Fat tax?
Now im chiming in on this one as its something close to me. I am not skinny and i am currently the uk average clothing size for females (16)
That aside there is an ongoing argument on the internet that ‘us fatties’ should pay more for clothes as it costs more to make because there is more material being used to make a size 18 than a size 8. Whilst that cannot be denied the fact of the matter is that these clothes are either made by poor labourers or machines not hand cut and stitched. It was also pointed out that all ‘larger’ clothes should be more expensive to make fat people stop being fat. To that I say FUCK YOU! Not for commenting on something that you know nothing about with regards to peoples health ang well-being but as someone who has recently been pregnant and was refusing to pay hand over fist for clothes because they have the word maternity in the title and a bit of extra give!
But I have another argument to these people who think that a bigger size means that it should cost more. By the logic you are using the shorter and smaller the clothing the cheaper it should be. So a pair of shorts should cost less than a pair of trousers, g strings and thongs should be the cheapest underwear, short skirts should cost less than a long one and a skirt should cost less than a dress. Sandles should cost less than shoes, knee high boots should be more expensive than ankle boots and trainers should be somewhere in the middle. Jumpers should be cheaper than cardigans and hoodies.
How often do clothes follow this? For this example all the items are womens size 12 and shoe size 5 (uk sizes) so the cost of making a larger size is negated. I have seen denim shorts more expensive than jeans, jackets that cost more than a coat, skirts that are more expensive than dresses and sandles that cost more than trainers and trainers that cost more than boots. So if the items don’t follow the logical pricing that you lay out by more fabric = high price than why should it be that way for sizing?
There is also room to argue the discrepancys between stores and brands with regards to sizes as in one shop i am a 14 in another i am a 16 and a third im an 18. How is it okay to put a taxation on sizes when in one shop you are a ‘normal’ size and in another you are ‘too large’ so therefore should pay more. This may be a reason why some shops are doing so well whilst others are losing business. As i would rather spend my limited finances on more clothes than fewer items where i am taxed because of irregular sizing and being seen as ‘a fattie who needs to lose weight’ or someone who is not ‘worthy’ of wearing their clothes.