i don't quite know
how to saw this
lightly. so i will be
blunt. bullies,
please take a good
look at yourself before
you bully or downgrade
another human being.
they have feelings just
like you. things you say
could alter the way they
see themselves.
i've been bullied. i hate
the fact that i'm skinny.
i am almost on a weekly
basis or even daily basis
get called skinny or twig.
and the occasional label
of being anorexic.
i hate it. i see myself as so
skinny, not good enough.
i'm always comparing my
thighs to other girls on my
soccer team. always seeing
how much i can lift compared
to them. sure i have skinny
arms. but in reality, am i
anorexic to you?
you see me eat, you see me
devour my food, so please
explain to me why i still
get called evil things,
malevolent things, that hurt
that hurt my feelings, the things
you say can hurt, they do hurt
i don't just walk around every
single day and think, i'm normal
i don't, i always have the
persistent little voice in the
back of my head saying, you're
too skinny, or eat more, or
you need to eat a huge hamburger.
i cannot get over that. i've been
bullied and sure people may say
it as a compliment, but to me it's
an insult, like you're insulting me
like you're mocking me. because
that's what everyone else has
characterized me to be.
an anorexic looking girl
who just eats a little.
i stuff my face, i love food.
you don't see me throwing
up my food. losing weight
in an unhealthy way. i
exercise daily, i am active
and i have a high
metabolism.
so please go ahead and
call me anorexic one
more time just because
i am skinny, just because
i am active, take a good look
at yourself first, you jealous yet?
