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Skinny means underweight and not looking good so I would be hurt if someone called me skinny. Same for scrawny. Same for comments like, "you must eat like a bird" or "eating is fun, try it some time."
Thin isn't much of a compliment either. Why would anyone want to be thin?
You want to be fit or looking good or healthy, not one extreme or the other.
Usually used by overweight people who know you don't feel good about being underweight just to make you feel even worse. When I was skinny I wish I'd had the courage to give it right back to them with, "Feeling fat today?." lol
Who cares what others think, say or do? If you are comfortable with how you are physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually does it really matter how others think you are? Does it seriously impact how you live your life? If someone tells you that you look skinny just say thanks and move on OR say nothing at all and move on or better yet........say whatever you want to say and move on.
You are right, other comments do not matter. I should tell them that I am very happy with the way I look.
I felt compelled to comment . Id prefer someone to say I was in great shape, not skinny. I agree w/ InfoGuy; skinny means scrawny and skeletal looking; not a look I'd go for. Unfortunately Americans in general have gotten more obese, if you're no more than 20-30 overweight, it's shocking to some.
I have a 40" chest and 32" Waist and I was called skinny.
Skinny means underweight and not looking good so I would be hurt if someone called me skinny. Same for scrawny. Same for comments like, "you must eat like a bird" or "eating is fun, try it some time."
Thin isn't much of a compliment either. Why would anyone want to be thin?
You want to be fit or looking good or healthy, not one extreme or the other.
Usually used by overweight people who know you don't feel good about being underweight just to make you feel even worse. When I was skinny I wish I'd had the courage to give it right back to them with, "Feeling fat today?." lol
I have a 40" Chest and 32' Waist (4 Pack), Wide shoulders but my Arms are small. The people who called me Skinny were Obese and the people who are fairly built said I was very toned.
I have a 40" Chest and 32' Waist (4 Pack), Wide shoulders but my Arms are small. The people who called me Skinny were Obese and the people who are fairly built said I was very toned.
I got driven to madness by people telling me I look skinny all the time, so I embarked on a 10,000 calorie per day diet, and now I have 8 new rolls of fat, I can even lick my own nipples, and my bed has collapsed.
I got driven to madness by people telling me I look skinny all the time, so I embarked on a 10,000 calorie per day diet, and now I have 8 new rolls of fat, I can even lick my own nipples, and my bed has collapsed.
LOL!!!! bet no one dare call you Fat though!!
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. Id prefer someone to say I was in great shape, not skinny. I agree w/ InfoGuy; skinny means scrawny and skeletal looking; not a look I'd go for. Unfortunately Americans in general have gotten more obese, if you're no more than 20-30 overweight, it's shocking to some. 
bet no one dare call you Fat though!!
