:marseymanlet: seethes at her :marseyboomer: :marseytrad: relatives

https://old.reddit.com/r/india/comments/149y137/whats_with_the_indian_aunties_and_uncles_judging?sort=controversial

If you're post puberty human, and someone comes to visit our family at home, almost all of them point how short I'm at 5 feet. They'd give me tips (I'm done growing) like go on and hang on bars(thankfully not fan), eat this biscuit, eat that medicine and what not. None of them accepts that both my parents are short and I'm made of their genetics. Environmental factors can only do so much for you. It takes me a lot to accept and be comfortable with myself, but even the best of people visiting our home(the highly educated ones) are same. They make it seem like they're at home not for visiting but for checking me out for arranged marriage and are disappointed when they don't see a beautiful model like fairy. It's the opposite for my extra fair skinned friend who gets told by aunties to keep herself safe from 'dusro ki nazar'. The world can't just accept humans are different, and just make peace with things that can't be changed, at least here in India:) Edit: Apparently even our generation judges, but they keep it to themselves.

Edit2: it sucks when even your mom can't accept the way you look. Like u birthed me?? Genetic pool Kim Kardashian and troye sivan ka kaha se aa jaegA??+pretty people won't understand shit here so💁‍♀️it's not your expertise. You pls be out

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Imagine not being the tall kid in your family. :marseycringe:

It's really demented, backwards, and even creepy how Indian adults think about a girl's marriageability from such a young age, starting from when she is just a baby. I was only 6 when I'd overhear my relatives, mother included, discussing my complexion, and how it would be perceived in the marriage market, but I'm sure they had those discussions when I was even younger but wasn't old enough to understand it.

Randi foid doesn't understand a joke

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Our media normalises it and bodyshaming makes up a major part of 'comedy' scenes.

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Everybody in my family said this to me back in the 80s and 90s. Where the f do they get this idea? And it makes no fricking sense either. Do they not understand that bones aren't elastic like gum and dough??????

They just don't want to see manlets and pollute their eyes :marseyshrug:

Bro you should tell that uncle that he looks like a 5 month pregnant lady. Roast them back dude yelog kabhi nahi sudhringe

:boomer: :!zoomersoy:

I am a 26 year old Male and I am 5ft 3in. My mom used to give me advice like this when I was in 11th and 12th. After a point, she realized that my height is something out of my control and stopped giving advice.

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I’m a 4ft 10” female (26y). I’m healthy but slightly overweight (I’ve always been). All my life, random butt uncles and aunties have given me advices like “do skipping”, “hang from a fricking rod”, “ do yoga” and what not. I’ve been bullied for my height and weight since a young age.

Seethe continues for 5x this length

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At one point my child was convinced they could be 6' tall if they wanted. I had to sit down and explain genetics and why they could never be that tall. Gave them realistic possible height they could reach. They were not happy with my answer like I was physically holding them back. They've grown to their predicted heights. ..

:marseywhirlyhat: Mommy I'll be king of the manlets

:!indiandoomergirl: No son your daddy is a turbo manlet and that is your fate

My relatives cannot accept the fact that I'm not "fat" and its my "body type". LIKE I CANNOT POSSIBLY CUT THIN MY PELVIC BONE WTF. To prove my words, we even went to doctors who said that I'm okay as I'm healthy. Then came the unsolicited advices about my hair (I had once waist length hair which is cut short around my shoulder now).

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