Insincere Compliments
I don't know if you know about what I meant about insincere compliments but here are a few for reference. "You have great features but you would have been prettier if you lost weight." "How can you be single if you have such a good personality?" "For a fat girl, you're considered good-looking." Seriously, how is it possible to take these as compliments when it's obviously so negative? These are things that I've heard in my life from people who are clearly insensitive or just felt the need to say something mean but hoping that it passes off as a compliment. This was what happened recently, a friend commented on one of my outfit photo telling me that I would do well if I got a job if I modeled for plus-size fashion. Let's pause a moment because I'm confused. Is she indirectly telling me that I'm fat? Or is she implying that I have good fashion sense? A few of my friends who saw the comment felt sorry ...