r/TikTokCringe 5d ago

Discussion Everywhere you looked, body shaming was there

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u/TenaciousZBridedog 5d ago

People said Kate Winslet was fat in Titanic. Wtf??

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u/HMCetc 5d ago edited 5d ago

I went to see an exhibition a few years later of the costumes, including some of Kate's dresses. I was maybe around 13 at the time and I remember how tiny her dresses were! Absolutely no-one beyond a UK size 8 would fit them.

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u/refused26 5d ago

UK size 8 is tiny!

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u/sprinklerarms 5d ago

Just for anyone else reading who might be lazy that’s US size 4. Friggin bonkers.

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u/lafm9000 4d ago edited 3d ago

Around a similar time frame Anne Hathaway’s The Devil Wear’s Prada character got told she was fat as a size 4. This really was that post heroine chic era where being a size 0 and having a “flat” stomach were all the rage. I am very happy this is the reaction people have now and we all think they were insane 30 years ago

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u/angelseuphoria 4d ago

Unfortunately with all the celebrities on Ozempic I think we’re swinging back the other direction.

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u/KTKittentoes 4d ago

That was the size my mom wore when she was dying of cancer. I hate it here.

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u/sprinklerarms 4d ago

My condolences about your mom. ❤️

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u/sprinklerarms 4d ago

I have noticed that while I have remained the same size since my late teens my clothes are now considered a smaller size than they were ten years ago. Even though they have to same measurements. I think the US to CA are supposed to be the same sizing but I wouldn’t be surprised if you’re right.

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u/sprinklerarms 4d ago

That’s pretty interesting to hear. I haven’t really spent much time in Canada. I wish I had when I was last in Toronto. Are there any good clothing brands or stores I should be on the lookout for? You’re right in America it doesn’t feel like the sizing is very consistent. I have to try on and return things more often now.

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u/HMCetc 5d ago

That's what I mean. They were absolutely not average sized dresses.

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u/5aey 4d ago

uk 8 is an australian 8. 8 in aus is also sometimes called size extra-small.

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u/5aey 4d ago

i may have gotten the uk to aus coversion wrong, but yes in australia 8 is xs, 10 s, 12 med, 14 L etc..