A vent of being
fat
Why doesn't anyone talk
about the sheer difficulty that comes from being a
"fat" girl in a thin-obsessed culture? While us
"fatties" are constantly told to love ourselves and
our curves and accept ourselves, it doesn't change the fact
that the norm of our society is that that thin=beautiful. In
movies, the "pretty" girl is always skinny, with
protruding collar bones and a flat, often tanned, stomach. As
we all know, the world is an extremely varied place, and this
air-brushed perfection isn't the reality. Here I've
compiled a list of reasons why being "fat" in a
thin-obsessed society is so incredibly difficult.
1.) Clothes. Clothes are made for thinner people. Trends
are centered around thin people. Crop tops, cut outs, leggings,
short skirts. While anyone and everyone can and should rock
these looks, its often a fact that heavier girls may feel
uncomfortable in these skin-bearing clothes. And in a society
where the more taut and tanned skin you show the
"sexier" you are, this is a difficult pill to
swallow. Being a girl, you want to feel sexy and pretty and
wanted, and when all of your friends are wearing clothes that
you can't, it hurts.
2.) You think that if you could just be thin, all of your
problems would be solved. That boy would like you. You'd
have more friends. You'd feel happier. You could be picked
up and spun around.
3.) You shy away from things like makeup or nice clothes
because if you use them you'll feel more of a pig with some
eyeliner and less of a model. Like someone trying to be
something they aren't.
These are things I feel, being a heavier girl. I made
this post not to "fat shame" anybody, but to maybe
make my fellow curvy girls feel less
alone.
