I think I have a right to address this issue as I'm not big nor skinny, I'm in between (a uk size 10) so, I'll have to say the following;
1) For a very long time, skinnier girls have been seen as an epitome of beauty and elegance; beauty pageants, music videos, adverts etc and bigger girls have been stung hard by this and always find a way to boost their esteem by teasing smaller girls, trying to make them feel bad about themselves.
2)Traditionally, in our african culture, a fuller figure has been more favoured, but ever since we've been penetrated by the "western" culture (which worships slenderness) skinniness has been recently favoured.
3) So, I earlier stated that I've heard people say this a couple of times "thick rules, only dogs settle for bones" does it mean that skinny girls don't deserve to be with men? Or men with skinny spouses are dogs?
And also, how come there are no plus size super models? How come over 70% of women that are succesful in the entertainment industry (hollywood) are skinny, does it mean bigger girls aren't talented enough?
I'm trying to see things through both sides, I want to know your reader's opinion on this matter.
Thankyou,
A Faithful Blog-reader
Go and get news, my friend. Stop with the lame topics that add no value.
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DeleteThe point is too Much of everything is bad according to God . Like if you over fed its a sin because there are people who haven't eaten for days.
ReplyDeleteAlso fat is not good for the body. No matter how you try to spice it up it's never good to be big (obesity). Any fat person that says he or she doesn't care is a joker because we know we all want to be in shape and healthy not some folds around our body like cows.
For me size matters but the beauty of the heart matters the most .
Wow...your such a big fool!!...like seriously bitch?!...i guess ur guy likes eating bones than real meat..well too bad for him..you saying that any big woman who says that she dosent care about her weight is lying..well dont be fooled cos am a very proud big woman and i dont give a shit about what your skinny uglu ass gatta say!!
DeleteAnon 05:57 really!! U don't care?? I wonder why u sound so bitter and even bother responding to da comment if u'r not... Not nice.
DeleteSee painment O! With obvious reasons anon 05:07 is sad about her weight,look at ow u attacked Sociable like say he/she is the cause of ur frustration. Eyi tun ga o!
DeleteWow...anon 22:53..I was wondering who called you into this conversation?! cos i see your quite jobless and probably hopeless..yikes?! So shut your freaking pie hole!! and anon 15:47..if I cared..believe me you wld know.
DeleteLadun u r soooo full of mischief!
ReplyDeleteHe! He!! Like i said in a similar post, over to Lucabracee. Thanks in advance!!! Expect the missiles too.
ReplyDeleteHollywood; Jennifer Hudson was forced to lose weight. Tocarra of ANTM lost a lot of weight too. Star Jones; had a gastric band fitted. I'm waiting to see if Gabourey Sidibe and Octavia Spencer will tow the line.
Designers aren't making clothes for plus sized models. Karl Lagerfeld recently called Adele fat. Adele is like a size 16!
IMO (i'm a size 14,) there's nothing like having meat on your body. However, anything above size 18 may not be even healthy. I know two people who just had gastric bypass surgery/gastric bands fitted. They are bursting with confidence as they are now wearing size 12 clothes down from size 22/24.
I trip when i see a skinny mother because i know what pregnancy can do to women.
Different strokes still.
Ladun I sent u a msg abt my virginity n u didn't post it but u chose 2 post this one #notfair
ReplyDeleteLOOOOL! This is just funny! I'm sorry but LOOOOL!
DeleteGo and get your own blog, virgin Mary. Then you can decide which story to post
DeleteAre u looking for your virginity? Abi ladun don tif ur virginity
DeleteLadun u r soooo full of mischief!
ReplyDeleteIt's important 2 b healthy! Any1 woman who 1ts 2 live her life by hollywood standards shld b rdy 2 battle depression! Cuz dere's no pleasing dose ppl! It's important 4 ppl 2 luk @ inner beauty rather than wat's on d outside! I've met evry pretty/handsome ppl who r dumb beyond imagination...I av gone from a uk size 6 to a 14. Now I'm a healthy size 8! My goal is 2 remain healthy!
