Up for discussion: Are thick and fat the same?

Black women, we love our curves. Right? We all love the fact that we have hips, thighs and a big behind. I want all women to have a positive self-image and to be confident regardless what their size might be. I cannot encourage woman to remain overweight and risk her body shutting down from bad health. It can happen.
As I got opinions on the topic, I couldn’t help but wonder why such a debate was so hard to answer in the first place? Why is it so hard to define the two? Why do they even exist in the first place? What are the implications in being “thick” and those in being “fat”?


One person said: when a bit of skin hangs over the edge of their jeans, or when you can't see their ribs anymore, Or when their feet and head look disproportioned! (hmm)
Another said if a person is sloppy and have flab that hangs in all the wrong places.
One even dared to say, “fat” is a person who is self-conscious, and, overall, has zero flavor, they’re fat versus “thick” as well kept, clean, confident, and exudes copious amounts of flavor.

So if you’re 300 kg but hey you can dress, you’re thick?
Generally, people had a very hard time answering a question that I assumed we all knew the answers to. Responses got so complex that sub-levels of thick and fat began to show up.


I never knew there was a “big girl” thick, a “fat girl” thick, and a “skinny girl” thick. What happened to the good old days when you were either skinny or fat?
And why do we consider being thick (which, I was told, is just a happy meal away from fat) to be ideal? And why is fat just not hot?

Black women in particular need to stop misusing the word “thick” when they are in fact “overweight” or simply “fat”. There is a difference between being thick and being fat. Having curves, a booty, thighs, full breasts, etc Yes, you are thick. However if you are at least 45 to 50 kilo’s or more overweight then you are not thick. You are fat and you need to reconsider your health.

But what do you think? Are thick and fat the same? Leave your opinion!