to think that this is irresponsible reporting from the BBC

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A Chinese theme park has offered free entry to heavier women according to the BBC with this headline:

"Chinese park grants free entry to heavier women"

which was followed by this:

"A theme park in northern China offered free entry tickets this week to women if they weighed over nine and a half stone (61.8kg), it's reported."

9 1/2 stone?! Heavier women?!

My DD's friend is anorexic and she'd see this as proof that she was overweight before she became anorexic and dropped well below 9 1/2 stone even though it was an appropriate weight for her height.

This headline is nothing to do with your daughter’s friend’s mental illness.

@moonkissedlegs

9 1/2 stone?! Heavier women?!

What? Women who weigh more than 9 1/2 stone are heavier than women who weigh less than 9 1/2 stone (obviously). There's no judgement, it's not claiming they are above average, or too heavy, it's just a literally true statement!

East Asian women have more central visceral fat. They may look slim but their waist / hip / bust measurements are often the same (this is similar to Indian women outside of specific Middle Eastern descended castes in Western India). This is why doctors across Asia prefer Asian women to have a BMI of between 18-20 (up to 22 if pregnant or muscular). Anything over that will cause heart issues / diabetes.