# i don't call you fat, don't call me skinny! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [April 25, 2001, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-call-you-fat-dont-call-me-skinny/63265 "2001-04-25T07:44:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Podkayne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/edb3f5/32.png) [@Podkayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Podkayne)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2001, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-call-you-fat-dont-call-me-skinny/63265/21 "2001-04-26T23:29:02Z")
Just in case anyone hasn’t figured it out yet, fat people say insulting things about skinny people for three reasons. 1. Envy. 2. Envy. and _drumroll_ . . . 1. Envy. Envy isn’t a very attractive emotion. Expressing it in public is not polite or acceptible. The root cause, our society’s unhealthy obsession with weight, is an ugly thing. But contained in each assinine coment is this: _I wish I was like you._ They would be deleriously happy if anyone told _them_ they were too skinny. Small consolation, I know. But rest assured that when people helpfully suggest that I should exercise more, they’re are _not_ motivated by similar admiration of my body. I have a friend who’s a tad heavier than me. Anytime I complain about my body, she says, “Shut up, you skinny bitch.” I take it as a compliment. ---
**Author:** ![black\_rabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f19dbf/32.png) [@black\_rabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/black_rabbit)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2001, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-call-you-fat-dont-call-me-skinny/63265/22 "2001-04-26T23:47:36Z")
That may be true for gals, **Podkayne** , but we uber-ectomorph guys get a fair share of grief from the aerodynamically challeneged. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-call-you-fat-dont-call-me-skinny/63265.md?page=1)