I really just have one reaction to this week's Torchwood

[giandujakiss]

5'9 and 119 pounds? Are you fucking kidding me?

Comments

[sapote]

I am going to guess this is a lady, because when men of my height and normal build are described, they always seem to weigh, you know, what I do.

[giandujakiss]

Yes, yes it was. Of course.

[loligo]

I haven't seen the episode yet... was this a clearly ridiculous description of a person who couldn't fit those stats? Or is this just a general objection to encouraging often-unrealistic weight norms?

(Not always unrealistic, though -- that was my height and weight between the ages of 16-23 or so, and I had a very hearty appetite.)

[giandujakiss]

Maybe it could have fit her - I didn't get a great look at her overall form - and sure, there are women who fit that description, but it's highly unusual and I'm just generally objecting to the ongoing reinforcement of unrealistic norms.

[ratcreature]

So this would be what in standard units? *a question to the google unit conversion later* 1.75m and 54kg? So that's underweight by common BMI measures, isn't it?

[giandujakiss]

Extremely so.

[rhivolution]

I was, at one point, ~5'10" and 129 pounds (bout of depression in 2001-02). Having been there and remembering what I looked like, anything less than that would be getting into dangerous territory.

[giandujakiss]

Exactly. I'm around 5'5" and that weight on me looked very thin.

[cofax7]

My sister is 5'7" and looks skinny at 145 lbs. Granted, she's non-representative, but seriously.

[giandujakiss]

Exactly.

[kore]

Ha ha, when I had an EDNOS in college, I was six feet tall and 145 lbs, and had amenorrhea and vitamin deficiencies and all sorts of exciting side effects. I was sad I wasn't 120 or even 110 lbs, like the models.

[giandujakiss]

Yes, my first reaction upon hearing that description of someone was - is the character supposed to be suffering from an eating disorder? Because, yeah.