<p>I've heard that its ok to talk like that since being skinny is seen as a good thing so how can you have hurt feelings? But I don't think that makes sense, because they're making these comments in a critical way, not as a compliment. They say like, "what are you complaining of. how dare you say its not fair. do you know what overweight people have to deal with everyday?' but if that is true, then why do they want to put people down the same way, since they of all people claim they know how it feels when people criticize your weight. </p>
<p>It's because being skinny is socially acceptable; therefore, it's not so bad when people put down someone who is thin...b/c most likely, that same person will be praised by someone else for their weight. However, being overweight is seen as a "bad" thing in society. </p>
<p>I don't know if what i said came out right....it's late and I'm tired. So excuse me if it sounds like babble....</p>
<p>Because being skinny is desirable. Being fat isn't. Notice how 99.99% of all female celebrities are VERY skinny - the other .01 % are Queen Latifah and Rosie O'Donnell (who everyone hates for being fat and masculine). Fat people are put down every minute, every day: in tabloids, in columns, in behind-their-backs talk, anywhere you care to look. </p>
<p>When someone tells you that you're too skinny, it's a compliment or a sign of genuine concern. When someone calls you fat, it is almost always with malicious intent.</p>
<p>why is it okay to have a label of 'morbidly obese' but not 'morbidly skinny'? there are definitely a lot of people who are deathly underweight. but there's no label besides 'underweight', despite the condition.
overweight people.. you don't know the reason behind it. a lot of times it's partially genetic, etc. i would never criticize a random skinny person either.. i don't know what their situation is. but there are times when i know someone is anorexic, and i'm not afraid to be honest with them and get them on track. it's just someone hurting themselves trying to look better. fat people aren't generally hurting themselves purposefully. nobody wants to be fat. they get put down all the time - if you don't notice it you're lucky.</p>
<p>"Notice how 99.99% of all female celebrities are VERY skinny - the other .01 % are Queen Latifah and Rosie O'Donnell (who everyone hates for being fat and masculine). </p>
<p>first, your statistics are extremely flawed and I don't know how you came up with the numbers but 99.99% of all celebrities aren't skinny. It's actually a lesser number than that. You're right that Rosie is looked own up on but its not necessarily because of her weight. It has way more to do with the asinine comments she make on national TV. That is why people resent her. Queen latifah on the other hand, though she's masculine looking, she actually does have a bunch of role models. </p>
<p>"Fat people are put down every minute, every day: in tabloids, in columns, in behind-their-backs talk, anywhere you care to look."</p>
<p>Incorrect! It has more to do with how you justify your fat. Most overweight people that blame their weight on genetics are resented whereas the ones that openly admit that they gorge on food are favored. It depends on how you carry yourself and whether you're a good looking person from the start. Trust me, weight has nothing to do with being beautiful.</p>
<p>Because thin people are more socially accepted. Overweight people not so much, and they face much more criticism, and I think are more sensitive to jokes they may sense as more criticism, not jokes. </p>
<p>I think its stupid. I enjoy fat and skinny jokes,. I used to be nearly almost 200 pounds (I'm 5'3'') and when I made fat jokes it was fine and dandy. Now that I'm 125 if I ever crack a fat joke (outside my family) I'm the most evil person. I think as long as its not done in a crude or mean manner and just in jest its fine. As I think goes for almost any joke.</p>
<p>When I was fat I would laugh at comedians making fat jokes. I wouldn't laugh when someone pointed at me or someone else overweight laughing... because thats not a joke, its just mean. :P</p>
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However, if a person said the same thing about a fat person and were like calling them piggy or something then everyone would say they so rude and how can you talk like that?
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Where do you live that this is the norm? I hear more jokes being made about fat people than thin people (in fact, I hardly ever hear jokes about thin people).</p>
<p>I'm not morbidly obese, but i do have a weight problem. I grew up with the teasing, just as my best friend grew up being teased because he's the skinniest person from our hometown.</p>
<p>A lot of it, IMO, has to do with maturity...</p>
<p>I don't know, but the above article touches on the issue. I like the end of it, especially since I had an enormous whale next to me on my flight a couple days ago. Took over 1/3 of my seat with her leg fat.</p>
<p>I never got why it was okay either to pick at skinny people but not overweight people, but I think that it has to do with people just being oversensitive. I remember last summer, a girl, who was a little overweight made a joke about how much food I was eating (since I am so skinny), and when I did the same to her in a very playful manner, she got upset and said how rude it was. I didn't think it was rude because I was just playing with her and am a very playful, silly person, but I guess it's because people just used to insult her over her weight too much.</p>
<p>I guess making jokes about fat people is the same way it is about making jokes about one's race, sex, etc. I guess for most people, unless you are a part of the group that's considered "bad" or "looked down on" then it isn't okay to say something about them, because it means, at least to them, that you are a jerk.</p>
<p>It's still pretty stupid to me, but I guess I'll never understand unless I'm in there shoes.</p>