Why can't black women be thin without being ridiculed?!


Question: Why can't black women be thin without being ridiculed!?
Why can't black women be thin without being attacked by their own (black women)!?

You don't hear white women attacking each other the way we do!.

It comes up just about every time I'm around a group of black women!. It's like a lot of us are obsessed with weight and "curves"!. I am always criticized by black women for being thin (I put a similar question up earlier !.!.!. I'm 5'2, 120, curvy)!.

Black women always judge me for being thin, but I've yet to hear a complaint from the men!. Why is that!? What is the big deal!? I happen to think beauty comes in all shapes and sizes, so why can't we just accept each others differences!? No woman is shaped exactly the same, so what!? It's like we have a "commitment" to criticize each other!. I'm tired of it!. What do you all think!?Www@Answer-Health@Com


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Well, I've seen tons of skinny black girls!. I doubt they're all being harassed!. But I see your point!.!.!. I do see it sometimes!. Maybe it's because people think all black girls are supposed to be curvy, and white girls skinny!? That's just the stereotype!. It's totally not true, but now people have it in their heads!. I mean, white girls get made fun of if they have a butt, when a black girl wouldn't!. It's pretty messed up!. Don't let it get to you!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

Maybe you need a new group of friends who wouldn't judge you on your appearance!.

Also, I don't believe that "black" women particularly pick on thin females!. I have plenty "black" female friends who could care less about curves or not!. Just love yourself regardless of your appearance!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

It's not fair at all to group all women of one race because of what a few have said to you!. I personally have heard plenty of white women talk trash about each other!. You don't hear it because you are listening for it!. You're too busy listening to what black women are saying about each other and you!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

It's exactly the same reason why white people ridicule large white people!. The norm for black women is to be curvacious!. The norm for white women is to be thin!. That's just the way it is!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

That's your experience but I'm not sure its universalWww@Answer-Health@Com

all girls get jealous, they just deal with it differently!. enjoy getting more attention than they do from guysWww@Answer-Health@Com

i'd love it if i was skinnyWww@Answer-Health@Com

I think you're focused too much on color and are ignoring the actual problem: people like to be the center of attention!. People like that kind of thing!. For some men and women, everything is a competition, even looks!. When they see someone who looks better than they do or is more well-received by the opposite sex, they get jealous!. I had white male friends that did this!. When one of them got attention from a girl that they all liked, the rest of them would start making fun of him, calling him all kinds of names in front of her, pushing him around, and even bringing up old, embarrassing stories about him, or making stuff up!. "Hey, remember the time we caught you masturbating to a picture of your mom!?" was a pretty common one!.

You need to realize that it isn't a problem with black women, or else you're going to end up just as spiteful as the people you detest!. It's just an issue with some people because they are insecure and want constant praise!. Just be yourself, and be kind!. Some people don't even realize that they're acting like that, and a few kind words snap them out of it!. You can't control their behavior, but you can make sure you don't end up like a jerk along the way!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

It seems that most black women have large hips and breasts I guess it's genetics!? Another thing that factors in is the average black person's diet which seems to contains a lot more fat and I guess this can be said of just about everyone diet!? I noticed that young Hispanics girls have great shapes when they are younger and seem to balloon in their weight when they get in their 20's and 30's partly due to a fatty and starchy food which is the normal Mexican diet!. White women usually won't say anything to another woman's face about being fat, but will talk behind that person's back the second the fat person leaves or will make faces!. I guess they don't want their butts kicked!?Www@Answer-Health@Com

I totally agree that beauty comes in all shapes and sizes and it is terrible that there is so much criticism of each other's figures!.

A certain percent of criticism will always be down to jealously and personal insecurities!. Many people find it almost impossible to 'own up' to being jealous, and instead turn the tables round onto the individual they are actually jealous of!.

As a white woman I think perhaps there is an issue with black women and thinness because it is not seen as the norm!. The Afro-Caribbean shape is recognised as curvy, and the culture is renown for embracing such curves!. When you are 'seen to be' defying that culture some people will obviously become frustrated!. Concern possibly also plays a part!. What is viewed as "too thin" in society is ,most probably much different from the view of the black culture!.
I could be entirely wrong though!Www@Answer-Health@Com





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