Why does society sympathize with people who are overweight but not those who are underweight?

Question

I'm about 20 pounds underweight. I've tried everything possible to gain weight, high carb diets, special vitamins, talking to my doctor, ect. I can't gain weight, period. It's just the way I am. There are lots of people with cases like mine, who recognize that they're underweight and struggle to gain weight, but can't. Beleive it or not, it's just as hard for skinny people to gain weight as it is for large people to lose it. So why does society sympathize this overweight people, and consider people who are underweight to be low and disgusting? It's wrong.

Answer 1

Skeletons scare people.  That's why "skeleton" is a Halloween costume.

Edit:  Touché.  xD

Answer 2

Well, I can't really see where you're coming from, it's actually the other way around.  Of course when you are in one group you are gonna think you are the one stereotyped against, but it's not that way.  I'm not a large person, but when people are talking about fat people it is they who get the most flack and rude remarks.  All you have to do is look at the media to see that.... I mean most models etc are underweight and considered gorgeous, very rarely does a large person even have the chance to be on camera-- it's the last thing people want to look at.  Trust me girl, you would NOT want to be on the other end of the spectrum.... larger girls get constent critism, weight loss ads thrown in their face wherever they go, rejection from any cute guys, and on and on and on.

And that's whats wrong!

Answer 3

Get yourself one of those little scooters and go block the aisleways at walmart... youll plump right up!

Answer 4

I  find that people like to put down those that are skinny and think we all have anorexia.

I got so sick of people mainly big ones asking me if I ate enough I was at a shop and this lady said it so I turned around and said do you eat to much is that why you are so fat well she said I was being insulting and discriminating against fat people hello she didn't think for once she had insulted me.