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@abastzar as I’m sure you know (but might helpful to others) the BMI scale is incredibly unreliable, and it was never originally meant to determine what was a “healthy weight” anyway. it’s really only used because it’s one of the few tools doctors have. No one should ever be solely relying on...

@bariki Just fyi. “WOC” is an acceptable abbreviation for “women of color.” Maybe I’m being anal but “People of Color Women” sounds silly to me.

@hungry_hungry_hippo Yeah women in general are also better at masking ADHD symptoms. And then there’s just a bias toward girls with ADHD symptoms seen as simply being a disappointing hot mess that need to try harder.

@woollybear No, I’m not that skinny. I’ve weighed anywhere between 105 and 130 as an adult, and I’ve gotten that comment regardless of my weight. Some of my friends say it’s because me legs are long in proportion to the rest of my body.

@woollybear No, but I have a pretty direct personality. People accuse me of lying or being wrong about my height (4’11”) pretty regularly. Maybe my body proportions but also maybe my personality make people think I’m taller. I’ll literally be in the same room with another 4’11” girl, and people...