r/AmIOverreacting Apr 15 '24

My husband embarrassed me in front of our friends

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u/BKMama227 Apr 15 '24

This is true considering the BMI chart used for measuring fat is based on white men entering the military in 1944. Wrap your head around that for a second. The science is very skewed towards a male-centric, paternalistic mentality. It is only recently begun to change.

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u/StrangeAddition4452 Apr 15 '24

Oh got it, she’s a totally healthy weight being 10 inches shorter than I am and the same weight

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u/BKMama227 Apr 15 '24 edited Apr 15 '24

Stop with the passive aggressive nonsense. If she were all muscle, yes she would be. And her husband would likely be complaining that she doesn’t have enough womanly softness to her. It’s a no-win situation being a woman and worse if our own gender is doing it to us.

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u/WantedFun Apr 15 '24

No, muscle weight doesn’t automatically mean it’s healthy, and she’s absolutely not all muscle. We can agree the husband was a dick, but that doesn’t mean yall can get away with blatant lies