I think you hit the nail on the head with this statement:
"When women who work hard to conform see women they view as not "trying hard enough," they resent it. I've known women who have spent their entire lives, decades, dieting, denying themselves enough calories to really support good health, and when I say, "You know, I decided that I'm done with the dieting bullshit," they get really hostile."
Also the "concern for health" thing. argh!! Yes, I am not dumb. I do know there are *certain* things that would be improved by my losing weight. In my case, I know for a fact that my knees would hurt less when going up stairs.
But dammit my heart is healthy and people would KILL for my low cholesterol levels, consistently low-normal blood pressure, overall resistance to colds and flu, beautiful skin and hair, etc.
I'll probably live at *least* as long as most thin people. Just like my "obese" 97 year old great-gramma.
and WTF!! Unless you are my child or my life partner, my health is NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS oops caps.
anyway, yeah, females are bitches about other females. It's one of the reasons why that although I'm a feminist, I'm far from a female supremacist.
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Date: 2007-12-20 06:57 pm (UTC)"When women who work hard to conform see women they view as not "trying hard enough," they resent it. I've known women who have spent their entire lives, decades, dieting, denying themselves enough calories to really support good health, and when I say, "You know, I decided that I'm done with the dieting bullshit," they get really hostile."
Also the "concern for health" thing. argh!! Yes, I am not dumb. I do know there are *certain* things that would be improved by my losing weight. In my case, I know for a fact that my knees would hurt less when going up stairs.
But dammit my heart is healthy and people would KILL for my low cholesterol levels, consistently low-normal blood pressure, overall resistance to colds and flu, beautiful skin and hair, etc.
I'll probably live at *least* as long as most thin people. Just like my "obese" 97 year old great-gramma.
and WTF!! Unless you are my child or my life partner, my health is NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS oops caps.
anyway, yeah, females are bitches about other females. It's one of the reasons why that although I'm a feminist, I'm far from a female supremacist.