Being obese is not always a choice either…However, in most situations it is a manageable situation…..but sometimes it is unavoidable due to other health issues. Guess your not a doctor!
I sense that you’re kidding, Abdullah, but sadly there are a lot of people who would love to see something just like that happen.
Fat people are a target because you can look at them and tell they’re fat, even if you know nothing else about them. Therefore, they’re judged instantly (and often harshly).
Anyone here recall a recent blog for Marie Claire by Maura Kelly? She talked about how disgusting it is to see two large people being affectionate on that TV show “Mike & Molly.” The piece was bigoted beyond belief and I can’t believe it ever saw the light of day but it proves my theory that fat people are the last acceptable prejudice.
We’re fat. We’re not terrorists and we’re not out to make your lives hell or “disgust” you and shockingly enough, many of us are not on the edge of death.
The majority of us are regular people. We have jobs, families and mortgages. And like our thinner fellow humans, we have some bad habits.
***Just because you’re not fat doesn’t mean you live your life better than I do, so don’t even fool yourself.***
Some of us are fat because we eat too much, some of us are fat because we were born with slow metabolism or thyroid issues. Can you tell which is which by looking? No. Is it any of your business? No.
I’m fortunate to work for a company that provides health insurance, so don’t worry your pretty little heads. This Fattie McFatterson isn’t costing /you/ a dime. Again, none of your business but I thought sharing that fact might comfort some of you.
Want to send me to a city or town where I’m with other chunky monkeys who aren’t subject to the bigots of this world? By all means, point me in the right direction. I’ll buy an entire row of seats on the next plane there, so as not to inconvenience anyone with my fatness.
Corpulence was once a sign of beauty, good health and postperity. My have times changed. Have we become more or less prejudicial in the last 100 years. I wonder?
I agree JT. The Feds could start a “Biggest Loser” program in every major city and reward the obese for losing weight. It will cost a lot less than what Obamacare is going to cost in the future.
So much of what has been said here is disgusting. You don’t know what the situation is with people that are overweight or obese. Is it physical, or psychological, is it a way of coping from being hurt in their past,(death of a loved one, abuse as a child, physical injury). You don’t know. Yes many people do make poor choices when it comes to what they eat, and face it if it is bad for you it tastes so much better than what is good for you. But we cannot judge them and make those decisions for them. How about more help instead of less help. More guideance and help is given to drug users or alcoholics than to people who are over weight. Counseling, education etc. Not to mention how expensive it is to eat right and go to a gym. Give me a break. Personally I had a 40% cut in my wages this year, I lost my husband to brain cancer, and I have two kids at home. I now work 2 jobs, and at the end of 16 hours all I want is a bowl of cereal and to go to bed. I am too tired to cook a chicken breast and toss a salad. If I could even afford the chicken and salad in the first place. If Top Ramen is all you can afford it is all you can eat.
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Make the TV show The BIggest Loser a new Federal program. It would be one more way for the government to “help” us.
Being obese is not always a choice either…However, in most situations it is a manageable situation…..but sometimes it is unavoidable due to other health issues. Guess your not a doctor!
We could move to Canada or Alaska & freeze our butts off….then move back! Hey, it could work!
I sense that you’re kidding, Abdullah, but sadly there are a lot of people who would love to see something just like that happen.
Fat people are a target because you can look at them and tell they’re fat, even if you know nothing else about them. Therefore, they’re judged instantly (and often harshly).
Anyone here recall a recent blog for Marie Claire by Maura Kelly? She talked about how disgusting it is to see two large people being affectionate on that TV show “Mike & Molly.” The piece was bigoted beyond belief and I can’t believe it ever saw the light of day but it proves my theory that fat people are the last acceptable prejudice.
We’re fat. We’re not terrorists and we’re not out to make your lives hell or “disgust” you and shockingly enough, many of us are not on the edge of death.
The majority of us are regular people. We have jobs, families and mortgages. And like our thinner fellow humans, we have some bad habits.
***Just because you’re not fat doesn’t mean you live your life better than I do, so don’t even fool yourself.***
Some of us are fat because we eat too much, some of us are fat because we were born with slow metabolism or thyroid issues. Can you tell which is which by looking? No. Is it any of your business? No.
I’m fortunate to work for a company that provides health insurance, so don’t worry your pretty little heads. This Fattie McFatterson isn’t costing /you/ a dime. Again, none of your business but I thought sharing that fact might comfort some of you.
Want to send me to a city or town where I’m with other chunky monkeys who aren’t subject to the bigots of this world? By all means, point me in the right direction. I’ll buy an entire row of seats on the next plane there, so as not to inconvenience anyone with my fatness.
Corpulence was once a sign of beauty, good health and postperity. My have times changed. Have we become more or less prejudicial in the last 100 years. I wonder?
I agree JT. The Feds could start a “Biggest Loser” program in every major city and reward the obese for losing weight. It will cost a lot less than what Obamacare is going to cost in the future.
So much of what has been said here is disgusting. You don’t know what the situation is with people that are overweight or obese. Is it physical, or psychological, is it a way of coping from being hurt in their past,(death of a loved one, abuse as a child, physical injury). You don’t know. Yes many people do make poor choices when it comes to what they eat, and face it if it is bad for you it tastes so much better than what is good for you. But we cannot judge them and make those decisions for them. How about more help instead of less help. More guideance and help is given to drug users or alcoholics than to people who are over weight. Counseling, education etc. Not to mention how expensive it is to eat right and go to a gym. Give me a break. Personally I had a 40% cut in my wages this year, I lost my husband to brain cancer, and I have two kids at home. I now work 2 jobs, and at the end of 16 hours all I want is a bowl of cereal and to go to bed. I am too tired to cook a chicken breast and toss a salad. If I could even afford the chicken and salad in the first place. If Top Ramen is all you can afford it is all you can eat.
Enough of this — I am now taking my 5’0″ 200# self out to the street for a ciggy. Someone please meet me with a stiff cocktail :-)
I love it when IJ posts this type of article.
LOVE IT, Toula, you made me laugh out loud.
And after reading LP’s post, a good laugh was needed.
LP, hang in there, sweetheart, this too shall pass. I hear and understand.
Nor are you an English professor.
Funny how in the same paragraph of pointing out that I am not a doctor, you would say “in most situations it (obesity) is a manageable situation”.