ReplyDeleteThe thick girls came up with that saying "...dogs settle for bones" in order to make skinny girls feel bad n boost their own self esteem. This is typical insecure behaviour, bullying others to make urself feel better. My thicker friend uses that line all the time to spite skinny chics.
ReplyDeleteBeing overweight has many cons.....health wise. As a doctor, the complications of Obesity for both males and females isnt encouraging at all.
ReplyDeleteGod made, us all in his own image.. Shikena
ReplyDeleteFirst anon abeg waka. How is this not relevant
ReplyDeleteBoth are good. It depends on your gift
ReplyDeleteand sometimes your family background matters too
ReplyDeleteAnon we don't care about your virginity story. Enough of all that nonsense.
ReplyDeleteanon 06 October, 2012 21:59 you sound like a fat lady. did God make you fat? dumbness.
ReplyDeleteWell, sorry to burst ur bubble, I'm a healthy size 10, flat tummy,got both front n back in d right proportion,n a perfect BMI.buh I won't look down on anybody whether skinny or fat, cos like I said God made everyone in his own image, n beauty lies in the eyes of d beholder.... Shikena
DeleteNothing tastes as good as skinny #team size 8 fir life yo
ReplyDeleteLadun i disagree wt u on d entertainment aspect, let me refresh ur memory, Princess and Lepacious Bose r entertainers, they r fuller figures and successful, MamaG(Patience Ozokwor) and Ngozi Ezeonu are fuller figures and they r liquid, infact d last time I saw MamaG, na real general dat woman be, na 2 bodyguards she get, a lot of actors are on d big side and they r making it, and u know what? no matter what ur shape is just try dress decently and dontwear clothes that r a sz down, u'll sure look good, like someone said when u r 18 and above, that may be very unhealthy but hey some people v big big bones and bn skinny can never be their portion - no be curse - so each to his/her own jor
ReplyDeletea lot of these akata girls dnt bloody care,its good to be fit,am size 14 and am so fit,trying hard to lose weight bcos am diabetic,blive me its nt so easy,now i eat salad like crazy,drink water instead of soda,its good to be skinny and healthy,i think being healthy shud come before the size u are,those doing gastric stuffs will likely see the negative side of ti,if u re fat,dnt try to gain more ,focus on being healthy,thick ,skinny,fst,u just have to be healthy,alot of skinny girls re nt healthy,feeling good about ur size boost ur self confidence,i wear alot of things dat looks good on me,sometimes size doesnt matter if ure healthy,i know healthy pple who re fat and taking care of themselves,but being skinny trying to use dese n dat makes u unhealthy,whateva size ure ,work on ur eating habits,exercise and care about nt gaining more,till d end of d world ,nt everybody will be size 8
ReplyDeleteI went from a size 6 to size 14 (all round) when I started having amazing sex @ 24 in 3months! Sex makes u hungry trust me and so I went HARD on eba lems men. A lot of ppl noticed my full figure and I got 50|50 criticism. Its how YOU feel about it at d end of d day that matters and being used to looking/feeling amazing I had to do somn about it as I noticed I was angry as a big girl (clothes I loved looked funny on me). I'm also from a family that takes health seriously and their opinion mattered the most so I took to the gym and resized to a uk 10 (6 was too skinny which made them still question my health lol) which I have maintained till date. Full figured women are beautiful when top and bottom are proportionate and I blv slender (not skinny) women show they care about not just looks but health as well. As a size 10 woman, I get more attention tbh and I feel beautiful on the inside as well as on d outside. Not imposing anything on anyone, its just my story ;)
ReplyDeleteFind another reason for your huge apetite. I have regular sex and I've been a size 12 for years. In fact, when I'm in bed all day having sex, I forgo food and just drink water and juice
DeleteIs it possible for everybody in the whole world to be big? Or slim? If u can answer that question then just shut up and let people be. U see this doctors talking as if because ure big u will die. Don't slim people die of diseases too. Slim people have cardiac arrest too. Slim people are succeptible to different diseases the way fat people are. Some people cannot just loose that weight, go to a good doctor, they will tell you! Your body structure matters a lot. Some its hereditary, and for some its an hormonal imbalance, some they just eat too much! And for people like me, I gain soo much weight when am deppressed! I pour all my anger on food. So its not fair the way we have eaten to deep into the western culture. Its gonna harm us. Too much of everything is not good. I love adele, just that she is not tall so she seems wide! But she is just a size 16 like me. Can't she be loved for her work and not for her stature!
