Skinny Shaming (according to “Urban Dictionary”) is “when someone is naturally skinny and people tell them that they need to eat a cheeseburger. Basically, shaming someone for being skinny because you thin that they are choosing to be skinny when in fact they aren’t. Often used with pointing out someone is anorexic.” But, all bodies matter.
It is extremely evident that within our culture that if you walk down the street and pass an overly skinny girl, the majority of people who see this girl would think she has an eating disorder of some sort. Skinny shaming is extremely common right now, and frankly it needs to stop. There is a preconceived notion that if you are skinny that you have it easy, and that there is no way that you could be self-conscious; however, that is not the case. All bodies matter.
If you do not know the background of one's life, you should not just assume the worst. You cannot control your metabolism, and when a girl has a very fast metabolism, she tends to be extremely skinny and underweight. Sometimes, the person is so skinny that she looks unhealthy and people do assume the worst. All bodies matter.
They assume that the girl works so hard to be skinny so that she can fit the stereotypical model type in order to have boys like her or be popular or look like someone else; “you wouldn’t want a steak that was nothing but bone, why would you want a woman that was?” In fact, there are many songs in which singers in the music industry have called out skinny girls and making it evident that no one likes a skinny girl anymore. All bodies matter.
Most people only focus on the idea of girls being embarrassed that they’re too fat and never really look at the other end of the spectrum: the idea that a girl can feel too skinny. It’s hard to go shopping to get clothes and every time, you go home empty handed because nothing fits you. It’s hard when having a conversation with one of your friends and have them ask you, “Do you throw up after you eat?” or “Do you ever skip meals? You got skinnier.” Someone shouldn’t be surprised if a skinny girl says she loves cheeseburgers or McDonald's, or be surprised when she says that she hasn’t worked out a day in her life. These preconceived notions need to end. All bodies matter.
Being uncomfortable with your body is so common in this generation and the shaming of any body type needs to stop. Why is skinny shaming okay, if fat shaming is not? Being called “a toothpick” or “grossly skinny” is not something someone wants to be called. As a society, we need to spread awareness that skinny shaming is in fact something that happens very often, and it does hurt. Just because you aren’t fat, does not mean you cannot be judged by your body type. It all hurts. All bodies matter.
