Why is it okay to make fun of skinny people?
I'm really skinny. Too skinny and people make fun of me all the time. I'm 16 and I look like I'm 13. People call me anorexic, they ask me if I even eat, etc. Today my tennis coach was pissed at me and yelled "F*cking Olive Oyl!", you know, that super skinny girl from Popeye, and I felt like sh*t.
I have a really low self esteem because my friends make fun of my clothes, my body, my boobs, my hair, to name a few, and now, even my coach makes fun of me.
So, my point is: why is it okay to call someone anorexic (when they're not, it's just genes) but if someone calls another person fat, then they're an awful person?
I'm not saying it's okay to call someone fat, I'm saying it's not okay to make fun of anyone.
Opinions?
It’s never ok to make fun of skinny people or anybody, but some people like your friends may just say it because they’re concerned about you, if it’s anyother reason then thats not friendship. You should see a doctor, however to make sure it’s just genes, and nothing else, if they say you’re healthy then ignore them because they’re wrong.
You could try gaining muscle rathe rthan fat also, as that will make you look healthier. Good luck
YIKES. Good thing you are not my child, because that coach would have to deal with ME, and that would not be pretty.
MOST kids get teased or harassed for something all through school. Kids are insecure, judgmental, and flat out RUDE at times. I know it is hard to NOT let their stupidity get to you, but it is VITAL that you do NOT let those idiots bring YOU down. When I was in school, I was a total rebel - I REFUSED to be like anyone else, and people TRIED to give me a bad time, BUT, I developed the habit of LAUGHING at them - I mean REALLY laughing loud and hard so that everyone heard me. Trust me, bullies get totally confused when people LAUGH instead of get "hurt" by them. People did stop bugging me - and that was all I really wanted. Sometimes it pays to act insane - people don’t know if you are or not.
I have NEVER let ANYONE’S WORDS "hurt" me. What comes out of their mouths are just WORDS - the people who say such things are just jerks, and not worthy of me thinking or feeling anything for them. By letting them get to you like you do, it is GUARANTEED they will continue to pick on you. The only way to stop it all, is to CHANGE HOW YOU REACT to it. Hurting yourself is NOT going to work.
PLEASE tell your parents what your coach said. There was NO excuse on Earth for that, and he needs to be stopped from doing that to ANYONE. Like I said, that coach would be TOAST if he said that to my child. NO WAY would any adult get away with saying that to any child I know.
B/c being skinny is what everyone wants to be, so they think you should probably feel comfortable with yourself and not have any self esteem issues thus their teasing isn’t harmful to you.
for the same reason people think it is ok to make fun of people for their religion their skin color or their hair or countless other things we have no control over. for a while i was also what some people would like to consider painfully thin and it wasn’t because i wasn’t eating it was just because of genes like you said. you cant let these things get to you as long as the doctor says you are healthy you have no worries.