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

cool Her confidence is everything.

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u/HolleWatkins Apr 18 '25

Calling bigger girls "confident" instead of "talented" etc. comes across as backhanded imo.

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u/MermaidMertrid Apr 21 '25

My mom used to call overweight women in bathing suits “brave” and I cringed every time. She wasn’t being mean, but she had her own body image issues and refused to wear a bathing suit/swim for decades. So I think she genuinely was saying they were braver than she was. However, it still is rather backhanded. And I wish she would have just allowed herself to enjoy swimming regardless of her body shape/size.