I think fat people are one of the largest groups that suffer from invisible discrimination. And since I am a certified, card carrying member, I am allowed to have made that pun.
Seriously, TV commercials have to be among the worst offenders.
Ever notice how often the character of scorn or the brunt of the joke is a fat person?
For example, there is a Honda SUV commercial that extols the virtues of their new SUV - including how quiet it is. The commercial shows an attractive, slender couple parked by a stream enjoying the view of grazing deer. All of a sudden, the scene cuts to a large SUV crashing through the woods. The deer get scared away by the noise. The large SUV screeches to a halt next to the Honda, and the driver, seeing nothing, asks "what you looking at?" And the appearance of this obnoxious driver? A fat man.
How about the Ditech.com mortgage commercials? The buffoon loan officer who can't even get his mother to do business with him? A fat man.
And then there's the new Bounty napkin commercial. The one where you see a child "pigging out" on a pile of food drowned in sauce, creating a mountain of napkins because they don't stand up. Then the child is given a new Bounty napkin, and his messy hands and face are tamed by the Bounty napkin. Is the child star of this commercial a good looking sixteen-year-old with a hollow leg? No! A fat child!
Are fat people jeopardizing their heath? Of course - there is irrefutable medical evidence.
Would many people rather hop in the sack with a buff movie star type than with a fat person? Sure.
Does that justify that fat people earn less than their slender co-workers and are many times less likely to be promoted or hired? That they should be the object of ridicule and scorn?
No.
Unfortunately, our society views being overweight as a character flaw. Proof that the person is lazy or weak-willed. That the person doesn't care about him/herself, so why should anyone else.
For most people, those aren't the reasons. Most fat people are fat because of medical or environmental factors. Some causes include metabolic or psychological issues, work environment, hereditary bias, cultural factors, the barrage of advertising by giant food conglomerates, and stupid dietary guidelines that make it all to easy to gain weight while being deluded that one is eating "properly."
Our society is making progress in learning tolerance in many areas. I look forward to the day when a person's weight is one of these areas.
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Posted by David at September 22, 2002 07:10 PM | Categorized under: Commentary
I believe that my friend Gene is prejudice against fat people. We've had many conversations struggling through my accusation, but I have not been able to make a convincing case for her, as of yet. She walks around making statements like "he's fat," "she's fat," and "he's as wide as he is tall." She feels that those comments are merely objective observations while I deem them as being mean due to their underlying negative connotations. While she agrees with the fact that the term "fat" possesses a derogatory connotation, she does not see anything mean about emphasizing the fact that people are fat. I know there's something wrong with her position, but I don't think I'm affected enough to have really considered all the premises needed to refute her argument. Please help me and my friend to figure this out. Feel free to reply to us via e-mail.
Posted by: Rod on February 23, 2003 01:59 AMi dont like to be discrimanted yea fat people rock
Posted by: putina barata on May 26, 2003 04:40 PMi dont like to be discrimanted yea fat people rock
Posted by: putina barata on May 26, 2003 04:40 PMi dont like to be discrimanted yea fat people rock
Posted by: putina barata on May 26, 2003 04:40 PM""Most fat people are fat because of ....... the barrage of advertising by giant food conglomerates""
yeah, gimme a break & get real!
Posted by: Pork Chop on December 18, 2003 12:53 AMI love fat people. Most of my family is fat including me. People should not hate people because they are big. You should treat them like you treat skinny people
Posted by: Dillon Foster on January 21, 2004 12:10 PMI love fat people. Most of my family is fat including me. People should not hate people because they are big. You should treat them like you treat skinny people
Posted by: Dillon Foster on January 21, 2004 12:11 PMI Have a friend who has been denied Life Ins. and Medical Ins. because of her weight and I don't think it's far. She has chronic asthma and the doctor visits are not cheap and her medicine she can't even afford to get. I'm searching for some help to get her the Insurance she needs.
Posted by: Joyce Mitchem on January 30, 2004 04:36 PMcan bounty really hold all 8 pool balls
Posted by: on February 26, 2004 02:55 PMBeing fat is nothing!! At least they can go to the gym and work it of. And at least there is liposuction and tummy tuck surgeries available.
Its short people who are discriminated against, especially short men. At 171cm I am one of the shortest guys I know and for that I am discriminated against. There is NO HOPE for short people. At least fat people have some hope. I think I would rather be fat than short!!!
