Why is it that can call a woman a whore, a slut, a bitch, a skank...

...yet it seems like nothing makes a woman feel more insulted than being called FAT, regardless of how she looks?

I just can't believe how constantly manipulated our society has turned by the media. It seems like these days a girl can't be barely around 140 pounds without being considered fat. The worst part is that now looking like a freakin' broom stick seems to be the way to look. Just look at all those supermodels like Kate Moss who have a body like the crypt keeper, and yet lots of women wish to look like that.

What makes me sick is all the criticism that actresses like Drew Barrymore, Kate Winslet, or Cristina Ricci get for looking "fat", when they look perfectly beautiful. I guess the media thinks that the definition of a beautiful woman is the one who has all her bones sticking out of her flesh.

Pretty much every single female friend I have constantly complain about how fat they feel. Especially now that it's summer and they want to wear loose clothes. Many of them feel ashamed of how they look without even being fat.

How do you guys (especially the girls) feel about this?

I like skinny girls. I don't really know what you are talking about concerning "bones sticking out of their flesh" though. That's called malnourishment...or compound fracture...but I am talking about fit girls. Most models and girls I see are fit, not lacking. There are a few exceptions, but that is how it generally is.

I'm not saying that it's always bad to be skinny as long as you're not completely and constantly forcing yourself to become skinny. Some girls just have that metabolism and that's safe and natural. What I have a problem with is going beyond being skinny.

My point is that some girls are way too concerned about their weight, and most of them don't look fat at all.

Take for instance the term "model" and it's connotations... then we have the term "Supermodel" as if their bodies and looks were the ideal for all women to follow when pretty much every single supermodel weighs under 110 pounds.

guys women like to be thin and look good for the men , well when you call them a bitch they dont get mad they think its respect , and if you call then skank and so on..... , they sorta tune you out.

To me a woman who is 130-140 is thin, and I know a lot of guys feel the same way... not all though.

My problem is with the media making people think otherwise.

Are you feeling guilty because you dabbled with a fat bird at the weekend?

I'm naturally skinny and I get a lot of comments about my weight. In a way, I think no matter what weight you are, a woman/girl is still going to have that little bit of insecurity...cos that's just the way women are.

It certainly doesn't help to see flawlessly beautiful women on magazines, etc, saying "This is how you have to look."

models are really thin nowdays, i want meat on the bones, just like J.Lo taht's a good one, not like Paris Hilton, that's disgusting

don't forget Salma, Mex.

Mr.Jingles79 wrote:

don't forget Salma, Mex.

ooohh Salma! and of course Angelina :drooling:

whore, a slut, a bitch, a skank...
Actually I would be offended if someone would call me that. Call me fat....seems to be the least humiliating or painful. Besides, it all depends on how I feel. I know I am not fat, so why should I care. Then again, I also know I am not a whore, yet somehow it feels degrading when someone calls me that.
Know what I mean?
Other than that, I despise the media (and men, not all men, but some men)who make girls and women feel like they have to have no fat at all, so you can count their ribs and make them believe that they look great once they look just like skeletons. And then what? Then they need cosmetic surgery, cos guess what, their tits disappeared as well! Wow, are those made of fat? Yes. A woman's body is naturally more fat than a man's body. That's how it's supposed to be. And I have yet got to meet the first (hetero-)man who doesn't like a woman with curves.

I think most women would be insulted to be called any of those, but for some reason, most of us take fat to be most offensive. It's probably because of all the insanely thin celebrtities, because they're our role models in a way, which is sad, because they're always dieting, always exercising, always having to be perfect for the camera. But I think that a lot of regular women associate celebrities with being perfect, therefore, thin is perfect.

Yeah, proper dieting, nutrition, and exercise is not something we want to be teaching our children. Go obesity epidemic.

Anyway, you can't just give a weight and say that that is thin, normal, fat, etc. It's all relative to height and build.

Pipe down fatty.

There's a big difference between trying to keep yourself in shape by dieting and excercising, to going far beyond that... which leads to an eating disorder that causes bullimia, depression, and anxiety.