The truth is now I look after my body- I exercise and I eat healthily, and as a result I'm constantly being called a 'bitch'.

There are so many comments on here this will probably never get read, but you're trying to call out the single part of the article that resonated with me to my absolute core beyond all the other totally amazing things the author was saying. (This also goes for MyPrettyFloralBonnet et al.) It's not about tossing some…

People who are worried that thin-shaming is anywhere near as crippling as fat-shaming, please take this short quiz:

One thing, before we get going; it's really time to get rid of the thoughtless bodysnarking caveat "unless you're a doctor." It feeds into the pernicious, dangerous delusion that a medical degree somehow immunizes one against fat prejudice, and study after study has shown that doctors shame, misdiagnose, provide…

In my opinion, "Thin-shaming" falls under the same category as misandry and reverse-racism. It's not to say that it doesn't happen or that it doesn't exist, but what people need to realize is that when you come from the perspective of the privileged class, there's a huge difference in (pardon the pun) weight being…