no one wants to hear fat-girl stories of taking up too much space and still finding nowhere to fit. People prefer the stories of the too-skinny girls who starve themselves and exercise too much and are gray and gaunt and disappearing in plain sight.
In her book "Hunger," Roxane Gay explores the discomfort society feels with body diversity, particularly the experiences of women whose bodies do not conform to conventional beauty standards. She highlights how narratives around body image often overlook the struggles of those who are larger, emphasizing that few people want to engage with the stories of "fat-girls" who grapple with their identity and societal acceptance.
Instead, society is more interested in the experiences of those who are excessively thin, as their stories fit the narrative of striving for an ideal. These “too-skinny girls” often face their own battles of invisibility and alienation, but the preference for their tales reflects a troubling trend where only certain body images are acknowledged and validated, leaving many individuals feeling marginalized.
