If you’re a millennial, you know that the ’90s and ’00s weretoxic timesfor women and their body image.
The media was consistently scrutinizing women over their bodies, and there were unhealthy diet trends being shoved in their faces every day.
If any Gen Z are wondering why every Millennial adult female has an consume upset it ’s because in the 2000s a normal thing to say to a teenaged girl was “ when you think you palpate athirst , you re really hungry so just drink water and you ’ll be ok . ”
Twitter user@Whitleysdaughtrrecently reminded people just how toxic the conversation was in this thread detailing women who were considered “thick” in the ’00s:
Another admonisher of the women we weigh “ deep ” in the 2000s.pic.twitter.com/LEGWLSmWPT
It is so outlandish to refer to someone like LisaRaye as “thick” that some of the younger generation don’t believe it actually happened.
JLo had people go crazy over what would be consider a teaspoon of American Samoa these days 😂 The standard of stocky have definitely evolved.pic.twitter.com/Oap2rzRe8v
Kim Kardashian is another example of a celebrity who was referred to as “thick.”
Kim Kardashian in early 2000s when she became popular because everyone was in reverence of a “ thick , ” clean woman 😂 pic.twitter.com / rTHbI3TQOf
When Jordin Sparks lost weight, people praised her. Referencing Jordin Sparks' weight loss in 2012, one article even said she had"always been a chunky girl."
Jordan Sparks is a perfect lesson of a person who was considered productive during that time . When her and Raven Symone loss weight many people , yes even Black , cheered ! Mediatakeout was one of the sites that made it a immense deal.pic.twitter.com/qm4PsvttaY
It’s truly sad to look back and know that celebs likeBeyoncé,Jessica Simpson, andKelly Clarksonwere labeled “big” in this era.
So sad, in fact, that many Gen Z’ers couldn’t comprehend that it even happened…
They ’re looking at it from 2023 lenses and do n’t remember the past tense . They can recognise that skinny was very much in , but ca n’t believe slimmer women with large butts and white meat were considered thick .
So Lizzo came across the thread and shared her thoughts:
playfulness FACT : EVERYBODY IS A BODY ✨
“So right now there’s a thread on Twitter. A reminder of the women we used to consider thick in the 2000s and this is LisaRaye. As you know, LisaRaye is beautiful. In the early 2000s, she was considered the definition of thick,“Lizzostarts.
“Another one of our 2000s thick icons is J.Lo, whose booty was super duper duper praised for being juicy and big and thick and dump-truckish.”
“I’m not here to convince you that beauty standards were different. And I’m not here to convince you that this was considered fat in the early 2000s and that this beautiful body was considered unhealthy in the early 2000s.”
“What I am here to do is just remark on how quickly the conversation in culture can change. All it takes is 20 years to completely erase an idea, a thought, a pattern, a behavior, and the way we treat people. The way we talk about people.”
“It doesn’t take much to reshift a narrative and to change a paradigm. Being an early pioneer in the body-positive movement and watching you evolve to body neutrality is humbling. It’s an honor. Watching the definition of thick go from J.Lo to Beyoncé to Tacarra to Precious Lee has been a dream to watch.”
Lizzo concluded, saying, “This is a reminder that there’s always going to be a new conversation. There’s always going to be a new fight, and every movement offsets the next movement. The status quo is meant to be pushed, it’s meant to be evolved. So, if you feel like the outlier, or if you feel like you’re not like everybody else, keep being yourself and watch the world catch up with you.”
Here’s to living in a world where a body is just a body.
