[ SECRET POST #3267 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3267 ⌋

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Comments

Re: Why do people here assume everyone in fandom is fat?

[(Anonymous)]

Don't have a link to it, but it was the one where I was talking about wanting to cosplay She-Hulk, and some anon commented with something like "Well you need to go the gym more, Big Bertha."

Something asinine like that. It rubbed me the wrong way, because in the original comment there was absolutely no indication of my weight or body type. All I said was that I didn't think my biceps were big enough to cosplay She-Hulk without looking ridiculous.

I don't even know why it's still bothering me days later, it's such a stupid thing, but this is far from the first time I've run into people assuming that EVERYONE in fandom is either overweight, leads an unhealthy lifestyle, or both. Which simply isn't true.

And a something someone said to me IRL today reminded me of that thread, which is why I am bringing it up now.

Re: Why do people here assume everyone in fandom is fat?

[(Anonymous)]

Gyms are also places where not-fat people go to build muscle. Like the kind of muscle She-Hulk would have. Yanno?

Re: Why do people here assume everyone in fandom is fat?

[(Anonymous)]

Yes, obviously. That does not explain the Big Bertha part of that anon's comment.

I don't know how familiar you are with Marvel comics, but Big Bertha is a Marvel character whose superpower is literally being fat.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Bertha_%28comics%29

Re: Why do people here assume everyone in fandom is fat?

[(Anonymous)]

I did not know this.

Re: Why do people here assume everyone in fandom is fat?

[a_potato]

That sounds like they may have just been trying to find a way to insult you rather than them thinking you're actually fat.

They're a jerk either way, though.

Re: Why do people here assume everyone in fandom is fat?

[(Anonymous)]

Probably.

Even if they were being a jerk or trolling, that would not be the first time I'd encountered that sentiment.

Once I met someone IRL who was surprised to find I like comic books, because, to paraphrase his words, "But you're a girl, and you're not a fat slob!"

Which was really a horrible thing of him to say, but at the time I was too shocked to be offended.

Re: Why do people here assume everyone in fandom is fat?

[a_potato]

Goddamn, that's so mindbogglingly rude. What a jackass.

Re: Why do people here assume everyone in fandom is fat?

[(Anonymous)]

Hey this happened to me too. I got called a "landwhale" by some troll who came in to a community for a fandom they didn't like to haarass them for being weirdos. They started out assuming I was a dude, then when I said I was a female they jumped to "fat".

I laughed my ass off, because at the time I was a bit of a shrimp in comparison to my coworkers and often got asked if I could handle my duties.

Re: Why do people here assume everyone in fandom is fat?

[a_potato]

Ah, and in creeps the misogyny.

Re: Why do people here assume everyone in fandom is fat?

[(Anonymous)]

Yeah I think the first example was , or just a case of trolls looking to find something mock worthy.

But as for the second example...I dunno. There were other women who were more experienced who didn't get the same treatment. I did because I was small and new. After I spent a while there I started getting it less and less.