The cognitive dissonance of restoring an older piece of furniture and saying it wasnt meant for "normal" sized people. What was the norm when the item was created?
Especially when it comes from a time where things were made pretty much exclusively to be functional. They wouldn’t waste time and resources to make furniture that’s too small for anybody to use
Yeah. It's so weird how all those "non-Ozempic" bodies from 19-Whatever used this desk without any issues. Almost as if we've got an obesity problem now.
These people are so, sorry to offend someone, stupid it truly baffles the mind. Say this kind of stuff out loud. "I am going to restore this antique furniture but update it to be more size inclusive so normal bodies can fit".
They actually think that 200 years ago someone made a desk that was 'too small' for NORMAL bodies?
The fact that I read 1897 as 1987 and was shocked when I read it again is really cool to me, my grandparents were born in the 1940s and my mom was born 70+ years after your father but here we are talking on Reddit :) idk, just thought it was kinda interesting haha.
I have a hundred year old desk at home that I found on craiglist. It fits perfectly in my studio apartment and I work at it comfortably all day. I am 150 and 5ft8. Idk how large you would have to be to not fit a desk
I once saw someone say that the reason it's so easy to find vintage clothes in straight sizes is because no one wore them, while vintage clothes in plus sizes simply don't exist anymore because they actually got worn, which is.... certainly a take
This one of those stupid things where they take a grain of truth and try to use it to prove everyone was always a 36" waist.
The grain of truth in this instance is that several of the really tiny dresses & shoes that have survived a long time were made for teenagers who were still growing. But that doesn't mean that no one was small as an adult.
Plus people were shorter back in the day, not just thinner. So it's weird to make it about all about ozempic/weight when they were just.... Literally small lol.
They can miss me with this judgmental language. "Non-Ozempic" and "normal"? Who needs body acceptance, amirite?
The thing is, this could just as easily be a video about making a vintage desk more accessible for a larger person. No judgment or mocking, just a video about an interesting process. But no. We can't do anything without insulting the evil thins that they're all incredibly jealous of.
I want to get the dimensions on this after the alteration to see what this person considers to be ‘normal’. I’m willing to bet ‘Normal’ means obese here
My highest bmi was just under 36 but I never outsized a chair, vintage or otherwise. Definitely wasn’t ‘normal’ sized and anything above that certainly isn’t ‘normal’
what a pathetic cope. they can now say that anyone who’s a healthy weight is only that because of ozempic. yes, some are, and good for them! sour grapes.
I swear it's only a matter of time before buildings of historical significance start getting butchered to accommodate the increasing number of people with 70+ inch hips.
My old university was built in the 1400's, and I remember finding some parts of the campus tricky to navigate as a tall, scrawny teen with huge feet.
Lots of narrow winding staircases going up thin towers, lots of low beams ready to concuss anyone over 5ft4, that sort of thing. Cobbled streets, too, which aren't fun for most people but must be practically impossible for those 'living in a larger body'.
Guaranteed the university been labelled 'fatphobic' by present day students.
Oh I am sure. This 15th century castle is not size inclusive so randomly obese tourist can't fully tour the space so we need to accommodate them by ruining the space. These folks already complain hotel room are too small. The bathrooms are too small. The elevator is too small. Etc. Spaces that have been the same size for hundreds of years suddenly is 'too small' and the fault is with the space itself...
FAs issues are all based in a complete lack of self accountability.
To be fair, desks can be too low for morbidly obese individuals. There’s a guy at my office who always books the desk meant to be a standing desk, so that he can adjust it to fit his legs and belly.
We can say that the person using the desk needed more space without being judgmental of other body types. Crazy how they always preach “body positivity” and “health at every size” and then still imply that being skinny isn’t healthy/natural/“normal”
It's honestly alarming how normalized obesity has become if we're at the point where we have to restore furniture because people are so fat that they can't fit in/on the furniture.
At this point, I pander to some of my HAES-leaning friends just to get them to shut the fuck up. If I say something I actually believe and they start spouting that shit at me, I’m always like “oh, I hadn’t considered that, maybe you’re right” which makes them happy and I can move on with my day.
If it made me money… yeah, maybe I’m a bad person but I’d take it. I’d probably feel bad eventually but I do understand why so many “thin allies” profit off their stupidity. It’s easy when one of the core traits of the HAES/FA crowd is that they believe literally anything they’re told.
I’ve bought a lot of furniture at auction/antique malls—you can get some amazing furniture at a fraction of what you pay for new particle board.
Upholstered furniture is harder to find, but I love finding vintage arm chairs because they’re small enough for me. My back appreciates armrests but the seat has to be narrow for me to reach them comfortably.
