Why Do All Girls Think They're Fat?

[Jark212]

They don't, when they ask that there really asking if they look beautiful to you. Women speak in some sort of critic language that man has yet to understand. One day we might... One day.

 

[Nipah_]

Because they are?

... what, I thought it was funny.

 

[Robert632]

because the teenage girl mind is thinking on backwards logic.(i.e you can't die from being to skinny.)

 

[jamesworkshop]

They think they are fat because they are not old enough to realise that men want something like this

And not this

 

[bob-2000]

hell if i know, I'm a girl and i honestly don't care about that shit whatsoever. It's probably because all of the media expects them to be unreasonably thin.

 

[BlueMage]

You do not know sexy until you've felt a chubby girl's hips. I apologize if I come across as chauvinist, but it's true.

Oh sir, you made me smile.

Anyway, I use to think that about myself. But then again, hearing that I'm fat and I need to lose weight from my parents, other family members, dickwads on the internet, etc didn't really help. My boyfriend compliments me on the way I look and carry myself. I still hafta struggle with my self image, but I've become more confident in my skin. I can look in the mirror sometimes and just say "Damn, I look good today." So what if I'm a bit pudgy, I make myself look good in the process. Guys still turn their heads and stare, even if I'm not skinny as a twig. That makes me feel better. Course I wanna better myself, but I wanna do it for me. Not for the rest of the world to validate me. Hell, I even made my dad shut up when he told me and my mom that we need to lose weight.

"I feel sexy in my skin. I love who I am. I don't NEED to prove myself to anyone or you." And my mom agreed. It's been a long time since I had that much confidence in myself. But it's totally worth it.

Confidence makes a woman sexy. And y'know, biologically, males aren't programmed to seek out sticks to screw. On the other hand miss, if your BMI is above 30, really consider dropping a few kilos - your health will improve dramatically.

 

[Standby]

It's not the media.
The media caters to its audience. The notions of beauty we hold are maintained through the media, not generated by it.

I'm sorry but i could sit here all day typing 'wrong' again and again but it still wouldn't get my point across.

How about instead pointless disagreements you give some evidence of why you think so, preferably in a way that isn't antagonistic or can be perceived as talking down to someone. /mod

Ok then, well can i ask you how many naked bodies you see on a regular basis, not counting those in the media?
If someone was to consume a steady diet of fasion or lifestyle magazines or pornography, they encounter more naked and semi-naked men and women than they otherwise would of, men and women who just happen to be airbrushed and/or enhanced by plastic surgery. Is it any surprise that in our media-driven culture that our perception of the human form is warped?

 

[BlueMage]

"Why do all girls think they're fat?"

Why are guys so concerned about the size of their penis?
The answer to both of these questions is the same.

They look at other celebrities penises and wish their penises were as big as theirs?

I wouldn't call pornstars celebs as such, but let's just say that occasionally we find ourselves being held to large expectations.

(For the record, new research has indicated that, due to self-reporting-based "error" in previous studies, the average male penis when erect is in fact 1-2 inches shorter than previously believed. Tis all irrelevant anyway, the ladies prefer greater girth than length)

 

[ElTigreSantiago]

They don't all think they are. It's just that they say "Oh I'm so fat" so someone will tell them they aren't. Simple.

 

[AhumbleKnight]

"Why do all girls think they're fat?"

Why are guys so concerned about the size of their penis?
The answer to both of these questions is the same.

They look at other celebrities penises and wish their penises were as big as theirs?

I wouldn't call pornstars celebs as such, but let's just say that occasionally we find ourselves being held to large expectations.

(For the record, new research has indicated that, due to self-reporting-based "error" in previous studies, the average male penis when erect is in fact 1-2 inches shorter than previously believed. Tis all irrelevant anyway, the ladies prefer greater girth than length)

That is more what I had in mind. I am comparing the men's concern about their penis size with women's concern about their weight. Both, in the vast majority of cases, are baseless. For both we seem to be unable to , with the exception of a lucky few, stop ourselves from doubting our adequacy.