I think the majority of people who are fat can fix it....but instead of doing that you whine and bitch and don't understand why you're fat as you polish off your 3rd baked potato with a mountain of sour cream at dinner. Then you go and lay down . Exercise! get up off your ass and move! I know people who have thyroid problems and actual physical problems that cause them to be obese. I'm not talking to those people. You are endangering you life and settling for something less than you are capable of being. Do yourself a favor and improve your health and self image. It's not shallw to place importance upon your exterior appearence....it's the icing on the cake so to speak. When you are a complete person that means complete in every way. I'm not talking about everyone being a size nothing.....but 300 lbs is just stupid unless you're a body builder or football star. There's is no excuse to be fat if you have kids and they're older than 3....you're being lazy and teaching them bad habits that will carry on into their adult life. Stop the cycle of Fat!
Posted by: self respecter on April 28, 2004 08:31 PMI LOVE FAT PEOPLE THEY ARE SO COOL AND ANYONE WHO DISCRIMINATES AGAINST THEM IS A LOSER WHO HATES THEMSELVES AND IS SCARED OF FAT PEOPLE. some fattys are nice and i would never call them fat to thier face cause they are cool people and i dont know why they are insecure about thier weight , weight dosent make a person , all it is is APPEARANCE , U CAN CHANGE UR APPEARANCE , they can lose weight and they will still be the same person INSIDE EXCEPT LOOk diffrent. discrimating on fat is stupid and iF U DO UR A MORON WHO IS SCARED. UR UGLY , AT LEAST THEY CAN LOSE WEIGHT , i love when i see ugly people lookin at a fat PERSON IN DISGUST , U ARE UGLIER THAN THE FAT PERSON , wake UP. FATTYS ARE NICE.
Posted by: skinny dude on June 1, 2004 07:13 PMim a first time visiter.
self respector your full of it!!!
There is more then just thyroid problems that make someone fat. Im fat and WAY over weight!!
When I quit Smoking I gained weight.
Im badly addicted to Sugars and Carbs, there is hormones in the body that cause this, and WILL prevent weight lost, I dont care if you run from NY to CA, you will stay fat!!! one of them hormones is called Cortisole. I must say from PERSONAL EXP!!! THAT QUITING THE SMOKING HABIT WAS A WALK IN THE PARK COMPARED TO CONTROLING MY CARB, STARCH AND SUGAR INTAKE. you that think that its so simple to lose weight, I say this, you better wake up, and know the facts!!! I go to the doctor sometimes and have my blood levels checked, my colesterole and so on, my levels are perfect, maybe better yours muscle man!!!! its 121 and my HDL and LDL levels are Perfect, I eat right! oh by the way a Baked Potatoe is loaded with starch and carbs. so before you start judging fat people, get smart before you speak.
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Premise # 1: We should make society better.
Premise # 2: Discrimination has a negative effect on society.
Argument: We should not discriminate overweight individuals because it will have a negative effect on society.
This is your argument. We could use the same argument to defend rapists. "Don't discriminate against me or put me in jail, I'm just different than you. Rape is fun."
You think this is comparing apples and oranges?
"Im badly addicted to Sugars and Carbs, there is hormones in the body that cause this, and WILL prevent weight lost...!!" exclaims du3stev@netzero.com
A rapist could say the same thing. It is hormones. It is perhaps commercials that advertise sex that fuel my compulsion. Don't discriminate against me.
What is the flaw of this argument? Obviously that discrimination, and a benefit for society arn't always one in the same.
You should discriminate against rapists because they will cause more harm to society than good.
But we can't say the same thing about the clinical obese, can we? Perhaps we can. Lets look at health care costs. Due to discrimination laws from attitudes such as yours, health care providers can't ask your weight. Therefor an individual who eats healthy must pay the same amount for healthcare as an individual who is "addicted to carbs and sugars".
Society will benefit if we discriminate, perhaps.
Posted by: fatchickLOL BRB BBQ on January 27, 2005 03:24 AMFirst time viewer.
Yes people. I'm a 375 found fat Hispanic male. I've spent the last 38 years trying to figure out why my older brother is thin and I and my younger brother are morbidly obese. Answer: It took about four weeks in December 2004, looking through my memories - searching through years of memories to find out what went wrong and when.
