Prejudice??!

corey.the.star

corey.the.star

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Hi everyone... here's an interesting question.

I've always felt like there is prejudice toward people who are overweight. The way we're portrayed (or not portrayed) in the media, different attitudes people have about us, stereotypes. And it's not always negative - fat people are supposed to be jolly!

Have you ever blatantly encountered prejudice? Have you ever witnessed it in action? What are some of the attitudes that you feel non-overweight people have toward us?

I'll wait to see if your answers match up with mine!!
 
ok this is a touchy subject for me, i personally feel that others view overweight persons as lazy and unmotivated:mad: BS i am not like that, i will have you know that i graduated college with Highest Honors while working nights and caring for a family all at a large weight and i go balls to the wall for my job, family ect. I just think it is a load of crap that some skinny people think that because we are fat we are not qualified for certian jobs, or that our image is not what they want to be seen behind the desk of thier firms. I know a lot of skinnys who are lazy and unmotivated, BAAAH so my opinion is that fat people are seen as lazy slothish individuals. somewhere it has to STOP!!!
 
Anyone else have anything they'd like to add?

I'm pretty much on the same page as reach4astar... I've always thought that people judge me before they meet me.

She's big, so she must eat like a cow. That's one that REALLY bothers me - and I know it's really what people think! Like, if they don't see me eating, I must go home and eat everything in sight.
 
Yes, I see a lot of prejudice against fat people, both in the lay sector and the professional sector. Even among doctors I've dealt with in my fight with cancer are incredibly condescending; as if every additional pound lowers your IQ by that many points. I get the same from coworkers as well. I wouldn't dream of dubbing anyone "Short Sam" or "Freckles" at work, but it's somehow okay to dub me "Big J."

Then there are the jerks and dorks who think they can just walk up to you and bag on you for being fat. One day I was at a Dairy Queen with my wife and I was holding her ice cream while she went to the ladies' room. Out of the blue, this guy (probably in his 30s) came up to me and laughed, saying, "You gonna eat both of those?" At that point, I barked "And what the hell is that supposed to mean?" He just laughed nervously and walked away...at which point I followed after him and advised him that I was certain his family tree did not branch.

Guh!

But most times, the treatment is more subtle. When people talk to me over the phone without meeting me, my ideas are taken more seriously. But the moment after they see me in person, every idea I ever put forth gets more pushback than ever before. And then the calls become less frequent, and I'm back to me being pretty much cut off.

Things were vastly different when I was in shape. Vastly different.

It's something I have to get used to. If I don't, it'll just depress me.
 
Job interviews - I felt that the odds of competing against fitter applicants were stacked against me. I feel more confident now.
 
I haven't really noticed any prejudice against me...I guess compared to John I'm the skinny wife. I see people all the time staring at him, making snide remarks or laughing, little kids saying things like 'he's a fat man mommy'---it really pisses me off. John fortunately seems to always be oblivious to this all and always asks me 'what's wrong' when I stop and stare down an offender. Of course I always say nothing.
 
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