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According to a 2009 study, 50% of little girls 3-to-6 think they’re fat.

What does it even mean when a 3-year-old thinks she’s “fat?” It may not have anything to do with BMI or conscious societal expectations, but children know it’s “bad….”

As Dr. Robyn Silverman summarized, the studies basically showed a few things:

1. “Thin means I want to play with you and fat means I don’t want you as a friend”;
2. “Thin means you’re nice and fat means you’re mean”;
3. “Thin means we prefer you.”

Irrational? Yes — but not that far a cry from the fat-phobia adults express less-directly on a daily basis. What’s alarming is that it’s internalized so young.”

via Jezebel. http://jezebel.com/5795814/incredibly-young-children-think-theyre-fat