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Actually, it's a bit more okay to pick on uber-skinny girls. People are starting to be sensitive to overweight women, but it was all right to hound me if I was anorexic or bulimic. When I said "no," they thought I must be in denial and badgered me to seek counseling. If they weren't being "sensitive," they were being horribly mean and saying I look disgusting, ugly, like a skeleton, etc. I put up with constant criticism for 10 years (12-years-old to 22), until my metabolism relaxed a bit and I gained 20 pounds. However, I'm still thin, so I still get comments, just not as many. Sorry about the rant, but I am tired of overweight people complaining that everyone picks on them. It's not easy on the opposite end of the spectrum either. In fact, many overweight women find it all right to pick on the uber-skinny girls. Those were the majority that said something to me.

Also, homosexual men and woman also get picked on frequently.