SKINNY GIRLS DESERVE SUPPORT TOO.

[percocet princess]

NOTE: i am making a new thread because gaia decided to ban my other account (but not the other thread) for some reason or another. i therefore was not able to block hateful posters.

if you are here to harrass or argue with the point or users of this thread, PLEASE DO NOT. that is not the intention of this thread, and i do not want it in my thread.

i have seen several support threads for overweight girls, and yet i have yet to see one for thin girls. skinny girls are insulted too; in fact, they seem to be insulted just as frequently as overweight girls. i cannot tell you how many times someone has told me to 'eat a cheeseburger' or that i'm 'not a real woman' because i don't have DD breasts or wear a size 14. it's ridiculous. i have nothing against fat girls, don't get me wrong. but in some cases, fat girl acceptance has turned into fat girl superiority.


and no, don't start about society. society does not JUST celebrate skinny girls anymore. these days, especially in america, it is sometimes suggested that bigger girls are 'real women' because of their 'curves', and that skinny girls are not. for example, the dove ad has led some girls to think in this manner. yes, there are still thin models and celebrities, but many campaigns have gone too far.

also, i am speaking about REAL LIFE, and not about the skinny girls on magazine covers. in real life, skinny girls are teased, and that is a lot more hurtful than the weight of someone on a magazine cover, from what i have noticed.

also, when someone makes fun of a fat girl, everyone gets their knickers in a knot. it is not okay. but if someone makes fun of a skinny girl, they are usually egged on and encouraged. this double standard is quite sickening and hurtful--more so than the teasing itself.

if fat and chubby girls get support threads, thin girls should as well.




EDIT: this thread is not purely about self esteem. support threads are a lot more complex than that. also, not every thin girls hates themselves or dislikes being skinny; we are simply tired of being insulted and teased about our weight. don't suggest that we suck it up or that we learn to love ourselves, because i assure you, a lot of thin girls already do suck it up and love themselves.

DOUBLE EDIT: MALES ARE WELCOME AS WELL.

triple edit: if you have come to harass or insult us, here is an enlightening quote by a supporter i wish for you to read.

Starlurk

I don't know if anyone has done this recently, but I've seen it happen a lot so I'll say it here now no matter how out of context it is. (And if the OP wants she's welcome to put this on the front page.)

As a regular of the Fat Acceptance thread I am not offended by this thread's existence at all. Size acceptance goes both ways. When I see this thread I do not let jealousy or bitterness cloud my judgment. I am not a skinny girl. I think this is a good thread.

I am not alone in this either. No one in the Fat Acceptance thread is upset about this thread and if they are they have remained quiet. I am not the only regular in the Fat Acceptance thread who has come in here to tell the trolls and the debaters to leave this thread alone.

If you want to come in here and claim that big girls (or guys) have it worse then please leave. Everyone has their own experiences. I don't care who you feel gets the worse treatment, it doesn't matter. All that matters is that those who are getting harassed for whatever reason are able to come to a safe place to relate, cope, and learn how to love themselves in spite of the harassment.

this is NOT TROLLING, BY THE WAY. AND I AM NOT MAKING FUN OF FAT OR CHUBBY GIRLS, EITHER.

all hateful posts will be reported. i will give one warning, and then block the user if they do not delete their post/continue to post hateful comments.

Since we have had many posts about thin girls struggling to find stores that sell smaller sizes, it was suggested that we start a list.

Here are some stores that have been suggested:

Yes Style
Zipia
Cosmates
Forever 21
BEBE
Wet Seal
Alloy.com
GoJane.com
Second-hand stores (such as goodwill and salvation army)
White House Black Market (Also has retail stores)

[Chantilly Bunny]

I have seen you around long enough to know you're not trollin'...so hopefully this turns out well.
I honestly think there just needs to be a "self esteem" support thread. Hah.

[British Tourettes]

So... what happened to the very first real support thread?

[interior crocodile gator]

ah yes.

i used to be fat, but i guess it was all baby fat?


so no one ever told me to eat a burger or anything, but now that i'm pretty skinny, my family is always telling me i need to eat.

i mean really, have you not seen me eat loads of food at the dinner table?

D':

[Manakou007]

I'll be pretty honest, i've never met any skinny girl that has been made of. neutral

[percocet princess]

Celadonia

I have seen you around long enough to know you're not trollin'...so hopefully this turns out well.
I honestly think there just needs to be a "self esteem" support thread. Hah.

support threads are not always about self esteem, though. :/ i have very high self esteem; that is not why i originally made this thread at all.


support threads are just a place for people who have experienced the same issues to talk about what they have experienced. actually, this type of thing could PREVENT someone from having low self esteem in the first place.

