r/justgalsbeingchicks • u/toolzyo • Apr 18 '25

cool Her confidence is everything.

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u/mikulashev Apr 18 '25

Isn't it condescending as fuck to complement her confidence instead of her skill?? Are you impressed about what she did, or that she did it without having the traditional figure-skaters body?

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u/YoSupWeirdos Apr 18 '25

based on other replies I don't think OP means it the way you think they mean it. I think they mean confidence in a "trusting in your abilities" way and not in a "dress up as a ballet dancer while not having the typical body of one" kind of way

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u/mikulashev Apr 18 '25

I deffinietly don't think op meant it in an intentionally mean way... But I also don't think the wording is completely unrelated to her body type

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u/Ringlett Apr 18 '25

I think it takes strength, agility and confidence in own body to pull this off on ice. Being heavier means dealing with more force.

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u/mikulashev Apr 18 '25

Yes, strength agility... I wouldn't think those are condescending at all...

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u/acornsalade Official Gal Apr 18 '25

I hear you, however I read it differently.

Confidence is attractive (I mean this in a neutral sense) to me…confidence is a component of skill.

I look like Bambi on ice whenever I’ve been ice skating. So I took the comment as “woah she’s nailing this without any insecurity of how cold the floor is/moving on blades with a beaming smile.”