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Kiera is too thin to be attractive in this


I'm just a few minutes into this movie - and I don't know if I want to watch the rest.

Kiera has been beautiful in many of her movies, but she's simply not pleasant to look at in this.

I'm so tired of boneracks.

It's 13 minutes in and I'm done with this movie.

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Judgemental much? Not every actor is the same size, not every character is the same size. Maybe what you see is part of her character.

I enjoyed the story, maybe you won't, but to quit watching it because you think she looks too thin, well that is really strange.

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I'm so tired of boneracks


Do you realise that some people are naturally thin? Just like some people have a natural tendancy to have fuller body shapes.

Keira's always been slim and it's obviously just the way she's made. Some people eat loads and just don't put much weight on - how can you be insensitive to that?

It would be like you saying "I'm so tired of brown skin". What on earth could brown skinned people to do?

Thin women (in particular) are constantly being pulled up on their looks. They're told they're too thin, should eat more, stop being anorexic (as if that's helpful), that they're not womanly...they're boneracks - the list is endless.

Ignorant strangers might make unpleasant comments about overweight people, but you don't have it come up in everyday conversation such as with friends, co-workers, aquaintances, like thin people do - everyone seems to think it's ok to comment on a slim person's weight in 'polite' conversation. It's not. It's rude.

So you may not find Keira's frame attractive, but there's nothing she can do about it. Just leave her alone.


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Thank you, Sugarminx!

Finally someone understands! As a naturally thin woman I've heard commentaries about my body all my life. And people didn't realize that sometimes they were being rude and that perhaps their words hurt. And because of the constant nagging it took me a long time before I was able to truly love my body.

I think Keira was beautiful and I also think we should try being more considerate to one another, and perhaps show a little more generosity.

And there goes my first imdb comment. Deep! :))

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You're very welcome madalinaignat!

I suffered, SUFFERED I tell you! when I was a teenager. I was an absolute ironing board and didn't people love to tell me so? Along with other nasty, hurtful comments. I just wasn't the sort of kid who put weight on easily, and believe me I wanted to. I wanted to be curvy and voluptuous and I felt so embarrassed to go out with my friends who were 'normal'.

I did eventually fill out and while I'll never be Jessica Rabbit, I'm 'passable' 

There's a reverse discrimination towards slim women, usually by women who struggle to keep their weight down, and it's tiring. Fuller figured women are claiming their place in the world (and rightly so) but they often do it by saying things like "well at least we look like women" - that kind of comment, while empowering to them, comes at the expense of their 'sisters' who don't boast lovely natural curves.

It's sad that we can't all just accept and celebrate that we're alive in whatever form we're packaged in.

Or maybe us slender women and full-bodied women should just all gang up on those perfect barbie types! I've seen them. They got some 'splainin to do 



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Take no notice people. The OP has a phobia about slim women which can be found in his/her posting history.


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Haven't you got anything better to do than go searching through the posting history of someone you disagree with.

Oh - and if you DO keep looking - you may actually find more suggestions about what sex I AM.

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Hey now. Some people are just super skinny! Knightley has always been very slim. I am also very thin and I feel very self conscious about it because my arms and legs are so much tinier than everybody around me. Knightley has an ectomororphic build, meaning long, skinny bones, and a very small body mass. As opposed to a mesomorphic build, meaning a solid and thick body, easily able to gain muscle (and fat). Think Amy Schumer. Genetics, my friend!

Its discouraging to hear people rag on skinny folks, especially if you are like me and physically cannot gain weight. It's out of my control and it's hurtful to have others say things just as judgemental about someone overweight.. Bodies are all different, as are our tastes in what is attractive or not.

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