All of my life I have been teased and ridiculed for having a petite figure. No one thinks "skinny shaming" is a thing but it is...skinny is the new criticism of a women's body. Slim is out and thick is in.
Teachers would pull me aside to ask if I had enough to eat and if my weight was normal, I get it I was skinny. However, one experience I was used as an example for anorexia by a teacher. Disorders and weight should never be something you bring up or make fun of...especially in front of a whole class and with a teenage girl.
I was very self-conscious and well aware of how I looked but I couldn’t do anything about it. Despite what people think, I tried protein shakes and I ate like a cow but my body never changed, because it wasn’t meant to. I was meant to be this size and I am now proud of it.
Thin, heavy-set, tall or short, it shouldn't matter because every body is beautiful. God hand crafted each and everyone one of us here on earth and as women we should be embracing different body types instead of tearing each other down.
Everything becomes a competition, I've see comments like "bones are for dogs" and "guys like girls with curves," these are poisonous. No one should feel the need to shame different body types just to make themselves feel better.
From personal experience, we are tired of hearing, "your'e so lucky your'e skinny," "you need to eat a cheeseburger" and hearing that we can't complain or have insecurities because we are skinny.
Or in Meghan Trainor's song "All About That Bass" she makes a point to knock us down another peg by saying "go ahead and tell them skinny b******" and "you know I won't be no stick-figure, silicone Barbie doll," shame on you. Shame on you for saying that it's OK to humiliate one type of women just to boost another.
People think that just because you are thin that it’s a complement to comment on it, when in reality you’re only making me aware of something I'm already uncomfortable with. I may nod my head a smile but deep down, I'm bothered. I would never comment on someone's weight because it’s a sensitive subject that I wish more people would take in consideration.
So next time you feel the urge to go out of your way to make a prejudicial comment, be aware that word's cut deep. Even though they seem harmless at the time, they can leave a pretty harsh impact.
"You can tell who the strong women are. They are the ones you see building one another up instead of tearing each other down." - Unknown.
P.S if you don't believe that "skinny shamming" is a thing than type that in on Google images, you will be appalled.
