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"I think that it's true that fat, among all self-destructive habits, generates the most contempt, and almost no sympathy.
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This is sooooo true! I HATE all of those assumptions so many people make about people who are heavy. I especially hate that dismissive attitude you can sometimes get from thin people. Like, no matter what you may or may not have accomplished in life-or may yet accomplish- if you're fat, you're at the bottom of the heap. Just the fact that they're thin, and that fact alone, somehow makes them (in their own mind) superior to you. Sheessh!

I just love being patronized by some dimwit who assumes I must be a tad slow since afterall, hey, THEY would have the sense not to go outside and be seen in public if THEY weighed as much as I do!

Hmmmmmmmm. I'm sounding more angry than what I probably feel. But I do hate and resent being defined by how I look, good or bad.
Kathy