I got out a yellow legal pad and wrote down every food I remember eating from about 5 yrs old to about 12 yrs old. When I was done, I had about 35
items that were all snack foods, Captain Crunch, Dolly Madison cakes, Hostess, Pepsi, McDonald's, KFC, ...etc...
My mom took care of my older brother until he was about five, then she went to work. with me, she was home until I was 3, then she went to work.
My dad, who drank to much and misbehaved (grandparents produced my screwed up dad)and his parents live across town.
So, - my "poor working-class" parents dump us off on the grandparents every day. They, lacking proper educationa child development skills and let us eat what we want and as much as we wanted. They made lots of starchy food, bought desserts because they were cheap, and showed us love by buying us fast-food from all the popular chains.
Being that this crap started when I was 8 yrs old, what memories of proper nutrition can a child of that age "pull from" to know what's good for him/her???
I DIDN'T HAVE A CHANCE AGAINST THIS FAT PERSON PROGRAMMING. I REMEMBER "BEING A HIT" WITH MY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHERS AND MOM'S FRIENDS UNTIL I WAS ABOUT (8 YRS OLD) 1973.
THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, MY LITTLE STOMACH STARTED GETTING BIGGER, I COULDN'T BUY CLOTHES BECAUSE EVERYTHING STARTED GETTING TOO SMALL, KIDS IN SCHOOL STARTED HATING ME. I REMEMBER BEING MADE FUN OF AND BEING PICKED ON EVERY DAY, EVERY WEEK, EVERY MONTH, - FOR YEARS... I WASN'T LIKED ANYMORE AND I DIDN'T KNOW WHY EVERYBODY ELSE SEEMED TO GET ALONG...
AND I DIDN'T KNOW WHY???? I GOT ANGRY AND STARTED BEING VERY MEAN TO CLASSMATES, PEOPLE, AND I ENDED UP IN THE PRINCIPAL'S OFFICE ALL OF THE TIME... I ATE MORE AND MORE CAPTAIN CRUNCH, JUNK FOOD, AND FAST-FOOD. I ALWAYS FELT BETTER AND FELT THE EMOTION OF PERSONAL WELL-BEING WHEN I WAS EATING SOMETHING THAT I LIKED AND TASTED GOOD.. THUS THE ADDICITION STARTED. ONCE YOU START SOMEBODY ON AN ADDITION, THEY USUALLY CAN DO THE REST FOR THEMSELVES ONCE THEY KNOW WHAT TO DO AND HOW. AND WITH FOOD BEING SO ABUNDANT, JUST GOTO THE STORE AND PICK OUT WHAT MAKES YOU FEEL THE MOST LOVED AND ACCEPTED... THIS IS THE "SLIPPERY SLOPE OF A REAL FOOD ADDICITON."
Everytime I feel lonely, sad, unsatisfied, unfullfilled, I remember how my grandparents and parents used to give me a dessert or bought me fast-food.
Mom wanted a career, so she came home late most evenings. I was home alone alot during the critical time of 8 - 12. ...I came to know that mom loved me when she came home with Kentucky Fried Chicken or buys me a that McDonald's Hamburger and fries.
She'll never hug me or tell me she loves me. She just buys me a meal... So, I begin to understand that I associate love from family when I buy a fast-food meal..
THIS IS SOME SICK SHIT THAT I JUST LEARNED IN THE LAST 90 DAYS.. I FIGURED IT OUT ON MY OWN...
Thirty years later, when I feel unloved by people, my job, my friends, family, or something that is stressfull, I just stop and buy Kentucky Fried Chicken or stop in at McDonald's for some hot love. Never a hug or kiss from my mother or a girlfriend, just a high starch and fatty meal that move me further and further away from anybody thinking that I am an attractive young man....
Oh, and if you think you're fooling yourself. Look at all of those McDonald's commercials. - They ALWAYS FEATURE FRIENDSHIP - several friends going out to McDonald's to get a meal, but in actuallity, all I see is my 375 pound ass going in and trying to find a chair becuase I don't fit, then - I find myself eating by myself in my car, listening to the radio, wondering why everybody else is thin and I'm the fat guy who never had a real girlfriend.......?
If you want to find the problem, "take a look at your friendship, love, and acceptance memories regaring family, friends, and love and acceptance."
They start around 3 years old and continue to about 11 or 12 years old. focus on that specific period of your life. If you sit down with yourself for about 60 minutes at a time, you will begin to see some patterns emerge about food, love, and acceptance.
