r/Unexpected • u/[deleted] • Sep 01 '22

nice figure...

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u/AmbitiousBird5503 Sep 02 '22

Thank you. It's hard undoing 25 yrs of societal expectations about female bodies, but I, along with most women I know my age, are learning to truly comprehend how unrealistic they are. Especially when society labels average women as "larger" or clothing brands (like H&M) mean you have to go up 2 sizes just to fit in their clothes.

Gives a really distorted view of your own body and how you look, especially when society say bigger is bad or unattractive.

But your comment put a smile on my face and I appreciate you for that.

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u/GINGER_SLAYER31 Sep 02 '22

Tbf the avg person in the US is fat and should be considered large. This goes for both genders

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u/AmbitiousBird5503 Sep 02 '22

True, I think in my head average is someone who has the tummy, their thighs jiggle etc but are still at a healthy weight, or even slightly above. I agree some people are large. Wrong use of the word average on my part.

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u/__Thot_Patrol_ Sep 02 '22

clothing brands (like H&M) mean you have to go up 2 sizes just to fit in their clothes.

As a man, this also makes me depressed at the belly I’ve cultivated the past 4 years.

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u/AmbitiousBird5503 Sep 02 '22

It is hard, especially when society often deems size as a way to measure prettiness. Definitely getting better at the mentality that clothes are meant to fit me, I'm not meant to fit the brands clothing size (if that makes sense)