ReplyDeleteThe society now sees bin skinny as gud health and bin fat as "not healthy". due 2d influence of d western world,it has now eaten deep in2 our society.. As 4me, i fink its nt cul 2b all skinny and jus bones..its nicer wen u are in shape,all curvy buh not fat or obesed,
ReplyDeleteMen dunt usually haf wahala wit skinniness or nt, abeg make una leave us alone.... Am a size 10 tho*winks*
ReplyDeleteWhatever ur size, optimize ur potential
ReplyDeleteGoogle - young fat and fabulous, leblogdebigbeauty, stylishcurves, fatshionista, saks inthe city and see for urselves
Every size get market
ReplyDeleteSkinny joor
ReplyDeleteLet me Dial.......@Toolz d Big size lady......Then Dial @Funmi Iyanda,,,,d small size Lady............ds Two Women can gv us better Lessons............BRB
ReplyDeleteNa old Funmi Iyanda be small size. Dial someone else
Deleteas if everybody in the world will be the same size.hiss.variety is the spice of life
ReplyDeleteSince everyone is created differently,
ReplyDelete1. Focus should be on stayying healthy
2. Consider your family medical history, and adjust your lifestyle to avoid putting yourself at risk
3. Truly love who you are. A lot of pple lie to themselves and to others about loving being big or skinny. Truly love who you are
4.Stop trying to force pple to join u on the big or skinny side.
Proudly a us 4/6.
Well, I think it's important to love yourself no matter your size.So long as your weight is healthy,no wahala. Also, it's different strokes for different folks. Used to be a UK size 12, but I did not feel comfortable in my skin. Felt very fat, I was too. Got comments my friend about cellulite around my waist.I naturally had a wide waist,so plus fat I was almost folding at the waist. Some clothes did not fit well. I had to lose some weight. Now I'm a UK size 8/10. I can wear whatever I like, like my slim self more. This does not mean I'd discriminate against plus sized people. Whatever rocks ur boat.
ReplyDeleteGalore, you are a bit of a mind reader. I wanted to type "who do i choose between Toolz and Eku Edewor!" I felt it may be offensive mentioning them!! I will choose none of them. I will rather take Funmi Iyanda because her build is good as she has a child. Funmi has nice hips too for her size.
ReplyDeleteDearie, it's better to be skinny...first you are healtier your gut is not filled with fat or your arteries clogged...then you can bang your partner in any position imaginable...be lighter on your feet too.pls o! iam fat.
ReplyDeleterather be skinny. it's hard to lose weight...and this is coming from a chubby girl oh!
ReplyDeletehahaha...wetin concern U forwrd Clara....Na U i wan Dial bfor?....hehehe......make I laff like Ladun.....hehehehe
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ReplyDeleteLOOOL you know my views already o.health is wealth..
was in a naija restaurant yesterday waiting for my takeaway and some guys with two naija ladies were eating there.. as big as the ladies are if you see what they were eating i was tempted to go and carry the food and throw it in the bin it was sickening the amount of food yet if you ask them they will say they r big boned
educate your selves skinny may be better fashion wise but i know skinny people that have dropped dead of heart failure ....one at the gym sef....
ReplyDeleteSkinny ppl suffer in dis country(omg). I am a size 6 nd u need 2 see d way ppl look at me sumtimes like(bitch eat sum food). Upon am actually a stunner.Only a few will look den smile nd ol.I av tried ol 2 add weight but.... Notin. Na my body. I have never critsized any body on d big side. I think its beautiful, d same way I see a skinny beautiful person. Wat am tryn 2 say is we all beautiful nd shud try stop dis skinny/ fat fyt. And focus on being healthy. 1luv ppl.
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