 

[ProfessorLayton]

Confidence makes a woman sexy. And y'know, biologically, males aren't programmed to seek out sticks to screw. On the other hand miss, if your BMI is above 30, really consider dropping a few kilos - your health will improve dramatically.

Confidence is seriously the most attractive thing in the world to me. Second to red hair.

 

[KaiRai]

They're just fishing for compliments. How does nobody know this?

"Oh I'm so fat!"
"No you're not! you have a wonderful figure"

^ Right there is why they say it.

 

[space_oddity]

Because slightly more than half of all the women in the world are, and voice their disgruntlement aloud, and the the other less-than-half want to fit in, because the fat ones might eat them otherwise.

The man speaks the truth!

But no seriously, not all girls think they're fat. That's bullshit. But I think there's a lot more pressure on girls to be thin than guys. If there's a chubby guy, people are like "aww but he's cute", if there's a chubby girl everyone calls her fat

Unfortunately this world is not fair *sigh*

I guess guys are insecure about penis size and sexual prowess while girls are insecure about their looks and their figure

I couldnt disagree more. Men are under just as much pressure to be attractive as women, its just not as discussed. I think women are objectified more brutally in the media, but thats about marketing. There is a perception that guys are impervious to insults, so if you are a fat or skinny or short guy you cop alot of shit, because as a guy, you are expected to be emotionally bulletproof.
Meh, i think in the end we are all our own harshest critic, regardless of gender.

 

[Headless Zombie]

Because they are fishing for compliments? No idea really.

EDIT: Ninja'd

 

[Woem]

Because slightly more than half of all the women in the world are, and voice their disgruntlement aloud, and the the other less-than-half want to fit in, because the fat ones might eat them otherwise.

The man speaks the truth!

But no seriously, not all girls think they're fat. That's bullshit. But I think there's a lot more pressure on girls to be thin than guys. If there's a chubby guy, people are like "aww but he's cute", if there's a chubby girl everyone calls her fat

Unfortunately this world is not fair *sigh*

I guess guys are insecure about penis size and sexual prowess while girls are insecure about their looks and their figure

I couldnt disagree more. Men are under just as much pressure to be attractive as women, its just not as discussed. I think women are objectified more brutally in the media, but thats about marketing. There is a perception that guys are impervious to insults, so if you are a fat or skinny or short guy you cop alot of shit, because as a guy, you are expected to be emotionally bulletproof.
Meh, i think in the end we are all our own harshest critic, regardless of gender.

You are correct, which is exactly why, starting in September, I'm going to the gym twice a week to work on my abs and should muscles. Seriously.

 

[ccdistancerunner]

My thoughts on this (sorry that I have not read 6 full pages) are that all females see parts of them that they like on peers and celebrities that they would like to have on themselves. Most people don't have a washboard stomach unless all they do is eat healthy, work out, and get paid to look like that. I think that it's a type of jelousy to not deal with the body you have, but to think that "I want to look just like her." Many females, IMHO, get way too down on themselves for not being "skinny". It's overrated.
Be who you are, and take care of yourself, any guy who really loves you will enjoy everything about you. Even if you are/think you are overweight.
Guys, it really is about a lot more than looks. Personality has to count double of what beauty is. Physical beauty fades (most of the time) but inner beauty lasts a lifetime.

 

[2012 Wont Happen]

The media and other teenage girls telling them they are

 

[Soulfein]

Because they are.

 

[Galletea]

Because of the media. Look at advertising, "lose weight for summer" with a size 10 model longing after a swimsuit. All the highstreet stores market their clothes at the size 8 models, and magazines are currently ripping Kerry Katona apart for being a size 16. I mean a size 16 is considered fat by the press, and this image is forced on girls from a young age, it is no wonder they all think they're fat, because by the media's standards, they are.

 

[Abedeus]

Some girls do. One said to me that she "thinks her butt is too big", but she's not fat. She's pretty slim.

I also wanted to say "I see nothing wrong with that", but then I remembered that this might be too rude ;d