Indian Woman: Wasn T and Pre-Teen I

indian woman: I had no curves as an awkward pre-teen, according to Huffington Post Canada. I was told I wouldn't look good in a saree and at a time when Bollywood stars weren't super thin, I didn't feel like I would grow into what I thought was a "normal" body of an Indian woman. I never considered myself to be "too skinny," but I remember being reminded by South Asian aunties, including my mom of course, of how I looked. As a child of immigrants being raised with these values, I believed this was how South Asians -- and the rest of Toronto -- talked about bodies. Arti as a child. The words "fat" and "skinny" were thrown around my community like "hello" and "goodbye." It wasn't considered rude to call someone fat, it wasn't awkward to tell someone they gained weight to their face; and instead of focusing on eating healthily or exercising, I would hear people suggest skipping meals and fad diets like it was a one-stop easy fix. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.