I got really sad today because one of coworkers asked me today if she’s too thin. She said she keeps seeing all these graphics on Facebook making fun of thin girls to make fat girls feel better (“real men like curves, only dogs like bones” kind of shit) and she’s reaching a breaking point. She’s looking into checking into a hospital to help her with her eating disorders, which she’s been trying to recover from for years but her body is just rejecting food right now. She wants to be healthy so badly but everyone just throws those “you’re too thin, are you sick? Eat a cheeseburger ” kinds of crap at her and it’s horrid. Every one of those statements reminds her of how much she’s struggled with this and causes an anxiety reaction. She’s reminded that it’s visible how much more work she needs to do.

So for the sake of people like my coworker, whose story you’ll never know by looking at her, don’t rush in to tell anyone how their body should and should not look. Not even to be funny, and not with the blowhorn and shield that is the Internet.