I THINK THAT YOU WILL SEE THAT PEOPLE LOVED YOU WITH FOOD, RATHER THAN LOVING YOU BY GIVING YOU THEIR PERSONAL LOVE, A HUG, OR ATTENTION. THIS IS WHERE THE PROBLEM CAME FROM. YOU WERE EMOTIONALLY WIRED TO RECEIVE LOVE BY EATING A FAST-FOOD MEAL OR A SUGARY/STARCHY DESSERT.
GET RID OF THE IDEA. AS SOON AS I SPOTTED THE MENTAL BELIEF ABOUT WHERE THE FEELING OF LVOE COMES FROM. I REALIZE NOW IN dec 2004 THAT I HAVE BEEN MIND "#$%@$*"UCKED BY MY OWN FAMILY FOR 30 YEARS SINCE I WAS 8 YEARS OLD.
WHAT DO YOU THINK HAPPENS TO A LITTLE KID WHEN ALL HE KNOWS IS, THAT TO FEEL LOVE AND ACCEPTANCE, YOU EAT A DESSERT OR FAST-FOOD MEAL.
Remember to ALWAYS think about how you were programmed by your parents/family to think about love and acceptance.
As soon as I plugged in the formula for proper eating and stopped looking for love from food, but come to expect love from people that I want love from, the need for fast-food to show me love simply "vanished." I'm in complete control for the first time in 30 years.
Nobody or nothing can make me experience love with a food product...! Nobody's spell works on me anymore. I have the thin person's mental program in place - the one that my parents failed to give me...!
TODAY, FEB 7TH, 2005, MY FACE AND CLOTHES KEEP GETTING LARGER AND LARGER, AND I'M NOT DOING ANYTHING DIFFERENT OTHER THAN ELIMINATING ANY FOODS THAT I REMEMBER BEING FED. IF THAT INCLUDES FAST-FOOD, SO BE IT. I DON'T EAT DESSERTS FOR LOVE, I DON'T EACH STARCH AND CRAP BECAUSE I CAN AFFORD IT.
I DON'T LET ANY OTHER PERSON TRY TO HURT ME BY FEEDING ME ( THIS INCLUDES OFFERS OF HAVE A BEER, HERE'S A BURGER, DO YOU WANT SOME OF THIS DESSERT I BOUGHT, ETC...ETC... ETC...)
TODAY, I HAVE 30 YEARS OF MEMORIES TO PULL FROM ABOUT PROPER EATING. LOVE COMES FROM HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS, NOT FROM MCDONALD'S.
THE WEIGHT IS NOW SLOW AND STEADY, BUT IT'S NOT WORK BECAUSE I JUST EAT RIGHT LIKE ALL OF THE THIN PEOPLE DO. .. ALL OF A SUDDEN I HAVE THE SAME MENTAL FORMULA LIKE THIN PEOPLE HAVE.. ALL OF A SUDDEN,
I HAVE THEIR ABILITIES AND NONE OF MY PROGRAMMED FROM CHILDHOOD WEAKNESSES... AS OTHER PERSONS ON THIS BOARD HAVE SAID, QUITTING SMOKING IS EASY COMPARED TO LOSING 150-200 POUNDS.
AND, - BUT ONCE YOU HAVE THEIR SECRET THAT KEEPS THEM THIN, ATTRACTIVE, AND SOCIALLY POWERFUL, YOU THEN BECOME THIN AND CAN GO TOE TO TOE WITH ANY THIN PERSON IN LOOKS, MENTAL STRENGTH, AND THE ABILITY TO PHYSICLLY CHANGE YOURSELF INTO A SUPERIOR PERSON - ONE THAT COMMANDS RESPECT AND THE ATTENTION OF THE OPPOSITE SEX.
...AS YOU SEE YOURSELF GETTING THINNER, JUST SIT BACK AND LAUGH AT ALL OF THE THIN PEOPLE WHO HAVE VERY LITTLE DISCIPLINE -GET TURNED ON BY YOUR THINNER BODY.
...YOUR FAT PERSON (NICE GUY/NICE GAL) PERSONALITY THAT YOU DEVELOPED AS A COPING MECHANISM ALL OF THESE YEARS, (YOUR PERSONAL EDGE) COMBINED WITH YOUR NOW THINNING BODY IS MAKING YOU INCREASINGLY IRRESISTABLE TO THE OPPOSITE SEX WITH EACH SUCESSIVE POUND.
