Facebook "Friends"

I wasn't planning on writing a blogpost today as I have already reached my yearly limit of 2 blogposts. Say Woooot?  

Today I read something annoying on Facebook from an old classmate of mine. She wrote " I've you've got a BMI above 20 don't wear shorts it looks aweful. Thanks"*
Now to the annyoing bit: it wasn't meant as a joke. Usually I would have said that is a dumb joke but she was dead serious. (Stating in the comments and having written other posts along the lines of "I can tell you 100 reasons to be skinny") Let the shitstorm begin. (In which I decided not to participate)

My BMI is above 20. Do I wear shorts? yes! and why the heck not? Did people feel personally attacked? Yes But did I feel personally attacked? No, not really. Did this statement non the less make me feel uncomfortable? Yes.

She has of course has the right to express her opinion but I equally have the right to not agreeing especially if it hurts people and is frankly just a bit silly .

I don't want people in my life who make me feel bad about myself or who just provoke a tiny bit of self-doubt when I shouldn't have this feeling. Not the most body-confident person here. 5 minutes of considering all opportunities I used the unfriend button for the first time of my life.
I have to say I did feel a bit guilty at first. But we have never been close friends nor have I  spoken to this woman in years. Reading the comments, she wasn't minding hurting some of her friends' feelings. So I decided that a facebook "friend" like her is not worth that I feel bad, even if it is just for 5 minutes.

As Miss Taylor Swift already said: Haters gonna hate hate hate hate.
On that note: Shake it off! And use the unfriend button ;-)


*Note: a BMI up to 24.9 is considered as normal weight and as perfectly healty. Below 18 is underweight may indicate an eating disorder.