One of the big problems is that being thin is portrayed in the media very negatively because they focus on the women who starve themselves to be thin. For example a model (I think it was Victoria Beckham) ate 3 raisins for each meal for a few weeks after child birth in order to return to her original figure.

 

What the media neglect to tell the world is there are actually women out there who have fast metabolic rates or women who are genetically thin.

 

Of course the opposite is true for the larger women as there are women who are genetically over-weight and have slower metabolic rate yet the media like to suggest that it's all down to them eating cakes and KFCs every second of every day.

 

 

 

We live in a society dominated by the media and ideals but it doesn't mean we have to go along with them. Humans still have the ability to form their own opinions and make their own choices. However it's difficult for us to choose what we do and do not like so we can't really control wether we find ourselves attracted to thin women, larger women or what is portrayed as the "ideal".

 

 

 

I think I might have strayed a way from the topic a little and I don't think what I wrote made a huge amount of sense :wall:

As for the whole skinny chick thing, here's where I stand:

 

-anorexic people who have a MENTAL illness and thus being thin is impossible to avoid: I pity them. Wish I could do something to make their brains realize that thin isnt the way to go. But I'd never date one.

 

-People who starve themselves WITHOUT the mental illness (celebrities, etc): Losers. I and most men around like a little meat on them bones, not skin and bone. It's people like these starving celebrities who cause today's young girls to think going thin is the best way, and we have another generation of self-starvers and self-induced vomiters. If course, I'd never date people like this.

 

 

 

As for fat people... personally, I don't defend their fatness because there's always something you can do instead of doing nothing and hoping no one will mind. But it's not like I go around laughing at the fat kids at school or fat people on the street. That's just stupid and sick. The only thing that really bugs me about some fat people is when they blame the food they eat for making them fat. We all eat that unhealthy [cabbage] but not everyone turns out fat. It's your lifestyle that affects it.

I can't stand thin girls, they scare me, I prefer them not fat, not thin ;) I'm good with talking to the more fat people though, but I just can't stand looking at the extremely thin girls.

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Remember that for future use.

 

 

 

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Not sure if this makes me the "bad guy" here or something, but I admit I'm guilty as charged. I have been crushing on this thin girl for 1 year now. Granted, she's not that thin to the point of aneroxia but still pretty thin and my friends constantly mok me for liking such a thin girl (One keeps constantly calling her "Mal-Nutrition" but I don't think that the media brainwashed me into liking her.

 

 

 

Well yea, I like her.

Not sure if this makes me the "bad guy" here or something, but I admit I'm guilty as charged. I have been crushing on this thin girl for 1 year now. Granted, she's not that thin to the point of aneroxia but still pretty thin and my friends constantly mok me for liking such a thin girl (One keeps constantly calling her "Mal-Nutrition" but I don't think that the media brainwashed me into liking her.

 

 

 

Well yea, I like her.

 

There's nothing wrong with that. We all have our tastes.

 

 

 

What would be wrong is you going up to a fatter person and saying "You should lose weight or no one's ever gonna like you". Equally, it would be wrong to tell a thin person to fatten up. People should just learn to accept people for who they are, or else just don't bother commenting at all. Beauty is only skin deep and all that.

There's one girl I know who's very thin, but she's not unhealthy or anything at all. In fact she's very pretty.

 

 

 

I don't usually fall for very thin girls, I've always liked ones that have a little bit of fat on them around the middle. Nothing drastic, but I don't like it when ribs are showing.

I think a distinction needs to be made between those who have a naturally thin body type (genetics, environment, lifestyle) and those who force themselves into a thin body by means of an eating disorder, such as anorexia. Should we support the latter as an attractive image that young men and women should strive for?

 

 

 

There is however a woeful lack of support or advice for people trying to gain weight in a healthy manner. It's not a nice problem to have and there are many medical conditions linked to being underweight, so it would be more appropriate to show a little compassion.

 

If the inability to gain an appropriate amount of weight becomes a problem, the individual should speak to a doctor and/or do some research online. Usually the issue is resolved through a well-balanced diet and a change in lifestyle habits (e.g. exercising more often).

 

 

 

Zox: Please quote and cite the text which you did not write. I hate to see you take credit for another artist's work. If discussion on the mere politics of copyright infringement is disallowed here at TIF, I suspect the act of copyright infringement would be met with even harsher reactions.

I'm freakishly thin...I have almost no appetite to eat.(But I can really kill at buffets)I can't usually gain weight...So yeah.There are a stunning amount of girls who like me though :lol:

 

 

 

I don't really like chubby girls but if you're my size,you probably should fatten up.

 

 

 

Guilty as charged,my lord.

Do people honestly have issues with skinny girls? By skinny I don't think you mean anorexic. Skinny is normal and should be what everyone strives for. A society that accepts overweight people, and obesity, just hurts itself. Yes yes yes, "it's not their fault, it's genes". Genes can get you a little bit of pudge, but c'mon, noone cares about that. It's the ridiculously excessive eaters. All you people are being shallow in an attempt of trying to be nice, females (and males) need to quit accepting obesity as a norm. It's disgusting. I hate Mlb as much or more than anyone else here, but his points, however immature, are valid. Skinny is good. Curvy is fine. But all you saying obesity is ok and not their fault are kidding yourselves.

 

I'll give the belated :thumbup: that I should have the first time I read that. Thank you.