YOU'LL BECOME ALMOST OFFENDED AS YOU WATCH THESE PEOPLE " START FIGHTING WITH OTHERS FOR YOUR ATTENTION AND RUN OTHER PEOPLE OFF BECAUSE THAT WANT YOU FOR A BOYFRIEND OR GIRLFRIEND."
YOU'LL NOTICE HOW ALL OF A SUDDEN, YOUR ARROGANT AND SARCASITC ATTITUDE IS NOW SUDDENLY TOLERATED AND YOUR OPINIONS AND THOUGHTS CARRY WEIGHT WITH OTHER PEOPLE. IT'S A BLAST TO SUDDENLY SEE JUST HOW SHALLOW PEOPLE REALLY ARE WHEN THEY'VE HAD NO PERSONAL BATTLES WITH THEIR OWN APPEARANCE OR LOOKS TO CONTEND WITH.
...SINCE MANY PEOPLE WILL KNOW HOW YOU LOOKED BEFORE AND AFTER, ALL OF A SUDDEN - THE PHONE STARTS RINGING LIKE NEVER BEFORE. I THINK IT'S COMPLETELY FUNNY TO KNOW - THAT YOU ARE THE EXACT SAME PERSON AS YOU WERE BEFORE, BUT NOW YOU CAN SEE THAT PEOPLE ARE ANIMALS WITH DEFAULT BELIEFS AND IDEAS ABOUT THE WORLD AND NOT MUCH MORE....
WHEN YOU ARE THIN, SUDDENLY YOU BECOME THIS WONDERFUL PERSON "WHO THEY KNEW WAS THE RIGHT PERSON FOR THEM.." (HA HA HA HA HA HA HA)
PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE GASTRIC STAPLE KNOW EXACTLY WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT...
ALL OF A SUDDEN, CARNIE WILSON IS THIS INTERESTING PERSON THAT EVERYBODY IS INTERESTED IN... YEAH RIGHT... I THOUGHT SHE WAS STRONG WILLED BEFORE, BUT THE ONLY DIFFERENCE THAT GIVES HER AUTHORITY AND CREDIBILITY IS THAT MILLIONS OF MEN WILL SPEND MONEY ON HER TO GET HER INTO THE SACK.. THAT'S THE REAL DIFFERENCE.
IT'S HARD TO FEEL COMPLETELY ALONE WHEN YOUR PHONE'S ALWAYS RINGING, AND YOU'RE BEING TAKEN OUT TO EAT OR ARE MEETING WOMEN AT STARBUCKS ALL OF AS SUDDEN, AND THERE'S MORE THAN ONE PERSON PER YEAR THATS INTERESTED IN GETTING TO KNOW YOU...
THE REAL TRUTH FOLKS - IS THAT, - PEOPLE IN YOUR APARTMENT COMPLEX, AT WORK, AND NEIGHBORHOOD ARE IN FACT HAVING SEX "ALOT MORE THAN YOU THINK."
THEY JUST DON'T TALK ABOUT IT BECAUSE IT'S PRETTY ROUTINE TO THEM.....
YOU MAY THINK THAT PEOPLE AREN'T DATING BECAUSE YOU AREN'T BEING ASKED OUT OR ARE BEING REJECTED BY MOST PEOPLE, BUT IN TRUTH, MOST PEOPLE ARE DOING IT ALL THE TIME.
IF YOU NOTICE THAT PEOPLE SEEM TO ALWAYS BE EMOTIONLESS AND RATIONAL PEOPLE WHEN IT COMES TO BEING ASKED OUT, FORGET IT. IT'S JUST THE STATE OF MIND THAT THEY ARE IN BECAUSE YOU ARE NOT ATTRACTIVE.
PEOPLE ARE RARELY RATIONAL CREATURES WHEN THEY ARE WANTING SEX OR A BOY OR GIRLFRIEND. IT'S A COMPLETELY EMOTIONAL THING. IF SOMEBODY IS BEING LOGICAL WITH YOU, YOU'RE UNATTRACTIVE TO THEM REGARDLESS OF HOW NICE THEY ARE TO YOU.
MOST WOMEN I TRY TO TALK TO WILL REJECT ME ON MATCH.COM JUST BECAUSE OF MY WEIGHT. NOTHING ELSE SEEMS TO MATTER TO THEM....
