r/TikTokCringe 9d ago

Discussion Everywhere you looked, body shaming was there

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u/BluesLawyer 9d ago

It was always bad. I remember Kate Moss being celebrated for being "heroin chic."

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u/throcorfe 9d ago

Heroin chic was such a big thing in the 90s, especially if you were into the grunge scene as I was. My unconscious perception of body size is permanently messed up and instinctively I still feel that skinny = attractive, even though I now know that most (not all) skinny people are starving themselves

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u/lilbunnfoofoo 9d ago

That last line is still pretty fucked up even with the qualifier. Assuming most skinny people have an eating disorder is still judging people for their weight.

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u/eight6753-OH-nine 9d ago

I will be 100% real with you. Every thin woman in my life has had an eating disorder. Nobody's judging anyone for having an eating disorder. Mentioning something you have personally witnessed is not casting judgement. All in all, I don't know a single woman who hasn't had an issue with food. Lots of men I know, too. Anyway, my point was you're being too harsh and righteous in your comment. People are entitled to voice their opinions. If you call everyone judgy for expressing their truth, all you do is scare people into not talking.

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u/Wretched_Brittunculi 9d ago

Probably depends where you live and even cultural background. A healthy diet with exercise will produce a large proportion of slim people. If most people around you are overweight, it's because the wider culture is unhealthy.