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Old 03-11-2006, 01:04   #72
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Re: Portrayal of women: (split)

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Originally Posted by cherokee
I dont want to be seen as taking sides here but at the end of the day and the way I see it , all this has been taken out of context .
Garinda I can see exactly where your coming from but I think what slinky is trying to say and please slinky correct me if im wrong is that the whole point of this is If someone greets a large person then they are usually greeted with something like "hello you look nice tonight "and their size or figure is never touched upon .
But if someone meets or sees a slim woman you can bet your bottom dollar that her figure is usually commented on be it not always in a bad way .
So why is it that if someone sees the larger woman nothing dared be said but with the slim (thin)woman its usually something like omg you ve lost weight or, you need to put a few pounds on or, if you lose any more weight youll fall down that crack.
what im tryin to say is that why do we think its ok to comment on the size of the slimmer woman and not the larger one . this is my opinion anyway
I do of course see Slinks point. People think that being slim is more socially acceptable, and don't see the offence caused when it is remarked on, which it isn't usually when someone is larger, because people are more dipolmatic. Simple. Problem solved.

Now if the skinny bitch had just said that in the first place, she wouldn't have used more calories than she can afford to lose, and we could have all gone to bed hours ago.
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