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

Set foot in any kid’s home in the UK and you’ll notice that literally every teenage girl weighs less than 90 lbs (and fat-shames people who weigh even 115 lbs) and eats one meal a day and toys around with her food and struggles to finish it.