*facepalm*

[sarah]

I'm here in Silver Spring, Maryland with reginagiraffe and synecdochic, having dinner at a Chipotle. Syne popped into the ladies, only to find the handicapped stall occupied by a very thin woman, crouching over the toilet, vomiting with the stall door open.

Syne asked if she was okay -- if she needed help of any sort. "I'm fine," the woman said.

Well, that's debatable. And you shouldn't be occupying that stall, among other things.

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Re: off-topic :P

[jackandahat]

I have been anorexic, but people had no clue then. When I *was* eating, I was accused of having something wrong with me because I ate a hell of a lot and was slim. It was a combination of more calories out than in (a lot of work/exercise) and a naturally fast metabolism. Nothing sinister going on. But people love to judge based on looks - and I find the people who are first to cry bias over how fat people are treated are often the first ones to go "God, why doesn't the skinny bitch just eat a burger?"

Re: off-topic :P

[keeva]

in my experience, people who are concerned about body shape discrimination are as upset about judgment of thin people as well of fat people.

Re: off-topic :P

[jackandahat]

Difference in experience there.

Re: off-topic :P

[freyakitten]

I'm of the opinion that people concerned about body shape discrimination are bothered by the treatment of all body shapes - but those worried about larger body shape discrimination are not worried about smaller body shape discrimination.

Like all the people who go "being overweight is a risk factor for x! and y! and z!" and don't believe you when you tell them all the things that being underweight is a risk factor for (osteoporosis and heart problems and a whole bunch of stuff that I can't remember right now but which you can link back to insufficient nutrition if you really want to).

I spend more time than I am societally comfortable with (I'm comfortable doing it, but I am uncomfortable that the biases of society make it so I have to) reassuring women at dancing that they're gorgeous, and they don't have to try to get down to my weight because I'm trying to gain weight for my health.