These students received a pamphlet on fat-shaming that was extremely offensive
Handouts detailed how to hide “back rolls’’ and what fabric is best to cover “soft flesh.’’
The “thigh gap’’ trend—where a woman is so thin her thighs don’t touch—has shown how intensely our society puts pressure on body image. Girls have been showing off their gaps on social media, but apparently, if your thighs aren’t stick thin, they shouldn’t be seen in shorts.
At least, that’s what one high school is telling students.
A fashion design class at Centereach High School in New York were given handouts on fat-shaming, according to Distractify. No, not on the evils of the practice—they were the ones doing the shaming.
Katelynn Passerlam, a student in the class, told News 12 that students received reading material on how to hide their body fat.
“There are a couple girls in my class that are overweight, and they were like ‘My feelings are hurt. My self-esteem dropped.’’’
Here are the pages the students received. They look like they’re taken from the 1920s, both in quality and in content: “Busty? Good. Back fat? Eh, not so good.’’
The printouts detail ways to hide body fat, which should obviously be of the utmost important for high school girls. A student from the class reported that some of the lesson focused on how you shouldn’t wear shorts if your thighs touch, according to Distractify.
“Ever see a really chubby person in some super-thin T-shirt fabric?’’ the printout asks, when advising that thicker fabrics should be used to cover “soft flesh.’’
“Yeah, it’s not pretty,’’ it continues. “Don’t be that person.’’
Hey Centereach High School, how about you don’t be that horrifying, fat-shaming force of society on these young women?
The Middle County School District is currently investigating this incident further, according to News 12.
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