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“ I'll think about it, but please remember that I'm not used to dating ugly and fat girls.

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“ Why are you surprised? You're single because you're ugly and fat. No one will ever want you!

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“ "Sorry, it's better to break up, I don't want other people to see us together." "Why?" "Because you're fat."

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“ Give me a call when you've finished your diet.

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“ I'm happy you finally decided to lose weight and do something with your body.

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“ You're a Ferrari hidden in a Toyota.

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“ Yeah, well you have stretch marks.

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“ You are fat.

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“ You've got circles under your eyes.

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“ Did you get glasses so he wouldn’t fancy you anymore?

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“ Girls who wear make-up are fake.

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“ You've got airbags for an ass.

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“ I can't work out if she looks more like a witch or like Hagrid.

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“ I won't be attracted to you if you gain weight.

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“ Do you think you look like an athlete? Losing some weight might make you faster.

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“ Whilst eating a chocolate bar a guy three years older than me said "a moment on the lips, a lifetime on the hips."

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“ She'd look better if she wore a bag over her head.

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“ Your nose is like a mountain.

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“ People will like you AFTER you speak to them, not before.

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“ "Oh look, it's cellullite Sally" My name is not even Sally.

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“ If you put more effort in you would DEFINITELY be prettier.

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“ "Urgh, why would you do that to yourself?" - In response to flexing my biceps and lats.

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“ You look so skinny, like not in a good way. You can see your ribs.

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“ She's so flat chested, she looks like a man.

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“ As a teenager, perhaps 12 or 13, a boy pointed at my bare legs and laughed at how hairy they were. Everyone around me joined him in laughing at me. I felt utterly ashamed. I had up until this point not even noticed. That was the last time... I've probably thought about my body hair everyday for 20 years.

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“ That'll look really nice on you once you've lost some weight.

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“ You have a monobrow and it's disgusting.

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“ "It's okay that you're not that fit because you're actually quite funny." - Said by some male friends as school

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“ Please go to the gym because I'd fancy you more.

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“ Don’t invite her, she will eat all of the food at the buffet.

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“ She's always been a bigger girl.

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“ You look so much better now that you aren’t porky and ginger.

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“ You've gone so grey - shouldn't you colour your hair?

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“ "You've gained weight, are you pregnant?" "No." "Are you sure?" - Said by a female colleague.

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“ "You should wear more sexy dresses at work you look like an old woman!" - Said by a female colleague at work.

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“ "You've gained weight, you look different, I didn't recognise you! I think its because you've got married and you're less careful about your body." - Said by a male Professor at law school.

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“ I know you're really fit and have been doing lots of exercise, but isn't it a shame that it makes your thighs so bulky.

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“ Moley, moley, moley.

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“ I used to be nicknamed 'cookie face' because my face is so round and the blemishes are like chocolate.

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“ A dermatologist asked me if I was a lesbian because I had facial hair on my top lip.

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“ "You know there is such a thing as shaving." - 11 year old male cousin to 11 year old me about my upper lip.

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“ Male doctor after breast exam - "I can see you've lost weight since your last mammogram. Oh! You're getting married? Congratulations! Can I suggest you get a boob job when you've lost as much as you want to lose - your husband will thank you for it."

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“ "Put some make up on so it looks like you've made an effort." - From my Grandma.

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“ "You'll never get a boyfriend if you don't lose weight!" - From my Father.

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“ "Can I give you some unsolicited fashion advice?" (Before I can refuse) "You'd look so much better if you bought a better bra." - A Female colleague.

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“ Can I please wax your upper lip because it's annoying me.

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“ If I looked like you I would worry more about my weight.

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“ You can't wear that because you're too curvy.

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“ She looks like Miss Piggy.

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“ My boss at work referred to me as 'big ass' instead of my name.

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“ My best friend judges her worth by her looks, specifically her 'size'. It's a shame, because I think she is more than a number.

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“ My daughter (8 years old) came home from school asking me how she could make the hairs on her arms blonder because someone at school had told her 'girls don't have body hair.'

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“ Every time my step dad meets female friends he will comment if they're too skinny and not stop talking about it.

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“ Being squeezed on the sides by my boss, being told I need to eat more.

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“ He's punching.

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“ I find male gay culture categorises you into 'visual tribes' that supposedly reflect your personalities, e.g. bears, twinks, otters, wolves, and jocks.

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“ Do you have to be quite so loud and large?

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“ "She only goes out with you because she feels sorry for you - because you are ill and fat."

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“ I was told I was 'just a bit fat' by a boy when I was 14.

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“ I was told I looked better before I got a fringe.

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