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[quote=Anonymous]Because we have a fucked up relationship to weight/body image in this culture. Most people assume women want to be "skinny"--right? isnt that what is marketed to us always? SO its acceptable to 'compliment' someone that way, even if in fact she'd look and feel better with more weight. And, sometimes it is a prying question masked as a compliment (you look so skinny--are you trying to diet? Are you developing an eating disorder?)?. In college I lost 30 lbs, going from a bit chunky to too thin for my frame (5'2, from 125 lbs to 95 lbs, size8 to size 0). Around 105 lbs people kept telling me how "great" I looked--and it depressed me so much, because I knew that my behavior (several hours of exercise a day, purging, extreme dieting) was terrible for my health, and it depressed me that the only time I would get societal approval for my body was when I was abusing it. Of course, another 5-10 lbs and suddenly everyone was telling me I was too thin...[/quote]
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