Is skinny always considered a compliment?

I think happy would be a better compliment, Anyone can fit societies idea of beauty but not everyone who is skinny is happy and being skinny isn't going to suddenly solve all your problems. We always find flaws in ourselves even if you think 'if I loose weight I'll be happy' or 'if I had perfect teeth I'd be happy'. It isn't true, we find another flaw to obsess over. To say someone is happy in themselves or that they look confident is a bigger compliment than skinny.

No, that depends on the context, tone of voice and situation. Calling you "skinny" might be a way of saying something else including you are not looking well and you are not eating right. .. which you could find insulting. However calling someone "skinny" could be a very good way to wake them up and register your concern that they may not be alright and need help. People with anorexia can lose touch with their own body to the point of lacking insight and awareness to their dangerously low weight. As though they dont even "see it".

It depends on how that label makes you feel. Big isn't necessarily a bad thing, most people take it negatively because of their own definition of the word.

No, skinny can also translate to unhealthy, mal-nourished, or weak. Sometimes it is positive though.

Skinny isn't associated with a compliment. Skinny is a describing word more than a compliment. "The dog is skinny" whereas a compliment would be "Your dog is not fat nor skinny, it's considered a healthy weight"

It depends on how you feel about it. There are some who don't like to be called that. There are some who do.

Skinny isn't considered a compliment most of the time. People make fun of each other by calling them skinny. But that shouldn't affect one.

It depends on your mind set. I always had issues with my eating habits and I always found skinny to be an insult despite the fact that I was going out of my way to be thin. However, if you’re naturally skinny then that’s a completely different think. It’s down to how you think and feel about yourself.

No. For those recovering from certain eating disorders it absolutely isn't. And for people trying to gain weight.

Skinny is not always a compliment as too thin can be due to a host of reasons. I personally have suffered with an eating disorder from the age of seven. This was stemmed by insecurities sparked by parents who threatened me at anytime to sending me away to a boarding school. Every time I was out of control the anorexia kicked in. It wasn’t me deciding not to eat it happened as if the condition had a mind of its own. Once you have this it is common for it to continue. Also when I hit puberty it became a problem due to girls comparing each other’s speed and amount of development. Public images do a lot of harm to the body images of young girls. It is a term normally bonded about by larger people. So I wish we could stop using the phrase. However I’m sure if someone has been on a diet for a few months they would be flattered by the words