Originally posted by Wyldfire
I don't really see or hear a lot of fat people telling people they have to like or date them. I hear a lot of fat people saying they are happy with who they are and how they look. I do hear a lot of people complaining about other people being fat, though.
It seems to bother thinner people more that people are fat than it bothers the people who actually are fat. That's just kinda dumb, IMO.
This may sound sexist but you probably haven't heard it because you are a woman. Trust me, I've had women try to chew me out when I rebuff their advances because I wasn't attracted to them. I wouldn't give them a reason but more times than not the ones who freak out say
"It's because you think I'm fat, isn't it?!!" First thing through my mind is
"It's readily apparent" but I hold my tongue. THEN they start unpacking all of their baggage about how society feels about them and start rattling off their justifications.
If I was taken aback by their physical appearance, their attitude
really pushed me away. I've dated a beautiful large woman once (only once) and learned the hard way that they can carry a lot of baggage.
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What makes me angry is that marketing and products are leaning more toward people who are something other than thin. I went shopping for a pair of Dockers and I was surprised that they had a hidden elastic waistband that expands! I'm upset that clothing mostly come in small, medium, large, extra large, extra extra large and even extra extra extra large! What happened to numeric sizes? Women can buy bras in half sizes now but I can only buy a shirt with a 35 inch arm length if I buy one that fits someone with a 44 inch waist! Oops, my bad... I think that's an extra extra large...
I'm upset that fast food restaurants stopped selling small size drinks and fries. No, I don't want a medium or a large, and don't ask me to super-size it! I'm pissed that more and more restaurants are focusing and larger portions than quality food. I don't want unlimited bread sticks, free refills on Coke nor baked potatoes with double sour cream and double cheese! I just want a meal that can fit on one plate that hasn't been fried in partially hydrogenated vegetable fat....
Oh and don't get me started on our State Fair! Deep fried Snickers on a stick, deep fried Twinkies on a stick, deep fried spaghetti and meatballs on a stick, deep fried cheese on a stick, Bucket o' Cookies, deep fried Oreo's and chocolate covered bacon! WTF!!!
So you think thin people are bothered more by fat people? I wonder why....
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