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This is a related tangent to rant #1, hell, actually they all will be.
Just once, I would like to be able to go out into public and not be seen as a "fat person." I will preface this by saying that I know that my friends do not view me that way, and even if they do, at least they're polite enough to keep it to themselves.
I don't talk about it much, mostly because I know a lot of people don't believe in it, but I'm a very telepathic/empathic individual. This doesn't mean I can "read everyone's mind" - but there are some people whose thoughts are readily apparent to me... Just ask my ex-roommate how many times I answered his question before he even asked it of me... or how many times he said, "Damnit, get out of my head." hehehehe
Anyway... It's just like every other prejudice in this world. Tolerance needs to come in all shapes and sizes. People need to get over themselves, not everyone is going to be thin, rich, white, straight, American, etc., etc., etc. Sometimes it just sickens me that we have such a limited global view. One of the reasons I have refrained from commenting on the whole terrorist situation is that I feel like jumping up and down and saying, "Where was the global outcry against terrorism when only the Jews were being targeted" or "The IRA has been committing acts of terrorism on the English people for decades, I don't see American flying any bombing missions or sending over any commando teams to help out Britain." But oh no, now that the targets are AMERICANs, it's suddenly an issue of global import.
But I digress, it just ticks me off that due to a prejudice against fat people (and, I found out, smokers as well... another gal at the office has the same doctor as a PCP, and the only advice she ever gives her is "stop smoking"), this person impacted my quality of life for the last three years.
And it's not just doctors, it's sales people as well. Do you know how embarrassing it is for a morbidly obese person to buy a car? I don't "fit" in 3/4 of the vehicles on the market. It's horrendous when you try to test drive a vehicle only to find out you can't even get in the front seat... or the seat belt won't fit, etc., etc. I'm sick of seeing the pity in people's eyes. Yes, I'd like to be thin, but I know why I'm not, and I'm basically OK with that on a lot of levels.
Which will segueway into Rant #3.
Just once, I would like to be able to go out into public and not be seen as a "fat person." I will preface this by saying that I know that my friends do not view me that way, and even if they do, at least they're polite enough to keep it to themselves.
I don't talk about it much, mostly because I know a lot of people don't believe in it, but I'm a very telepathic/empathic individual. This doesn't mean I can "read everyone's mind" - but there are some people whose thoughts are readily apparent to me... Just ask my ex-roommate how many times I answered his question before he even asked it of me... or how many times he said, "Damnit, get out of my head." hehehehe
Anyway... It's just like every other prejudice in this world. Tolerance needs to come in all shapes and sizes. People need to get over themselves, not everyone is going to be thin, rich, white, straight, American, etc., etc., etc. Sometimes it just sickens me that we have such a limited global view. One of the reasons I have refrained from commenting on the whole terrorist situation is that I feel like jumping up and down and saying, "Where was the global outcry against terrorism when only the Jews were being targeted" or "The IRA has been committing acts of terrorism on the English people for decades, I don't see American flying any bombing missions or sending over any commando teams to help out Britain." But oh no, now that the targets are AMERICANs, it's suddenly an issue of global import.
But I digress, it just ticks me off that due to a prejudice against fat people (and, I found out, smokers as well... another gal at the office has the same doctor as a PCP, and the only advice she ever gives her is "stop smoking"), this person impacted my quality of life for the last three years.
And it's not just doctors, it's sales people as well. Do you know how embarrassing it is for a morbidly obese person to buy a car? I don't "fit" in 3/4 of the vehicles on the market. It's horrendous when you try to test drive a vehicle only to find out you can't even get in the front seat... or the seat belt won't fit, etc., etc. I'm sick of seeing the pity in people's eyes. Yes, I'd like to be thin, but I know why I'm not, and I'm basically OK with that on a lot of levels.
Which will segueway into Rant #3.
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