[cid]

In our society it is considered rude and cruel to say negative and critical things about someone who is of an unhealthy body shape, for example fat/obese or scrawny? Anyone who would take it upon themselves to call some one fat or ugly would often find them ostracized, and to be fair rightly so.


So why then is it accepted, nay almost encouraged, for people to say rude and mocking things about someone who has taken it upon themselves to hit the gym work out and develop muscle?

Why is it okay to say, "ew those veins/bulges look gross", but not "ew that cellulite/fat looks gross"?

People make all sorts of assumptions about people who frequent the gym, they suggest and accuse, steroids, vanity, stupidity, yet when some one says fat people are lazy, greedy or unhealthy, that person is a dick?

I'm just wondering is all, there's no hidden agenda in this post, i am neither one of the unhealthy masses (yet) or a religious gym go'er i just find the double standard in our society quite laughable.

[ollier4]

i would probs be in the religous gym monkey group (i enjoy it) wen people say stuff to me i just ignore it (if about steriods as thats b***s*** for me) things about how i look tend to spur me on
i think we dont talk to fat people in the same way as they can be more sensitive about things people say
hope this helps


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[xoxAngel_Kxox]

Personally I don't think it's acceptable to discuss anyone's body image in that way, but I think it's even more disrespectful if you say things like that when someone's clearly worked hard to achieve their body.

But to be honest I just learn to ignore what everyone says and look the way I want to look.

[Lucia.]

Cellulite has nothing to with fitness because even some children have cellulite. Exercise does help for circulation but you can't really get rid of it. I have cellulite and I have never been able to get rid of it. My fitness levels are okay and I'm not enormously fat.

And as for what you said, people have an opinion about everything but it really has nothing to do with what you're doing.

What matters is being healthy. You don't have to be in your physical prime to be considered healthy. You don't have to have good muscle tone to be considered fit. Then if some people are really overweight and not suffering any health problems, then let them be that way. They aren't harming anyone else.

[HFerguson]

**** the haters, acquire dance moves and aesthetics OP

seriously though you hit the nail on the head, so many people are SO quick to cut you down, SO quick to chat ****, to diminish all your hard work; they just don't get it. You either get it or you don't. 99% of people don't.

[catjaum]

just read the responses on most of my threads....

[llessur123]

It's a very British thing. It's accepted and almost encouraged to be an underdog, people don't feel threatened or alienated by you when you aren't any competition to them or on their level.

If you turn around to someone and say "I think I'm good looking" you would be ridiculed yet its fine to be morbidly obese and say "I love my curves, I'm a real women! Only a dog wants a bone!" and everyone will pat you on the back and agree.

[Philbert]

In regards to the cellulite thing, seriously, pick up any women's magazine/the Daily Mail (practically a gossip mag now) and you'll see that isn't the case. Any trace of cellulite, flab or bulges, dramatic weight gain/loss, spots, sinewy arms, thinning hair, you name it is pointed out it a big red circle.

I guess a lot of people are threatened by big muscles, it's not something most people will be able to attain, even if they wanted it, and I think a lot of people are quite squeamish about veins and blood in general.