Guest guest Posted April 5, 2005 Report Share Posted April 5, 2005 I was told it would happen, and didn't believe it. But lately, it's happening A LOT. The comments from coworkers that " You're getting to skinny. " Oh, PLEASE! While I might be happy dancing 'til I pee my new size 12 pants, no way in heck is a size 12 TOO skinny! What is this? Am I just overly sensitive to these " compliments " ? Or is the fact that the compliment is couched as a criticism indicitive that it is in fact a criticism? And if so, criticism of what? I'm not " too skinny " to be aesthetically appealing to an acceptable segment of the population. And I'm not " too skinny " to be healthy (according to the Centers for Disease Control, I'm still overweight enough that there is an associated risk of health compromise - that's what the BMI ideal ranges are based on... not how good you look but whether that weight/BMI for your height is documented to show that you are statistically at increased health risk.) Since I'm smack in the middle of the CDC's " overweight " category, I can hardly be " too skinny " to be healthy. So that leaves me to think that what they're saying is TRUE. I AM too skinny. Too skinny for their comfort level. Too skinny for folks who need a fatter person nearby to boost their own self-image and self- esteem. When some of my colleagues say " Oh, my god, you're skinnier than me now " as if that's the end of the world, I'm appalled. When one colleague said to me " Now don't you get skinnier than me! " with a little " ha-ha " to excuse the rudeness of the comment, I was flabbergasted. Are you all experiencing this? Is it not WEIRD? a Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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