If they get mad at people buying up large sizes at thrift shops, I can get mad at them buying furniture that actually fits me.
Hee, hee, I rather doubt they go to auctions much, because, around here, anyway, unless they're held in an auction house, you usually have to stand for long periods of time. I can easily see FAs throwing at fit at a country/estate auction because there are no chairs. But, you're right; I collect books and I've made some amazing finds at auctions, including bookcases.
I do not want to defend the stupid terminology this creator is using and the "non-ozempic" make me puke a little in my mouth. But you guys are kinda missing one factor about the modern "normal" bodies: tallness.
People are generally way taller than back then. I am a woman with a quite normal man's size of 187m/6'2". I cannot use these old desks although I'd love to own one, just because my legs are too long and I cannot fit them under the desk in a healthy position. This is not a weight issue, but a length issue and it is proven that people nowadays are taller than ever.
This creater is still WTF, but tallness is not a choice.
The cognitive dissonance of restoring an older piece of furniture and saying it wasnt meant for "normal" sized people. What was the norm when the item was created?
Especially when it comes from a time where things were made pretty much exclusively to be functional. They wouldn’t waste time and resources to make furniture that’s too small for anybody to use
Yeah. It's so weird how all those "non-Ozempic" bodies from 19-Whatever used this desk without any issues. Almost as if we've got an obesity problem now.
These people are so, sorry to offend someone, stupid it truly baffles the mind. Say this kind of stuff out loud. "I am going to restore this antique furniture but update it to be more size inclusive so normal bodies can fit".
They actually think that 200 years ago someone made a desk that was 'too small' for NORMAL bodies?
Desk looked early- to mid-1900s.
I guessed a random date. Generally speaking since we have been making desks like this the size is basically the same. But nowadays it's 'too small'.
My father was born in 1897, and my mom was born in 1921. Neither of my parents were ever overweight, and my mom was 40 when she had me.
My father had money, so food insecurity wasn’t a factor. We just ate sensibly, and ate fresh food.
My mom cooked, we didn’t eat packaged food. My mom had grown up with an ice box, so she was used to using fresh ingredients.
The fact that I read 1897 as 1987 and was shocked when I read it again is really cool to me, my grandparents were born in the 1940s and my mom was born 70+ years after your father but here we are talking on Reddit :) idk, just thought it was kinda interesting haha.
I have a hundred year old desk at home that I found on craiglist. It fits perfectly in my studio apartment and I work at it comfortably all day. I am 150 and 5ft8. Idk how large you would have to be to not fit a desk
I once saw someone say that the reason it's so easy to find vintage clothes in straight sizes is because no one wore them, while vintage clothes in plus sizes simply don't exist anymore because they actually got worn, which is.... certainly a take
This one of those stupid things where they take a grain of truth and try to use it to prove everyone was always a 36" waist.
The grain of truth in this instance is that several of the really tiny dresses & shoes that have survived a long time were made for teenagers who were still growing. But that doesn't mean that no one was small as an adult.
Plus people were shorter back in the day, not just thinner. So it's weird to make it about all about ozempic/weight when they were just.... Literally small lol.
They can miss me with this judgmental language. "Non-Ozempic" and "normal"? Who needs body acceptance, amirite?
The thing is, this could just as easily be a video about making a vintage desk more accessible for a larger person. No judgment or mocking, just a video about an interesting process. But no. We can't do anything without insulting the evil thins that they're all incredibly jealous of.
It actually was a really cool project, and she did a great job with it. This attitude was just so unnecessary.
It’s too bad she’s insecure and seemingly had low self image, weight aside, because it sounds like she’s talented.
It would be cool if she used that talent to modify furniture for people who have no choice over their mobility, like people with spinal cord injuries.
Tbh, I would settle for them just skipping the skinny shaming.
I want to get the dimensions on this after the alteration to see what this person considers to be ‘normal’. I’m willing to bet ‘Normal’ means obese here
Probably quite morbidly obese. I don’t think most people with BMIs in the 30s have these issues often.
My highest bmi was just under 36 but I never outsized a chair, vintage or otherwise. Definitely wasn’t ‘normal’ sized and anything above that certainly isn’t ‘normal’
what a pathetic cope. they can now say that anyone who’s a healthy weight is only that because of ozempic. yes, some are, and good for them! sour grapes.
it sounded like it was for a specific client, maybe it was a large client
fat phobic desks. I knew it.
Big desk and big diet the two most influential lobbies.
I'll only buy fat phobic desks from now on to piss off the FA movement
I swear it's only a matter of time before buildings of historical significance start getting butchered to accommodate the increasing number of people with 70+ inch hips.
