Bah!

All I can say in answer to this is: so lose some fucking weight then, and you won't get ridiculed!

Being fat is not the same as being gay, or African-American, or Asian, or albino, or whatever. People born with those qualities don't get to make a decision about them. They're just born like that - hence why it's unfair to pick on them for it. In most instances, being fat is a lifestyle choice. You want to eat fatty foods? You don't want to exercise? Fine. But don't expect to stay slim. And if you do get fat, but don't want to make new lifestyle choices which might help you become more healthy, then don't fucking complain about it.

I agree that sometimes fat people are subjected to some fairly nasty comments, which I don't think is right, but I do think the greater public has an interest in how fat the nation gets. After all, obese people do put a lot of strain on the health system, which is largely funded by taxpayers. But not just that - do we really want to be a nation of obese people, having to resize our airplane seats, cinema seats, plates and glasses, reinforce surfaces for fatter people to walk over, etc etc? I think it would be a sad day if engineering marvels and great inventions revolved around how to best take care of hugely obese people. I don't want Australia to end up like the ship on Wall-E.

I do realise there are some people out there who aren't fat by lifestyle choice, but by medical conditions, but those people usually aren't obese. They're just a little bit larger than they should be (unless they're also not eating or dieting correctly). And just to make it clear, I think "fat" is a size 16 up. But that also depends on height. I would be obese if I was a size 16, but someone who was tall might be able to pull it off a little better. Still, I think a size 16 for anyone would be edging on the "I think I need to get to the gym" stage. Also, those who have realised they might need to lose a little weight and are doing something about it are not subjects of my wrath. Hehe. I'm currently a size 10 (so about 10kgs overweight for what I should be - I am very short), and have started going to a weight management clinic to try to lose it. I am having all sorts of difficulties because my body doesn't react to diets and exercise the way most people's do. I don't have anything wrong with my thyroid, but there is something medical preventing me from losing this weight. So I do know how hard it can be. It's not that I'm unsympathetic. But let's face it, you'd have to be pretty fucking fat to have people stopping on the street to make fun of you. People don't do that to size 12s or 14s, or even 16s or 18s. Those sorts of comments are usually reserved for the very obese.

So yeah. I can't really tolerate this "woe is me! I'm so fat and people pick on me" bullshit. The answer is simple. Lose some weight. It's something you have control over, unlike the colour of your skin, or your sexual orientation, or the country you were born in. Take some personal responsibility for yourself and stop the whinging.