That made me laugh, then make me confused. I don't know if it is an insult or a compliment, but either would be fine with me.
Now, if the fat person poked the purse of the person next to them and then asked their name I think we can all agree they shouldn't be allowed to fly...or they should be allowed to fly...now I'm confused again.
ok, I weigh 240 lbs. currently, I will admit it, I am FAT, not severely fat, but I am FAT, ok,
I'm glad I'm not really really fat and if I was, I would be seeking more extreme ways to make myself less so. Why not call it what it is? It's not a derogatory term, it's called factual, or do you prefer the term obese???
That made me laugh, then make me confused. I don't know if it is an insult or a compliment, but either would be fine with me.
Now, if the fat person poked the purse of the person next to them and then asked their name I think we can all agree they shouldn't be allowed to fly...or they should be allowed to fly...now I'm confused again.
That made me laugh, then make me confused. I don't know if it is an insult or a compliment, but either would be fine with me.
Now, if the fat person poked the purse of the person next to them and then asked their name I think we can all agree they shouldn't be allowed to fly...or they should be allowed to fly...now I'm confused again.
And don't forget the size 2 and 4 models that grace the catalogues really? I'm gonna look like that if I put those clothes on?
Call me fat, I am, call me other things I can be, but don't call me lazy. Just by the fact I'm fat doesn't make me lazy. I have two school-aged children, a St. Bernard (who likes to patrol the neighborhood (with me) nightly and a full time job. I don't have time to be lazy. And I really shouldn't be taking the time here but it's the day before a holiday and I want to go home. So I'll sign off until tonight. Good luck to all that haven't done their shopping for tomorrow yet.
Oh for Pete's sake...
It gets so tiresome, both sides of this "debate". No, fat people should not be entitled to special accomodations. For our society to function we've got to cater to an average range. If one falls outside of that average range, it's one's own responsibilty to deal with it. And "fat" isn't a dirty word. It's just an adjective, though I can understand that it has been used to wield a lot of pain to a lot of people.
But the snipe I quoted above is just bollocks as well. You're supposed to be embarassed because you're fat? Why, exactly? What is so terribly shameful about being fat?
I'm generally pretty comfortable in my own skin, but the one thing that really does bug me about being fat is the "public" nature of it. You can be a raging alcoholic, you can beat your wife, you can steal money from your job, you can be a hateful bigot, you can molest your kids, or you can be plain old jerk and no one is any the wiser just by looking at you. But just for being fat, people think they know something about you. It bugs.
My fat is my business, and the business of those who choose to associate with me. It is not OK to impose it on someone else, which is why I fully support the "buy two seats" policy and I've used it dozens of times. Frankly, I think SW is quite generous to refund the extra seat, since they'd be well within their rights to charge me for it.
If fat people want to stop dealing with people like the person I quoted above, they need to be part of the solution. Stop wilting every time someone calls you "fat". Stop apologizing for it and just deal with it. If you can't afford to buy an extra seat, don't fly. If WDW rides fit you and Universal's don't, go to WDW. Don't complain about being accomodated, but vote with your wallet.
If you're matter of fact about it, 99% percent of the world will follow your lead. And, as for that 1% that's still going to be a jerk, there's nothing you can do about them. Everyone has to deal with idiots. As long as you're not asking anything from them, their problem with your weight is just that--theirs.
