Strangely enough, I was thinking about it yesterday. I wasn't curious enough to post, and thank you Jane for solving the 'Linder Surprise' mystery. I knew it was an old member, and had no idea who, and now I know (I'm just a little stupid, which is why I didn't figure that out for myself).
I didnt even know it was gone. Mayhaps instead of posting photos of what people are wearing, what about just typing it? Because thats what I was about to do thinking this was the thread.
Because people were posting body shots & doing the whole "excuse me for looking fat" thing when they were actually like, tiny, which made larger people like me feel **** & then it became bordering on a thinspo thing.
So, as you may know, we decided to lock the 'What are you wearing today' thread on the 16th June this year. After discussion, we have come to the conclusion to remove it completely.
Whilst I can understand that for a lot of people, it was really interesting to see what people were wearing, it also had the potential to trigger people, especially with the full-body shots. It can also be very triggering for someone to look at a thread and see someone who they feel is thinner than them calling themselves "fat" or "disgusting".
There was also speculation about some people photoshopping their photos, to make them look slimmer, which just goes to show the competitive aspect of the thread.
Most of you will remember the "ED picture thread" which we have also deleted in the past few months. We feel that in it's absence, the "What are you wearing?" thread has gained some of the competetive atmosphere that we were trying to get rid of here at RYL.
We hope you understand our decision. If you have any questions, please go ahead and ask.
