Fat Pig

[LIZARD]

I'm really curious as to your thoughts on this...

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/01/09/AR2006010902033.html



LIZARD :)

[tic chick]

It seems to me that in a society striving to be politically correct so as not to offend any person in America, fat people are still subject to discrete and obvious prejudice and discrimination. Unfortunately, this filters into all areas of life, from work to love.

There are people in this world who accept others for who they are and judge them by their character and not any superficial qualities. Superficial qualities can change, but usually character does not.

The man in this play falls in love with an obese woman. He is ashamed to show his friends and the world this love. He lets his friends humiliate this woman and dictate to him that because she is obese, she has no right to be loved or to love in return and from the indication of the review of this play, they eventually succeed. I am not disappointed by these friends, because they are only mimicking ignorant members of society. The person I am most disappointed in is the man who falls in love with the fat woman and then leaves her because of the pressure from his friends.

This man is clueless about love. The woman's weight was not an issue for him when he met and fell in love with her. It became an issue for him because of his friends. Instead of standing up to them, leading his own life, folllowing his own heart, he bought their prejudice, their discrimination and their ignorance. He gave up love for approval. When he had the chance to love and be loved, he paused, and listened to the voice of others, instead of the voice within his heart.

He lost.

I have been lurking in this forum since Braintalk came back online. I have Tourette Syndrome, which is a tic disorder and I have lost 90 pounds since May of 2005. I read the article with interest, because I have also noticed how people treated me when I was fat and how they now treat me that I am thinner. My friends have always been there for me, no matter what. I am talking about the ignorant faction of society that thinks fat people do not deserve the same treatment as all human beings.

Although I am still trying to adjust to my body, I will never adjust to the perpetuance of any kind of prejudice.

tic chick

[The Pogue]

I can tell you that I definitely get more respect being only slightly fat, compared to 4 years ago when I was obese. However, I also get more prickliness from women who see me as a threat now. Go figure.