Nigeria my country where the big and fat are the mature, comfortable and wealthy, where the fleshy are respected, where the Slim and skinny are considered sick and unhealthy.
Its worse when one used to be fleshy but knowingly or unknowingly became slim you'd here words like " ah! What happened to you? Why and how did u turn like this? Are you ok? Why are u so thin?" It gets so bad that people who become affected by this skinny shaming seek other means to grow fat some go about consuming a lot of fatty food while some get medication, while it works for some, it doesn't have any effect on others as their bodies remain same.
Meanwhile its the other way round in the western world you dare not call anyone fat as it is considered rude and insulting.
Nigeria my country, why is the concern not "health"? Does one have to wait for a medical practitioner's prescription before he/she goes exercising and eating healthy? Infact, a lot of them do not even know the importance of body mass index.
Because I'm on the skinny/slim side and I experience this often especially when I run into old mates and they ask a million questions as to why I became this slim OMG! I love being slim no one ever guessed my age right it becomes better when I'm off makeup as I look a lot more younger as if that aint enough some people argue with me over my age.
I think we all have the right to be and look however we want as long as we are comfortable bearing in mind that health is wealth.
Nigerians please let's desist from body shaming and encourage healthy living.