[Chantilly Bunny]

percocet princess

Celadonia

I have seen you around long enough to know you're not trollin'...so hopefully this turns out well.
I honestly think there just needs to be a "self esteem" support thread. Hah.

support threads are not always about self esteem, though. :/ i have very high self esteem; that is not why i originally made this thread at all.


support threads are just a place for people who have experienced the same issues to talk about what they have experienced. actually, this type of thing could PREVENT someone from having low self esteem in the first place.

Good point, I'd imagine another name would have to be brainstormed.
Hm... "Human Support Thread"?
I'd say it'd cover it all.

@British
I don't think I've seen a support thread for skinny girlies that wasn't trolling, sarcasm, satire, etc.

[percocet princess]

British Tourettes

So... what happened to the very first real support thread?

nothing happened to the thread, it's still there. i made the thread on another account that gaia decided it would ban for some reason or another. i couldn't block hateful users from the thread, and a lot of people were getting upset becasue they believed that all skinny girls in the thread were hateful.


i didn't want people to get the wrong idea, so i made a new thread.

[percocet princess]

Manakou007

I'll be pretty honest, i've never met any skinny girl that has been made of. neutral

i highly doubt that is true. they just probably did not talk to you about it.


anyway, even if you personally have not, it does not mean that it does not occur.


for instance, i have never met a person from peru. that does not mean that no one lives in peru. that would be a very illogical conclusion to make.

[Pom Graines]

I don't necessarily think it's a double standard but rather a double edged sword. For having been on both sides of the fence at different points in my life and from having listened to people around me, siblings and friends, who were teased because they were 'too fat' or 'too skinny' and even those in an average range being shoved to one side or the other and teased (in all cases it was promoted not just for the teasing of skinny gals as you suggest in the OP).

That being said I agree, if there are support for larger women then there should be support for smaller women, and average women and men and everyone else. Everyone deserves support because everyone faces unique challenges. If one can find solidarity and help through problems relating to being larger then one should also be able to find solidarity and help through problems relating to being skinny as well.

So yes. I agree with you that skinny girls deserve support too, but I do not agree that knickers are knotted just when fat girls are insulted but everyone is okay when a skinny girl is. It's a really sad double edged sword and really there should be a better push for acceptance for everyone so that these sorts of threads wouldn't be needed anymore. Until that day... I hope these threads help someone in need <3s.

[percocet princess]

Celadonia

percocet princess

Celadonia

I have seen you around long enough to know you're not trollin'...so hopefully this turns out well.
I honestly think there just needs to be a "self esteem" support thread. Hah.

support threads are not always about self esteem, though. :/ i have very high self esteem; that is not why i originally made this thread at all.


support threads are just a place for people who have experienced the same issues to talk about what they have experienced. actually, this type of thing could PREVENT someone from having low self esteem in the first place.

Good point, I'd imagine another name would have to be brainstormed.
Hm... "Human Support Thread"?
I'd say it'd cover it all.

@British
I don't think I've seen a support thread for skinny girlies that wasn't trolling, sarcasm, satire, etc.

see, the problem with such a wide thread would be that people would have trouble finding someone that was going through the same issues they were, though. with such a variety, finding another user that was teased for being thin would be difficult because of the many different topics.


that's why i believe individual support threads are better. i am not saying that bigger girls or boys cannot post in this thread; not at all. anyone is welcome to post.

[Sensorium139]

I've never really posted what I think about it, but I have only known one skinny girl who was made fun of, but she was a b***h so I had honestly no problem with people making fun of her.

Of course girls my size get made fun of like no tomorrow and I'm not obese or overweight, yet people think I am because they have some weird idea like everything over size 6 is fat.

[Manakou007]

percocet princess

Manakou007

I'll be pretty honest, i've never met any skinny girl that has been made of. neutral

i highly doubt that is true. they just probably did not talk to you about it.


anyway, even if you personally have not, it does not mean that it does not occur.


for instance, i have never met a person from peru. that does not mean that no one lives in peru. that would be a very illogical conclusion to make.

I've met several people from Peru though, they're pretty cool. Besides, why would skinny people have to be made fun of? Unless you look like a person from a Concentration Camp, i don't think you'd really have a problem.

[Kuyote the Fool]

To be honest, this makes no sense to me. I've never seen a skinny girl made fun of because she's skinny, they're always praised as being so hot..Unless you're talking anorexic skeleton skinny, then that's something different than skinny. Much like chubby is different than morbidly obese. Which, both have harsh physical dangers. Being morbidly obese and sickly thin are both dangerous to your health. But I've never understood support threads about this sort of thing, do you just say it's cool to be fat/skinny/whatever? Enlighten me.