 

 

 

I'm freakishly thin...I have almost no appetite to eat.(But I can really kill at buffets)I can't usually gain weight...So yeah.There are a stunning amount of girls who like me though :lol:

 

Congratulations, you're a teenager. No, that does not take 1337 skillz.

Wow.

 

 

 

Although I really dont have that much of a problem about any type of person, its certainly going to make me think about what I say think and say alot more. Thanks.

I think it's a necessary attitude to counter the ridiculous perception that some women have that they need to be size zero before we (guys) even look at them. Let's face it, far more women are unhappy because they're overweight than because they're underweight. We need to put across the message that a natural, curvy look is just as good as a naturally skinny look. As long as it's not a response to some false media image, and as long as it's healthy no one should judge you. But if you're a girl who makes themselves sick to try and lose weight, then I will judge you and your idiotic vanity.

I don't see what's attractive about skinny girls... Or girls in general for that matter...

I don't see what's attractive about skinny girls... Or girls in general for that matter...

 

 

 

Just out of curiosity... are you gay?

 

 

 

P.S: yay i got siggied twice :twss:

I don't see what's attractive about skinny girls... Or girls in general for that matter...

 

 

 

Just out of curiosity... are you gay?

 

How did you ever guess? :twss:

I don't see what's attractive about skinny girls... Or girls in general for that matter...

 

 

 

Just out of curiosity... are you gay?

 

How did you ever guess? :twss:

 

 

 

i dont know :twss: I have a friend who isnt sexually attracted to anyone or anything :?

 

 

 

In all seriousness, I admire you for admitting it publicly... or atleast here in TIF?

The world is one [bleep]ed up place. If I went up to somebody who happened to be black (being white myself) and called them a stupid (n word) I would very likely be tried for a hate crime. But if I went up to a person who happened not to be very smart and called them a moronic [cabbage]head the worst that could happen is I get beat up. Are both insults not "crimes of hate"? Since when do we judge crimes based on motivation? If I rob a Japanese person because he is Japanese, and a French person because he is French, would you punish me more harshly for the Japanese robbery because of my motive?

 

 

 

I'm sorry but this is just incredibly [bleep]ed up.

As a female.. I have no problem with skinny women.. it's the damn anarexoric ones!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

 

 

I dislike people who are extremes.. the ones that are so fat that they're disabled.. and the ones that are so thin that all their ribs are showing.. and they look like living skeletons.

 

 

 

both of these.... are horrible.

 

 

 

except for the being a women yourself part all that is exactly what applies to me.

 

there's a hard-core vegan (like really into teh vegan thing) that has the ribs showing that lives across the road from me. its disgusting.

 

I'm freakishly thin...I have almost no appetite to eat.(But I can really kill at buffets)I can't usually gain weight...So yeah.There are a stunning amount of girls who like me though :lol:

 

Congratulations, you're a teenager. No, that does not take 1337 skillz.

 

 

 

For the record,I've been this way much of my life.My mom said even when it came to drinking milk I didn't drink much...

I have a few friends with really high metabolic rates who eat like pigs and manage to keep their shape. I'm actually mildly jealous, I have a bit of belly fat I'm trying to lose. Been trying to diet, but it gets annoying when they're feasting on pizza and chips every lunch right in front of me when I have my little sandwich.

i don't like either extreme, a bit of meat on their bones is fine. i'm in the group with the ultra metabolism males. a few months ago i was at about 121lbs, then i got sick for a few days, and dropped to 113lbs. now i'm up to like 118-119lbs ish. i'm 5 foot 10 inches btw. i've got a few ribs showing, but not cause i don't eat. i just can't hold any weight.

Woah, I weigh more than mumm_ra :D I like my healthy size 10.

 

 

 

I'm not really in to skinny guys. I'd prefer them if they had a bit of muscle or chubbiness in them. It find that cute

I'm pretty heavy, 5'11, about 160 lbs, a bit of fat, but not too bad. I still work out every now and again.

i don't like either extreme, a bit of meat on their bones is fine. i'm in the group with the ultra metabolism males. a few months ago i was at about 121lbs, then i got sick for a few days, and dropped to 113lbs. now i'm up to like 118-119lbs ish. i'm 5 foot 10 inches btw. i've got a few ribs showing, but not cause i don't eat. i just can't hold any weight.

 

 

 

I'm 6ft and weigh around 55Kg, so I am underweight, dunno why, I eat a bowl of coco-pops every morning, 2 sandwiches at lunch (either cheese or ham) and I eat w/e my parents give me at dinner, lol. And 2-3 portions of fruit after that. So yeah I'm healthy, but I still eat alot of junk food, But I also walk, everywhere!

 

 

 

On the topic of skinny girls?

 

I would say I used to have a thing for them

 

:?

I think I may do a study on this at some point. I always thought it was just teenage metabolism, but from what I've seen the average male teenage gamer/internet person thingy seems to be dramatically underweight, regardless of eating habits. Maybe it's because the average male teenage gamer/internet person thingy doesn't lift weights, but metabolizes fast enough to eliminate most fat, resulting in no excess muscle or fat to add to ones total weight... I shall test this hypothesis, and see where it goes :o.

 

Woah, I weigh more than mumm_ra :D I like my healthy size 10.

 

 

 

I'm not really in to skinny guys. I'd prefer them if they had a bit of muscle or chubbiness in them. It find that cute

 

I fulfill one pre-requisite of the two :thumbup: .