Is it normal this annoys me so much (sexism)?

Ever notice how women in hollywood are perceived as fat if they're not close to underweight or underweight? But a man who is ACTUALLY fat is rarely if ever criticized for being fat?

Of course sexism still exists, we all know that but I can never understand why this still happens.

Non-celebrities and even celebrities will bash a woman if they're slightly overweight by a few pounds or obese. They'll even bash them if they're thin but not underweight and call them fat, disgusting, etc.

You can see this in the comments on youtube as well. Look at a woman who is normal or slightly overweight by 5 pounds and the comments are all about how fat and ugly she is. Go to a video of a famous male figure who is ACTUALLY OBESE and you might but very rarely find one comment about his weight.

Why does this happen? There are more male fat celebrities than fat female celebrities but even the slim ones who are actually close to underweight are STILL labeled fat/made fun of whereas the men rarely ever are. It's like the pressure to be "perfectly fake" is never enough for females.

is it normal I am always pissed over this? I'm not fat myself, I'm average but average is made fun of in the media if you're a female. But if I were a male, I know I'd be considered normal. I don't understand.

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Based on 44 votes (34 yes)
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  • Swan_Theif9854

    I know it isn't fair. I'm also average.

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  • No, not really. The only times I see this happen, which is few, is on the cover of girl magazines.

    "Will bash women". No, they bash people for being fat regardless of their gender. You want to talk about sexism while trying to pass off that only women have to deal with this or only a small amount of men do compared to women.

    Your point about the Youtube comments is a yes and no thing. It depends entirely on what they Youtuber's content is. Go to the Youtube accounts of male such as the Amazing Athiest and look up their hatemail videos, they get the exact same treatment. This is not sexism, it's wrong to treat people this way but it is not sexism, the only sexism here is your attempts to make a people issue a female issue.

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    • ilovetoiletrolls

      I think OP is right to an extent. I have seen heavy males being knocked before but women are knocked 10x more. Ed Sheeran never or rarely gets any bashing nor does Sam Smith and they're both obese but almost every female icon gets bashed.

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  • look around , its a jungle out there

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  • KeddersPrincess

    ItDuz is on que about that Amazing Atheist thing. Type his name into Urban Dictionary, and in almost every definition he's described as "a fat atheist".

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