velma comments on What is skinny

[–] velma@sh.itjust.works 1 point 23 hours ago (5 children)

Many people use skinny as the opposite of fat, so to be charitable to the poster maybe that’s what they meant.

I was responding to this in particular.

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[–] rumschlumpel@feddit.org 1 point 23 hours ago (4 children)

But "not skinny" is not the same as "the opposite of skinny".

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[–] velma@sh.itjust.works 2 points 23 hours ago (3 children)

At 5'10" and between 115-130lbs, Taylor Swift is skinny. She is thin. She is not overweight. She is bordering on underweight.

The pictures in the post are also taken from slightly below which will make her thighs look slightly bigger due to the lens distortion.

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[–] TwoTiredMice@feddit.dk 6 points 22 hours ago*

Agree on the lens distortion here. Not a lot people is looking good from that angle.

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[–] Anon7394@sh.itjust.works 0 points 20 hours ago

She's also not unhealthily underweight, and therefore not skinny.

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[–] rumschlumpel@feddit.org -2 points 22 hours ago*

In this picture, I'd call her "normal". The physique that's basically the norm for "sexy" celebrity women is squarely in the underweight range.

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