I've posted here complaining about my awful, terrible, no-good obeast receptionist before. Obviously I have other coworkers, they mostly range from average to fit to thin. (I'd describe myself as average BTW, not American average but actually average)
My work friend was seeing the doctor due to some symptoms of carpal tunnel. She is a tiny Pacific/Asian lady, probably 4-11" and around 99 lbs. She talks about her weight a lot, saying she wishes she could gain a few pounds, as being over 100 lbs would make her feel more "womanly." Haha, yes, turning the whole "REEEE-al Woman" thing around.
Totally unsolicited, her doctor started bugging her about her weight. She was repeatedly told she was MALNOURISHED. Based on nothing but her appearance. Friend said her BMI was calculated at 20. Twenty!!
She was almost in tears. I told her not to worry, 20 is totally good. It's on the lower side of normal, but it's not even in underweight category, is it? Besides, coworker eats plenty, I see her chow down at lunch on the daily and she's always talking about the endless dinners and banquets her friends and family put on. I asked her if the doctor was fat, and she said "she was American, it's hard to tell."
Burrrnnnnn. Would this be reverse-thin-privilege? Skinny shaming?
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[–] BuzzingBeaver 1 point 10 points 11 points (+11|-1) ago
Now Asian doctors everywhere in America will suddenly get hit with an influx of normal people. Good, decent people don't take suggestions on improvement as personal insults.
[–] cthulhu_stories 0 points 18 points 18 points (+18|-0) ago
Asian doctor here. Please yes, send me someone who isn't obese. I'd say about 80% of my surgical patients are obese. Some of them think theyre normal weight, and I've even had one butterbeast tell me im malnourished and need to eat. She lost a goddamn toe to diabetes later that month.
[–] l23r 0 points 4 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago
Happy Ending :D
[–] fabulousalpaca 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Would totally go to you if I lived in America
[–] Radu49 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Yeah well that toe was like, at least 3kgs and doctors say you can't lose more than 1kg a month or its not healthy so she probably needs a feeding tube to gain it all back!! /s