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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As for the language fights…I think “skinny” means something different today than it did in the 1980s/1990s. Growing up, “skinny” meant “very thin,” perhaps painfully so.

I’m an elder millennial who is smaller then the average American woman. I would never consider myself thin or skinny— I grew up with Kate Moss and the heroine chic look. But I’ve seen so many people with my general body type called “skinny” in the past 5 years. It’s neither a good thing or a bad thing but “back in my day,” I never ever would’ve been considered skinny! [/quote]

I don't know anyone under the age of 50 who uses "skinny" to mean healthy and/or thin. It's usually said about an underweight child. I never hear of adults called skinny. But one here there seems to be someone obsessed with the idea of "skinny" women and starts posts like "Skinny moms what do you eat in a day" or "skinny moms are you jealous of other skinny moms?". Very weird. Probably the same person accusing everyone else of having an eating disorder. Or maybe English is not their first language. When people want to get in shape its to look toned and athletic not to be skinny.[/quote]

Oh I see it all the time— sometimes it’s slightly derogatory, to complain about all attention/jobs/etc being given to “skinny women.” (Who are indeed small but not “skinny” at least to me).

I’ve also seen it in the health and diet context— how to stay skinny, etc. There’s a whole popular book series on how to become (and stay) a “skinny b” by eating vegan. [/quote]

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