Just because I'm sick of it, "anti-skinny girls" Options

[twin__cinema]

I stumbled upon this "blog rant" by JK Rowling. (No, I don't read anything by her, I just found this at random)
http://www.jkrowling.com/textonly/en/extra..._view.cfm?id=22

I've noticed there is a lot of rage towards thin girls, and I'd like to know why. Also, I'd like to know why people think that just because you are small that you are empty-headed and void of intellect.

Perhaps it's only jealousy? Why be angry at someone else because of the way they look, and then follow by calling them shallow when they are the ones who are passing judgement upon someone's appearance? If they have such a problem with it, either move on and be happy with yourself (versus insulting someone who is thin) or lose weight and become thin yourself. I find it especially ironic how these are often the same people who believe that all shapes and sizes are considered "beautiful", but then still harp on how terrible skinny girls are.

Are the normal/larger girls really the shallow ones, for passing judgement? Or is it the thin girls, who take pride in their appearance and maintain it, or simply are just small?

Are the normal/larger girls jealous?

All of the above? None of the above? Share your opinions with me. I'd like to know.



Speaking from a personal perspective, I am a small person. It's only been that way for about 5 or 6 years of my life. I did diet to become smaller. Well, maybe not diet, more like starve myself. Puberty helped, too. :p
I also have a small bone structure, and am just naturally a smaller person. Why should I get the crap from larger girls when I am just, well, me? I do believe I have a brain, and I'm not some mindless airhead just because I'm thin.

[crazeegirl411]

The thing is, I kind of laugh it off when "fat" people say they stuff like, "What, are you making fun of me because I'm fat?" when in reality, skinny people are made fun of more often.

I hear people call others toothpick and anorexic and a bunch of other stuff more often than complaints about "fat" people. Because obviously fat people are to be respected about that, but "skinny" people don't deserve that same respect (sarcasm). Most of the time, these are people that eat even more than me.

Plus, there are more people complaining about being unable to gain weight more than being unable to lose weight now. Complaints about being skinny? Because other people call them skinny too...and I think people should recognize that it could potentially be an insult also.

I know a girl afraid to wear swim suits because she's afraid she's too SKINNY.

And I agree fully about people that say they think girls of all shapes and sizes are beautiful, yet they cannot accept skinny people. Also, it's a very inconsiderate thing to bag on girls that are anorexic because there must have been a lot of stress and people giving pressure that caused this disorder. Also, artists that go through this (I watched the whole JK Rowling thing on CNN) have even more stress because it's their job to keep their figure. Not many people think of it that way.