Being skinny shouldn't be the definite goal for every.single.body. When I was first diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder, I was smoking cigarettes everyday to alleviate the pain I was going through. My auditory hallucinations were so loud and mean. I wasn't used to all the clutter in my mind. Now, let's go back to the main topic. Why is being skinny the goal for many Americans? When I was younger and skinny, I wasn't eating and would use cigarettes to supress my hunger. I wanted to stay small because I wanted to be accepted and valued. I'm already black and to be a Fat AND Black woman was scary to me. The fear came from society and how we view Fat bodies. Many Americans today are fat phobic and use derogatory words to describe overweight people. We have normalized the stigmatization of fat & black bodies. Rapper Cardi B would use the term "fat b*tch" to describe an overweight woman she had a problem with. My question is .. why is being ...