Thursday, May 8, 2008

a little shot in the self esteem

"Why'd you let yourself get so fat?"

ok, so the guy who wrote this sounds like he'd be a total jerk in real life but i don't really disagree with what he's said here... at the end, he asks you to comment and boy, people of all shapes and sizes have gone to town! if you have the time, you should go through and read the comments - they're really interesting.

what i don't get is why people got SO offended... i know his words were harsh but it's not like he's asking "why'd you let yourself get so black?" there were quite a few comments saying about how close-minded and hateful his comments were... black people are born black, fat people aren't born fat. it's completely different. being a certain race isn't a choice, living an unhealthy life style is.

and then there are those who say overeating is an addiction, a form of illness. if you found out you had any other illness, say like cancer, you'd definitely get help straight away! or if you had a cocaine addiction and you wanted to get clean you'd get help! why aren't more fat people getting help? kudos to those who are.

another group of people have totally ignored the commentary and gone straight to attacking the author's integrity, humanity, intelligence, appearance, and so on. calling what he writes hateful and then insulting him? irony? why not save your energy for something a little more constructive. comments like that have no merit and are easily brushed aside by not only the author but any other intelligent reader.

and i'm not some skinny, lithe little person spewing all this "hate" about fat people. let's make no mistake about it - i'm fat. i have my body issues but i'm dealing. i'm also dealing with making healthy life style decisions - i.e. eating healthier, potion control (this might be the hardest part ever!), exercise, and most importantly being happy with myself. i know that sounded barf-a-licious but it's true. and get your barf bags ready cause here comes more... you need to love yourself (this is getting tricky because of all the vomit on my keyboard) in order to make good decisions. i know your gagging and saying "this can't be the same jenn i know!" but some people just need to hear that kind of thing to get them going. and if i can get others on a good path, then that makes me feel even better.

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