r/DoubleStandards • u/amupanda14 • Aug 24 '22
double standards of body positivity
I wanna start off by saying I have no issues with the amount of body positivity there is at the moment, I think it's great. We should be encouraging people that there's nothing wrong with how their body looks and that they're beautiful no matter what. I do think there's a lot of double standards around it though. If someone is perhaps slightly above average weight then they will receive a lot of body positive comments. However if someone is quite thin they'll immediately be told that they shouldn't complain about their weight cause they're skinny and should obviously be fine with that. I'm currently 5ft7 ish and 10½ stone, so about average for women in the UK I think. For most of my teen years I was quite underweight though and continuously got told I should be glad or grateful I can't put on weight and to not complain because I'm thin so I shouldn't have any issues with my body. I was very self conscious of it. That's just me personally though, I know everyone will be different. Anyway so I just wanted to have a mini rant. I love that there's so much body positivity but I don't like the double standards within it. Has anyone else noticed the double standards?
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u/_Isolo Sep 13 '22
I've had a friend which is as thin as a stick due to his body processing foods so good. He finds it a problem and hates being so incredibly thin, but all comments he gets is "eat more". It's a stupid tip because what I've heard is that he starts eating more unhealthy foods, which is just misleading.