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The shame you feel is yours, it's not inherent to the sizing.
by krageon 2y ago
The shame you feel is yours, it's not inherent to the sizing.
- Spivak 2y agoThe shame is inherent to the crushing expectations put on women's appearances and the pressure to be small. It manifests in clothing sizing for the same reason it manifests standing on a scale, it's a measure of your smallness. And what makes it insidious is that the measures are juuust comparable enough across different people to make people feel bad for not having the same numbers as someone 5" shorter than you. And my experience isn't unique in any way here and it's really hard to not see it pervasive through our culture.
- rcbdev 2y agoShort men also tend to voice the same complaints you have. They tend to have the added strain of absolute helplessness in their situation.