O dear where have I been, I am so
sorry I completely disappeared for 2 weeks I've just been beyond busy
working on some super exciting things. I hope you will agree that its worth me
not blogging for two weeks once I reveal the big surprise.
There is a clue at this Facebook page here: Creative Crafts that I have been
helping out with. So if you are a crafter, DIY fanatic or have your own
shop/blog shop go over and like it! There will hopefully be a craft fair in a
few months so it will be a great chance for some of you to sell the things you
make without even leaving your house!
OK so on to the actual purpose of this blog post...
Recently someone had the cheek to say to me “You’re too skinny,
you need to eat more." YES they actually said this to my face. I was
obviously rather offended by this, I'm not sure how the comment was intended or
how I was supposed to take it but I certainly didn't take it well.
I have always been slim, I am just a naturally slim person yet
people have always commented on my weight over the years. Why do people think it’s
acceptable? If I commented on someone’s weight and asked them "Why are you
so big, why don't you eat less?" all of you would probably agree that
would be wrong. But for some reason society thinks it’s OK to comment on your
weight if you are slim.
When I was at school I vividly remember having to weigh ourselves
at the front of the class, it was a science class and I think we had to work
out what we would weigh in space (I can’t remember exactly but It was something
along those lines). When it came to my turn I stood on the scales and the
teacher just looked at me made me get off and then get back on the scales as if
somehow this would change what they said. She then commented saying "O
your small" as if I didn't already know that. I hit puberty late so I was
short, shapeless and invisible in school. I was in a class where I had no
friends as it was and here she was giving them something else to laugh at me
for. Thanks for that.
Over a year ago I went to the doctors because I had been being
sick for the last few weeks, I've had problems with feeling sick for a while
now but I was going through a weird patch of being sick in the night for a few
weeks. I obviously went to the doctors (for the 100th time) and the doctor who
wasn't my usual doctor asked me in a rude tone "you don't have an eating
disorder do you?" I would like to clarify I was being sick not making
myself sick and for starters this doctor won’t be receiving any
awards for her sensitivity, what if I did have an eating disorder (I don't) she
certainly didn't approach the issue in the right way. I left the doctors
annoyed, frustrated and with morning sickness tablets; yes the ones they give
to pregnant people even though I wasn't pregnant.
I have since found out that I probably have an intolerance to a
type of food and that's what makes me ill, and if the doctor I visited had
actually weighed me she would have noticed that I have been the exact same
weight for the last few years.
Recently a friend told me something that actually angered me, you
know in cartoons where their heads go bright red and steam comes out of their
ears? Well that was me. A particular clothing store aimed towards curvier
ladies won’t hire you if you are what they consider 'too slim' and can't fit
into their clothes (they start at a size 14). Now part of me understands this
as they want people that can advertise their clothes however as far as I’m
concerned this is discrimination. Would it be OK if it was the other way round?
I could be wrong but I don't think it would be. I can't imagine a shop like New
Look saying to someone directly 'I'm sorry but your too fat to fit into our
clothes so you can’t work here' yet this shop that I won’t name (I don't want
them coming after me with pitchforks) directly said to someone I know "I'd
hire you if you were bigger and could fit into our clothes."
This really angers me, in fact to
the point I have considered applying for a job just to see what they would say
to me. Don't worry I reeled myself back, I'm no undercover reporter (although
that would be an awesome job).
So the purpose of this blog post is to say ‘skinny’ people and ‘fat’
people (I hate both of those terms) are the same. Neither generally likes
having their weight commented on.
Rant over