TRY POSTING YOUR FRIENDS OR THIN SISTER OR THIN BROTHERS PICTURE WITH YOUR PROFILE - THEN WATCH HOW MUCH MORE ATTENTION THEY GET THAN YOU.
THIS WAY,YOU CAN SEE HOW MUCH MORE ACTION YOU'D BE GETTING IF YOU WERE THIN LIKE THEY ARE....
IF YOUR FRIEND OR SIBLING KEEPS TELLING YOU THAT CRAP ABOUT "...IT'S NOT YOUR SIZE IT'S YOUR ATTITUDE AND LACK OF SELF-ESTEEM THAT YOU NEED TO WORK ON... YADA YADA YADA....
THEN YOU'LL HAVE PERSONAL PROOF SO YOU CAN NOW TELL YOURSELF THAT THEY WERE FULL OF CRAP THE ENTIRE TIME..."
IN ORDER TO MAKE THE CHANGE TO BECOME A FUNCTIONAL/THINNER/HEALTHIER PERSON, GIVE YOURSELF SOME SLACK BY RUNNING A LITTLE TEST LIKE THIS SO YOU CAN KNOW WITH CERTAINTY HOW FULL OF SHIT PEOPLE ARE.. TRY A DIFFERENT THIN PERSON'S PIC AND SEE HOW LESS LONELY YOU WOULD BE THIS FRIDAY NIGHT...
GOOD LUCK FRIENDS.. If you need specifics on how to do what works, email me: markmejia@hotmail.com
MARK, FRESNO, CALIFORNIA
FEB 7TH, 2005
im 15 i weigh 230 pounds spmetimes i feel like killing my self and getting red of myself but my dad keeps on pushing me to keep on going im starting to loose weight
Posted by: z on February 23, 2005 11:51 PMGetting back to the original topic of fat discrimination, I absoultely believe that it's real (I wouldn't know for sure because I'm not fat). One of my guilty pleasures is staring at fat people and I think of fat people as their own breed. Since I do believe that obese people (NOT the over-weight) have self-control problems, as an employer I would not hire someone who was obese. Plus to get to a weight that is so unhealthy is just a sign of ignorance, since this a health-crazed era and info is everywhere.
Posted by: Andrea on March 7, 2005 03:50 PMHay I'm a fat f()ck ( 6.1 and 325 lbs)
look people ! this is easy "F()CK ALL OF THE STUPID ASS PEOPLE IN THE WORLD!!! IF YOU ARE THINKING ABOUT THEM, THEN YOU HAVE ALREADY LET THEM GET TO YOU " Just Smile!
Then think about the fact that they have nothing better to do then f()ck you.over "Your size ¿" how old are they, Still the fact that not ALL things are the same size,shape or color has been a major problem for them. ¿? what the f()ck ¿?
If they are that f()cking stupid then, they are not worth even thinking about at all,
As for all of the Retards in this world YOU CAN ALL ((" ME FATTIE MCASS ")) oh and F()CK YOU I HAVE A 10" dick . (Smile) My Fat wife loves it and WE like the way that "FAT" chicks look.
I think Self Respecter needs to get some self respect. I would never go out in public and spout some of incredibly unattractive garbage he has. I have the self respect to be decent to the people I share the world with.
Posted by: on May 17, 2005 01:45 PMDiscrimination for whatever reason is outright WRONG ! A couple of you have made the inference that fat people are lazy, triumphlant, etc.. with the exception of a few who you acknowledge may have legitimate reasons for the way they look, etc .. whatever. At the end of the day, you can't tell which from which. You can make the cynical comment "All I have to do is sit back and watch em scarf down a burger or three to know..." but truthfully you can't tell from just looking so you don't know. Yet when you go to the store, a restaurant, the mall or wherever you may run into a larger person you scruntinize and judge without merit or any facts other than that person is more than likely bigger than you. I stand at 5'6 tall and 175 lbs. By know means am I a thin girl and I know first hand how insensitive and outright wrong people can be. From my experience, usually the people who talk the most about others are insecure and unhappy with themselves. No matter what their reasons are, discrimination, ridicule, and judgement of others is without contest just WRONG !! It's not helpful, it's not constructive, its only tolerated predjudice that needs to come to an end !!
Posted by: Muriel on July 20, 2006 10:59 AM