Midsize

[Anonymous]

Just more vanity sizing and self-delusion, OP. Glad you're not participating!

[Anonymous]

I am not reading all of what I'm sure are incredibly mean responses, but here's my understanding. Historically when people have talked about sizing there have been only two groups of sizes - straight sizes (0-16) and plus sizes (typically labeled with X - so 14X, 16X, and then it skips to 1X).

HOWEVER - we really only view sizes 0-8 as being "normal". So people came up with "mid-size" as a word to define that in between 10-16 where you're still straight sized, but you're probably still overweight to obese.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:You're right OP. It's gross how accepting society has come of overeating.

So what do you want someone who is size 14 or 16 to do. Presumably you understand that they can't become a size 4 overnight.

Should they not be allowed to wear clothes or leave the house until they aren't gross to you? Should they only buy clothes in stores labeled Fat Ladies Only?

No...but they should admit they overeat and not call themselves "midsize". They eat too much, just admit it and call yourself large, XL or 2XL etc.

Sure just as soon as we make size 0-4 admit they have eating disorders and under eat.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Of course the fat bashing started already. It's to help women find clothes that fit well in a very tricky size category. If you are a size 6 and Medium, it's not for you. Because you can walk into any store and find clothing.

Over size 14, it's incredibly hit or miss. Especially in person shopping. So many of these people help women who have similar bodies find clothes.

If you don't like it, scroll past it. It's NOT FOR YOU.

NP. This makes sense to me but then you'll see someone who is a size 8 call themselves mid-size on social media, and that's why people get confused.

I consider it someone who wears a 12/14 or maybe wears a 10 in tops but a 16 in bottoms or vice versa. But it's used much more expansively than that online.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You're right OP. It's gross how accepting society has come of overeating.

So what do you want someone who is size 14 or 16 to do. Presumably you understand that they can't become a size 4 overnight.

Should they not be allowed to wear clothes or leave the house until they aren't gross to you? Should they only buy clothes in stores labeled Fat Ladies Only?

No...but they should admit they overeat and not call themselves "midsize". They eat too much, just admit it and call yourself large, XL or 2XL etc.

Sure just as soon as we make size 0-4 admit they have eating disorders and under eat.

You are both crazy. Not everyone who wears above a size 10 overeats (or is obese) and not everyone size 4 and under has an eating disorder or is underweight.

The human body comes in a lot of different shapes and sizes. Why is this so hard?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You're right OP. It's gross how accepting society has come of overeating.

So what do you want someone who is size 14 or 16 to do. Presumably you understand that they can't become a size 4 overnight.

Should they not be allowed to wear clothes or leave the house until they aren't gross to you? Should they only buy clothes in stores labeled Fat Ladies Only?

No...but they should admit they overeat and not call themselves "midsize". They eat too much, just admit it and call yourself large, XL or 2XL etc.

Sure just as soon as we make size 0-4 admit they have eating disorders and under eat.

This is absurd. I'm 5'0". If I go over size 4 I'm medically obese.

[Anonymous]

I wear size 6 pants and medium tops (I could wear a size small top except for having big boobs so it would look too showy) I think of myself as midsized…not skinny but not overweight either—just kind of in the middle. Not that I’m median compared to the rest of the US bc so many Americans are obese and overweight that I guess I’d be considered small compared to the average but through my own lens I’m definitely “midsize”

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Of course the fat bashing started already. It's to help women find clothes that fit well in a very tricky size category. If you are a size 6 and Medium, it's not for you. Because you can walk into any store and find clothing.

Over size 14, it's incredibly hit or miss. Especially in person shopping. So many of these people help women who have similar bodies find clothes.

If you don't like it, scroll past it. It's NOT FOR YOU.

NP. This makes sense to me but then you'll see someone who is a size 8 call themselves mid-size on social media, and that's why people get confused.

I consider it someone who wears a 12/14 or maybe wears a 10 in tops but a 16 in bottoms or vice versa. But it's used much more expansively than that online.

DP - see, I have never seen a woman smaller than a 12 refer to herself as midsize in the social media/influencer context. PP is right: it's about helping women find clothing that fit well given an in-between sizing category (not "straight" sizes and not "plus" sizes).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You're right OP. It's gross how accepting society has come of overeating.

So what do you want someone who is size 14 or 16 to do. Presumably you understand that they can't become a size 4 overnight.

Should they not be allowed to wear clothes or leave the house until they aren't gross to you? Should they only buy clothes in stores labeled Fat Ladies Only?

No...but they should admit they overeat and not call themselves "midsize". They eat too much, just admit it and call yourself large, XL or 2XL etc.

Sure just as soon as we make size 0-4 admit they have eating disorders and under eat.

This is absurd. I'm 5'0". If I go over size 4 I'm medically obese.

Google hyperbole

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I wear size 6 pants and medium tops (I could wear a size small top except for having big boobs so it would look too showy) I think of myself as midsized…not skinny but not overweight either—just kind of in the middle. Not that I’m median compared to the rest of the US bc so many Americans are obese and overweight that I guess I’d be considered small compared to the average but through my own lens I’m definitely “midsize”

They are definitely influencers who are your size and short who call themselves midsize because well proportionally kinda do look overweight even though you’re a size 6.

Just like some people who are size 10 looks skinny, because of their height.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm a size 6/8 and that's M so I've been told I'm midsized. Literally medium

8/10 is considered M on almost every sizing chart I’ve ever checked.

[Anonymous]

Instagram was obviously listening to me on dcum, because I had several midsized fashion influencers recommended to me, haha.

I looked at one- a gorgeous woman, 5’10” and size 8/10/12. I mean, isn’t that no different than a 5’4” woman who is size 4/6? I’m not sure I’d call that midsized.

[Anonymous]

This is consuming!

I feel like I'm "mid size", and I feel large compared to many of the people around me. I am 5'8", 155, and size 8 / Medium.

Size 12/14 and up is large, isn't it? I thought that was considered overweight.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is consuming!

I feel like I'm "mid size", and I feel large compared to many of the people around me. I am 5'8", 155, and size 8 / Medium.

Size 12/14 and up is large, isn't it? I thought that was considered overweight.

Sorry - I think I probably sounded like an ass. I should have said when I was a 12 - 14, I always felt -- and was told by my doctor -- that I was overweight.

[Anonymous]

Mid size is the size most American women are wearing right now.