'I stuck up for myself against body-shamer – but five-word comment got me slapped'

dailyrecord.co.uk:

A woman has shared her shocking experience with body shaming at a friend's birthday party, which ended with her being slapped in the face.The woman "dreads" attending her friend's birthday gatherings due to constant comments about her weight by her friend's close pal, Amanda.On Reddit, she revealed Amanda makes relentless remarks like 'you're so skinny!', 'do you even eat?', 'does your [boyfriend] care that you don't have curves?' and 'your legs are like sticks!' These comments touch on her "worst insecurities", leading her to consider skipping the event altogether.However, her mother advised her to treat Amanda's comments as compliments, and respond with, "Thanks!

I love being skinny." If Amanda is "disappointed" by this response, her mum believed it proved she was trying to "insult" her.The woman thought this was "great advice", but failed to mention to her mother that "Amanda was overweight".

This led to a dramatic confrontation at the party.On Reddit, she detailed the incident, writing: "The dreaded birthday party day comes.

And of course, no surprise, Amanda immediately looks at my arms and comments how tiny they are. I ignored this comment."Then later on in the day, we were standing in a group together and she was eyeing me up and down.