am i fat?

prium01

am I protein?

:drinker:

harleygaljojo

Only you can answer that question. You're the only person who's opinion matters.

lsmsrbls

Those of you who are adults and are having fun at the expense of a clearly hurting child should be ashamed of yourselves.

peachfigs

She deactivated. I feel bad for her.

LifeWithPie

Those of you who are adults and are having fun at the expense of a clearly hurting child should be ashamed of yourselves.

A 'clearly hurting child' .? Are you for real?
And you know this because.......?

peachfigs

Those of you who are adults and are having fun at the expense of a clearly hurting child should be ashamed of yourselves.

A 'clearly hurting child' .? Are you for real?
And you know this because.......?

No one can truly know if they're a troll or a troubled teenager, but either way, the responses on this thread were pretty insensitive, especially with the knowledge that OP was possibly a naive 18 year old girl looking for support (albeit in the wrong way).

quirkytizzy

No one can truly know if they're a troll or a troubled teenager, but either way, the responses on this thread were pretty insensitive, especially with the knowledge that OP was possibly a naive 18 year old girl looking for support (albeit in the wrong way).

The answers were as gentle as could be. Several "Not fat, but thick". (Honestly tactful.) . A few "This is not a good question to ask a bunch of strangers." (It isn't.) One or two "It's not about what others think." (A good approach but obviously not what the OP was looking for, since she posed the question.)

Several people answered the question - directly and indirectly - and several others refused to answer at all.

I fail to see what other responses could have been given.

peachfigs

No one can truly know if they're a troll or a troubled teenager, but either way, the responses on this thread were pretty insensitive, especially with the knowledge that OP was possibly a naive 18 year old girl looking for support (albeit in the wrong way).

The answers were as gentle as could be. Several "Not fat, but thick". (Honestly tactful.) . A few "This is not a good question to ask a bunch of strangers." (It isn't.) One or two "It's not about what others think." (A good approach but obviously not what the OP was looking for, since she posed the question.)

Several people answered the question - directly and indirectly - and several others refused to answer at all.

I fail to see what other responses could have been given.

The sarcastic responses, or responses calling her a troll, weren't "gentle."

I agree that there were some tactful comments that answered her question well, and that OP wasn't necessarily doing the right thing asking such a question on here.

charliemarie923

more importantly though, why is this in food and nutrition?!?!?!?!?!

Thats what i thought

quirkytizzy

The sarcastic responses, or responses calling her a troll, weren't "gentle."

I agree that there were some tactful comments that answered her question well, and that OP wasn't necessarily doing the right thing asking such a question on here.

The troll comments were not gentle, no. But it's a genuine concern as it's an extremely loaded question. I myself question the intention of someone who asks a bunch of strangers that. The potential for an explosive thread is astronomical with a question like "Am I fat?" - and so it's something for others to be understandably nervous about. Nervous and in some way, indignant about.

One of the easiest ways to get a rise out of people on a weight loss board is to ask about being fat and then throw a tantrum no matter which way the comments roll in.

The OP did just that.

peachfigs

The sarcastic responses, or responses calling her a troll, weren't "gentle."

I agree that there were some tactful comments that answered her question well, and that OP wasn't necessarily doing the right thing asking such a question on here.

The troll comments were not gentle, no. But it's a genuine concern as it's an extremely loaded question. I myself question the intention of someone who asks a bunch of strangers that. The potential for an explosive thread is astronomical with a question like "Am I fat?" - and so it's something for others to be understandably nervous about. Nervous and in some way, indignant about.

One of the easiest ways to get a rise out of people on a weight loss board is to ask about being fat and then throw a tantrum no matter which way the comments roll in.

The OP did just that.

I agree. OP wasn't in the right, but really, she's just an 18 year old girl (or possibly younger).

CarmenSRT

To those who wonder how people could say the OP was a troll. The OP joined MFP on APRIL FOOL'S DAY at about 4 pm. In the 10 posts she made, her height (as given by her) varied from 5' 1" to 5' 2" tall. Her weight (again, as given by her) varied from 150 pounds to "almost 160".

Further statements:
She said she just sat around smoking all day. Nothing else, just smoking.
She said one of her goals here was to grow her hair out a lot.

Then she asked a ridiculously loaded question: "Am I fat?", took offense at most responses and rageflounced about 4 and a half hours after joining. On April Fools' Day. So yeah, it looked and smelled like a troll to me too.

Guisma

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Guisma

so even women don't know the correct response for this question?

No dear, you look beautiful and if you never lost any lbs you would still be beautiful. By the way the Red Sox beat the Yankees today. I had lasagna for dinner. North Korea is opening a new tourist location. I like turtles.

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ndj1979

as a former troll ..trust me it was a troll thread lol

RotterdamNL

Trolling is for losers, account of ts is deactivated btw.