History of an internet stereotype: “women not eating full meals” and “girl dinner”

Question

Where did this thing come from? Along with the stereotype of girls drinking coffee and eating nothing else? And the “almond mom” thing? Do women not eat? What’s the history of this cultural thingy?

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Answer 1

Expectations of women being thin is pretty culturally embedded. And many women can’t eat much if they want to be thin, me included. I barely ate for many years. I eat more now bc I finally got tired of being hungry all the time and I’m a lot heavier.