My old university was built in the 1400's, and I remember finding some parts of the campus tricky to navigate as a tall, scrawny teen with huge feet.
Lots of narrow winding staircases going up thin towers, lots of low beams ready to concuss anyone over 5ft4, that sort of thing. Cobbled streets, too, which aren't fun for most people but must be practically impossible for those 'living in a larger body'.
Guaranteed the university been labelled 'fatphobic' by present day students.
Oh I am sure. This 15th century castle is not size inclusive so randomly obese tourist can't fully tour the space so we need to accommodate them by ruining the space. These folks already complain hotel room are too small. The bathrooms are too small. The elevator is too small. Etc. Spaces that have been the same size for hundreds of years suddenly is 'too small' and the fault is with the space itself...
FAs issues are all based in a complete lack of self accountability.
that sounds like a gorgeous campus though omg
Oh absolutely, especially when they'd do special events like candlelit concerts around this time of year.
I think I'm the only alumni who hasn't had their wedding there, too, lol.
So now ONLY fat bodies are normal? Hmmm. >>
Right? I thought the word normal was bad because there isn't such thing 🙄
Too fat for furniture. I know we've seen people breaking couches but not fitting in a desk is a new one
To be fair, desks can be too low for morbidly obese individuals. There’s a guy at my office who always books the desk meant to be a standing desk, so that he can adjust it to fit his legs and belly.
That attitude is atrocious. And people like this wonder why "the thins" don't want to hang out with them.
“Non-ozempic” WHATTTTTTTT 😭
We can say that the person using the desk needed more space without being judgmental of other body types. Crazy how they always preach “body positivity” and “health at every size” and then still imply that being skinny isn’t healthy/natural/“normal”
Fucking hell I absolutely hate the dissociation between their brain and their body.
How is that not meant for "normal" sized bodies?
It's honestly alarming how normalized obesity has become if we're at the point where we have to restore furniture because people are so fat that they can't fit in/on the furniture.
Imagine being too fat for a desk.
For most people that would be a wake up call.
TIL if I can fit comfortably behind a vintage desk I'm on Ozempic
'non-Ozempic' and 'normal bodies'? Please tell me the comments told her to shut the fuck up and stop huffing the copium.
If someone told me I had an “Ozempic body” I’d laugh hysterically.
Honestly, I would pander to the HAES crowd if I thought I'd profit from it.
She said it was for a client. So really all she had to do was explain that someone was paying her for a desk of a certain size.
personally i'd like a larger desk too. not because i don't fit in mine, but i need more space for stuff
Lol thats true, its a good niche but I imagine it would be hard making it if you’re not fat too
At this point, I pander to some of my HAES-leaning friends just to get them to shut the fuck up. If I say something I actually believe and they start spouting that shit at me, I’m always like “oh, I hadn’t considered that, maybe you’re right” which makes them happy and I can move on with my day.
If it made me money… yeah, maybe I’m a bad person but I’d take it. I’d probably feel bad eventually but I do understand why so many “thin allies” profit off their stupidity. It’s easy when one of the core traits of the HAES/FA crowd is that they believe literally anything they’re told.
I’ve bought a lot of furniture at auction/antique malls—you can get some amazing furniture at a fraction of what you pay for new particle board.
Upholstered furniture is harder to find, but I love finding vintage arm chairs because they’re small enough for me. My back appreciates armrests but the seat has to be narrow for me to reach them comfortably.
If they get mad at people buying up large sizes at thrift shops, I can get mad at them buying furniture that actually fits me.
Hee, hee, I rather doubt they go to auctions much, because, around here, anyway, unless they're held in an auction house, you usually have to stand for long periods of time. I can easily see FAs throwing at fit at a country/estate auction because there are no chairs. But, you're right; I collect books and I've made some amazing finds at auctions, including bookcases.
i saw that on instagram and thought of this group
If the desk was built before Ozempic was a thing, wouldn't it already be for a "non-Ozempic" person?
I do not want to defend the stupid terminology this creator is using and the "non-ozempic" make me puke a little in my mouth. But you guys are kinda missing one factor about the modern "normal" bodies: tallness.
People are generally way taller than back then. I am a woman with a quite normal man's size of 187m/6'2". I cannot use these old desks although I'd love to own one, just because my legs are too long and I cannot fit them under the desk in a healthy position. This is not a weight issue, but a length issue and it is proven that people nowadays are taller than ever.
This creater is still WTF, but tallness is not a choice.
Yeah, that's a legit point. But she was clearly talking specifically about weight.