Attention, naturally thin gals… do you feel pigeonholed by society?
I’ve never been a “naturally skinny” person. Even as a child, I was… well… healthy-looking. I never was told I was scrawny. So I often forget that being naturally lean carries with it its own sort of stigma.
My question tonight is aimed at all the ladies out there who are or once were extremely thin. I’d like to know if you find/found it embarrassing to be skinny? Did/Do you ever wish you were plump? Did/Do people accuse you of having anorexia or bulimia?
I think it’s important to explore the other side of the “size zero” controversy; namely, those persons for whom “size zero” is simply a natural weight and not the result of self-induced starvation. So please feel free to comment with abandon!
3 opinions for Attention, naturally thin gals… do you feel pigeonholed by society?
Elle
Jun 3, 2008 at 10:27 am
A few months after I started a new job I found out that a rumor had been going around that I was bulimic. I was a size 2 with the unfortunate habit of going to the bathroom (to wash my hands) after I ate.
I also hate it when I tell my plumper friends that I love the way they look and they think I’m being a jerk. Or when they get great pleasure out of telling me that it’ll all catch up to me when I’m 40.
angelique
Jun 3, 2008 at 10:44 am
Elle:
That’s very rude of people to make assumptions, though I can see why they’d start to wonder. But really — unless you’re washing your hands for 20-30 minutes, their rumor was just mean-spirited.
Are you still at the company? Did they eventually treat you differently?
Tracy
Jun 29, 2008 at 7:28 pm
I just came across this site, and I love your articles.
I am a naturally small girl. Through out my school years I was always told how skinny I was. I only remember one time someone used the word anorexic. It was this natural thinness though, that was part of developing an actual eating disorder. Since I was always small, when I did start to gain weight in my early 20s, I freaked. It was like being thin was a personality trait to me.
People still comment on my small body, the only difference is that I disagree with them now.
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