The Fat/Skinny/Fit triple standard

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  • mirandamayhem
    mirandamayhem Posts: 772
    I agree with you 100% ALL body shame is body shame. And it needs to stop.

    Yes yes yes.

    It is never acceptable.

    The sort of pictures I don't like are the "thinspirational" things, that show an airbrushed torso and nothing else. But a woman who has put effort in, dammit I probably will be jealous, but full of admiration!
  • MireyGal76
    MireyGal76 Posts: 7,334 Member
    Sometimes, I just sit around feeling my muscles. I can't believe they are there, and I can't believe how good I look. I think muscles on both men and women are sexy.

    I am with you on this: :-).
  • RoastyToasty
    RoastyToasty Posts: 17 Member
    Cheers to this thread! There is a difference between not being attracted to a particular body type and straight up trashing it.
    We are all here with different end goals and different body image desires, no two people will want the exact same thing in the end.

    And while I don't aim to look like a body builder, serious props to the women that have achieved that kind of fitness! That takes some serious dedication and work.
  • Onemoodycuss
    Onemoodycuss Posts: 95 Member
    Had I been just as judgmental and hurtful as these people I couldve said, how would you feel if that pic you took at the beach the other day was commented with "gross" or "thats disgusting"...

    if you post a photo then you're inviting opinions. actually anything that you post is invitation for opinions. and once you open up the door to opinions, then it's very possible that you're going to hear things you dont like or dont agree with. this isnt a new issue for the internet, this has been around since the humans have spoken publicly.

    people are free to have their opinions on anything. if you think something looks good then that should be enough. honestly too many women base their self esteem on other people's opinions. it's called SELF esteem for a reason. if that person is posting photos just to get some pats on the back then they have already failed in the self esteem department, regardless of what the responses are. their self esteem should be based on internal things, not on what some random strangers think.

    Preach it.
    You can't let someone else's negativity become your own.
    *kitten* and opinions...everyone's got one. When you open yourself up on a social site you invite both (*kitten* and opinions).

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