Being called skinny, compliment or insult?

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  • animatorswearbras
    animatorswearbras Posts: 1,001 Member
    I'd take it either as a compliment or a joke/piss take. Unless someone was intentionally meaning to insult me (which you can usually tell by tone), I don't get insulted just because someone can't find the most tactful words, lifes too short.
  • maro_p
    maro_p Posts: 57 Member
    Haha.. I see what you are saying.. BUT...

    I want to be called skinny -

    In my mind though someone saying that I am skinny and mean it (or even a skinny b***) would be the ultimate proof that I reached the goal of being thin or slender. Sometimes people that do not mean well and say things in a negative way can offer you the biggest compliment because you know it is true.
  • Nikstergirl
    Nikstergirl Posts: 1,549 Member
    I don't mind it since I was so chubby for so long. The best compliment I got this weekend was from an old college buddy who looked at me up and down and said "yeah, I'd hit that... wanna make out?" and yes, he was drunk, but still... it was nice to be noticed. Of course, I declined since we're both married, but still... it's the thought that counts, right? LOL.
  • Salvi30
    Salvi30 Posts: 196 Member
    Compliment, of course.
  • crimsoncat
    crimsoncat Posts: 457 Member
    Compliment or insult, it is dependent on the tone.

    Around me people seem to only see two options: skinny or fat. Fit doesn't seem to exisit. So in general, being called skinny is a compliment because they equate it to health, even when they shouldn't.

    Exception: "You're so skinny. Are you sure you're eating?"

    My response: "Well, no I'm not sure. Food has this tendency to slip into my mouth unnoticed, so I could be eating and never know it."
  • jesz124
    jesz124 Posts: 1,004 Member
    A few years ago I was friendly with this girl who had a lovely figure. About a size 6-8 in UK. I called her skinny once and she had a tantrum about it, until then I hadn't realised it was a bad thing to call someone slim! I'd of given my right arm to of been called skinny lol. It's funny how everyone has their hang ups, she hated being so slim, and judged the word skinny as an insult. I saw it as a compliment...
  • JesterMFP
    JesterMFP Posts: 3,596 Member
    A few years ago I was friendly with this girl who had a lovely figure. About a size 6-8 in UK. I called her skinny once and she had a tantrum about it, until then I hadn't realised it was a bad thing to call someone slim! I'd of given my right arm to of been called skinny lol. It's funny how everyone has their hang ups, she hated being so slim, and judged the word skinny as an insult. I saw it as a compliment...
    Also, to a lot of people, "skinny" and "slim" are not the same. I'd love to be thought of as slim, because to me that includes a fit body type, whereas skinny (to me) tends to imply too thin, with no muscle definition. Skinny is more of a supermodel body type.
  • Jerarr
    Jerarr Posts: 1
    When people call me skinny or thin, it is usually followed by them complaining about a part on their body that they think is too big. "You're so skinny. I wish my butt wasn't so big. Your so lucky to be thin. It must be nice." They aren't happy with their own body, So I don't take it as a insult, but I don't take it as a compliment either. I'm usually at a loss for words. How am I supposed to answer that? Do I say thank you and ignore their slander against their own body? Saying, "O no your beautiful just the way you are," doesn't seem like a fair response all the time either. How should I respond?
  • triciab79
    triciab79 Posts: 1,713 Member
    I haven't been thin long enough to take it as an insult. I am still thrilled even when they say I am too skinny.
  • Kat5343
    Kat5343 Posts: 451 Member
    I would so not be offended to be called skinny.... hell of a lot better than being called fat!!! Think about it. My grandmother used to always say she was insulted when people called her skinny. Of course, she never had a weight problem EVER! Let her gain 50 pounds and have people call her fat.... Then I would like to ask her how she felt about skinny then...
  • Kat5343
    Kat5343 Posts: 451 Member
    When people call me skinny or thin, it is usually followed by them complaining about a part on their body that they think is too big. "You're so skinny. I wish my butt wasn't so big. Your so lucky to be thin. It must be nice." They aren't happy with their own body, So I don't take it as a insult, but I don't take it as a compliment either. I'm usually at a loss for words. How am I supposed to answer that? Do I say thank you and ignore their slander against their own body? Saying, "O no your beautiful just the way you are," doesn't seem like a fair response all the time either. How should I respond?

    I tend to shy away from those kinds of things.... When someone says something like that they are 'fishing' for a compliment. I guess it is the b*tch in me, but I refuse to compliment ANYONE who is blatantly "fishing" for a compliment.

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