No Sympathy for Skinny Chicks

Published on November 27, 2004 By Texas Wahine In Misc

I have no sympathy for the skinny chicks.

Anytime anyone talks about, or writes an article about, the need for body acceptance for curvy girls, inevitably a naturally thin chick will pipe up with, "I can't help it if I'm skinny. You guys are always cutting down skinny girls, but I'd be in trouble if I called a big girl a cow."

NEWS FLASH SKINNY GIRLS: You have not been persecuted. You are idolized. You see your image on TV, in magazines, in movies, on mannequins, in catalogs, on billboards. You get society's collective stamp of approval.

Guess who the super low rise jeans that require a thorough bikini wax were made for?

You.

Guess who the bikinis that are nothing but tiny triangles and strings are made for?

You.

Guess who the tiny logo T-shirts are made for?

You.

Guess who thongs and miniskirts and spaghetti strap tops are made for?

That's right, girlfriend . . . you.

I think you can take a tiny bit of flack from your curvy sisters considering the fact that entire world seems to revolve around your concave belly and protruding hip bones.

You're the sexy swimsuit screen saver. You're the lingerie model. You're the waitress who gets the good tips. You're the the Cingular phone commercial girl, the Coors commercial girl, the Old Navy commercial girl, and the Clarinex commercial girl.

You are accepted. You are adored. According to the entire Western world, you are the epitome of beauty and femininity.

So what if the curvy girls look at you with disdain when you consume an entire skillet of fajitas. So what if we whisper to our husbands or boyfriends, "Wow. She's too skinny, don't you think?" So what if the average sized girls get together on a blog or at a table and discuss what they like about themselves and try to help each other learn to love their not so cookie cutter bodies?

Why do you care? Get over yourself. You're not the one being made to feel unworthy and unattractive. If you have to endure a dirty look or a little whisper every now and then, so what. The consolation prize is that you are the center of the universe and you can walk into any store in the country and pick out any outfit in it and walk out looking damn hot.

Stop whining.

*This blog inspired by recent skinny girl bitching on dharma's "What's with the skinny, anorexic looking chicks?" thread.*

Comments (Page 4)

island_gurl12

on Nov 30, 2004

i'm skinny

And i can wear whatever i want eat whatever i want but i dont know how long... Till the day i'm a mum too

mignuna

on Dec 01, 2004

skinny chicks are the most hurtful beings on this planet

well, you know, laughing at the thought of dating you, insulting you, other such things. Its not a general assessment, just most experiences ive had

ok, whilst i can see where texas is coming from with this post, njforever, i can't say that i agree that being thin makes you more likely to be a bad person. i've never laughed at or insulted people because i'm thin !. skinny chicks aren't the most hurtful beings on the planet !. some of us are happily married, nice people who are capable of having their feelings hurt by such taunts. like me, for example.

i agree with texas that the world is somewhat prejudiced towards the thinner female, and i'm not about to deny it. but i'd ask that folks such as you, njforever, realise that, just like not all heavy women are greedy, not all thin women are bitches.

mig XXX

ps: sorry for the minor 'hijack', texas. i liked the article and actually got a smile out of it

Floozie

on Dec 01, 2004

I don't know how to respond to this one.

On the one hand I'm about an American size 8 (which is an Australian size 10 which is an English size 12 - confusing, I tell you!) which makes me neither fat nor thin. I'm towards the low end of my healthy BMI range, but I still have boobs, a belly and a bit of a wobble to my thighs when I strut my stuff. I go up and down about how I feel about my body, but I'm generally OK about it. I have curves, I am not meant to be skinny (been there, done that, got the medical problems to prove it).

My two best friends from home would be US size 0-2 at the most. These ladies eat, drink, and do all they can to gain weight, to no avail. They don't wear revealing clothing, and actually have great problems buying clothes as the only styles made for their sizes are the ones you mentioned before. If they don't want their stomachs or 95% if their legs on display, they don't have a lot of options. High on their list of priorities is covering their protruding collar bones and bony knees.

I know that 'fat chicks' get a lot of flack. But I have never seen anyone receive such direct, steaming vitriol about their size as these girls. People tend to snigger about 'fat' people behind their backs. As being skinny is seen as an afront, yet not one that you need to be PC about, people have no problems telling these kind, intelligent, sensitive, funny ladies that they are indeed the spawn of satan because their hip bones protrude.

Yes, I can see how life should be easier for the skinny girl, but just as all fat people can't be pigeon holed, neither can the skinny ones. They want to have breasts and hips like me, I want to have a flat stomach like them. The sooner we learn to love diversity, the sooner us women can stop being such horrible f**king cows to each other and get on with things.

Some people blame the media, some blame men, I blame us. Skinny, fat or perfect, we're always managing to find new ways to bitch about the other camp.

foreverserenity

on Dec 01, 2004

Texas, here, here! Society still hasn't fully embraced the curvy or full-figured woman, although it's talked about a lot.

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