Discussion: Is skinny shaming as bad as fat shaming?

Dalai

I went through Troye's Instagram yesterday to see if he'd posted anything new recently and came across the photo above. My first thought was "Oh my god, he looks so good. I love that choker necklace, SLAY etc" but then I saw the comments and they had me shocked. I don't know, like he's skinny and stuff but he's healthy and a lot of the comments just seemed to come across as being rude

Do you guys think that skinny shaming is on the same level as fat shaming (I mean, it probably never will be but it seems like it's getting there, idk?)? And is it justifiable? I'd love to hear some of your thoughts

The "you're my actual father" comment made laugh a little bit because it's so cute

fireaero

Yes imo. It's kind of hard to compare the two, but people don't take skinny-shaming seriously and they don't watch what they say towards skinny people.

KasioKas

It isn't as bad as fat shaming but at least people are calling out fat shamers alot more, especially the media which is great!

I think the issue with skinny shaming (I deal with this myself) is that people think the simple solution is to just eat more, whereas with someone like me who has fast metabolism, it really isn't that easy

Bottomline, shaming of any kind sucks. Don't do it.

Bad Things

I think both are equally bad tbh. Both are people shaming someone else for the way their body looks.

CakeLike

No because 90 percent of the time "so skinny" is a compliment, "so fat" is 99 percent of the time an insult

C SLAYCLAIR

yes and we have Demi to thank for it

She raised awareness

Sweetness raising queen

Gagamon

Yes! It's ****ing hard to gain weight. I've been slowly but surely gaining weight and muscle but it's so embarrassing being made fun of for being so skinny.

Cleverbitch

It definitely should be on the same level. People find skinny shaming less offensive because this entire generation is obsessed with being "skinny" and "in shape". But it definitely isn't okay and is unjustifiable, so many people suffer from eating disorders, gaining weight etc. and should be showed the same amount as respect as people trying to loose weight. Both should be equal.

MovinKindaSlow

slaveney

no. delete it fat

ReplayButton

People tried multiple times to bring me down because of my skinny body, but I don't really care and tell them that I'm happy enjoying every kind of food without having to worry about my weight
It doesn't really bother me, but it's really a kii because 99% of the comments come from girls that don't let anyone tell em anything about their weight. Not that I do because it would be a petty clapback and I know how annoying it is, but still

Aciid

Most of this site skinny shames. Just go to a Zayn/Olly/Troye thread.

Tymps.

It's not as bad as fat shaming, but it does exist!!! especially for men.

Underdogs

In theory yes, but since society views being fat much more negatively than being skinny (which is often viewed positively in fact) it's not as bad. It's fundamentally the exact same thing, though.

logantheleo

yes its all body shaming.

AccioMiley

Shaming anybody for anything is stupid. Just mind your own business and worry about your own body/life. It's not that hard

freakum.

I think so but people don't see it as bad cuz it's considered good to be "skinny"
Some people really have a hard time gaining weight or have a eating disorder so to comment on that is rude.

Drama

Yeah it's just as bad. Obviously being overweight is more noticeable, and more prone to ridicule, but skinny shamming is just as bad.

I know a girl they used to call bonez and she hated it and used to take these weight gaining supplement due to the teasing.

LadyDiana

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Originally posted by CakeLike

No because 90 percent of the time "so skinny" is a compliment, "so fat" is 99 percent of the time an insult

this

EtherealCat

Apart from close your legs you ****, I don't think any of those comments are bad. He is skinny so people are going to call him skinny same with fat people, I think in general people are way too sensitive