As someone who has been âthin-shamedâ I can say it does Not at all go hand in hand with fat shaming. People âthin-shamingâ me was mostly verbal harassment- youâre too skinny, you look like a boy, eat a fucking cheeseburger, whatâs wrong with you why donât you like food?
But guess what, I donât have a problem finding clothes that fit me. There arenât companies that refuse to make clothes for my size. There is no shortage of messages telling me that despite the harassment of some, I am still beautiful and ideal even if Iâm unhealthy. Despite being thin-shamed, I still PANICKED when I started a medicine that made me gain weight, and I had to really analyze that, because no matter what my culture will still say that âfat is unidealâ âfat is badâ and âhonestly its fine to starve yourself / but shameful and bad to overeat.â
So âthin-shamingâ is shitty because itâs shitty to be judged and have people make assumptions about you. But Fat-shaming is institutional, itâs not just individuals harassment and judgement, itâs potential jobs, itâs clothing companies, itâs media and advertisement, all telling you youâre bad as you are. Like what a way shittier thing.
This is the difference.
