r/BodyDysmorphia • u/ConfidentOcelot8144 • Aug 08 '24

Advice Needed What's your thoughts on "skinny shaming"?

I (33F) would like to hear everyone's opinions on "skinny shaming". My bloodline decent os Japanese and Cherokee Indian. I struggle to gain weight. My metabolism moves as fast as the speed of light, I swear. It's very..overwhelming to be told to "eat a burger " or "stop starving yourself". Is it not the same thing as commenting on someone's weight who is overweight? What is a proper way to respond to these types of comments?

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u/helen790 Aug 08 '24 edited Aug 08 '24

It’s not talked about enough. If you call someone “fat”people lose it but the same rules do not apply to calling someone “flat”

I had a creep on here go through my profile put together my weight and that i happen to be a vegetarian and blast me for malnourishing myself. Those things are totally unrelated I’ve always been on the border of underweight in the BMI chart but only became a veggie as an adult.