Hi

 

Do You Think That We Have Become Conditionned By The Media To See Fat People As Some Kind Of "aliens"?

 

Do You Think They Are Victims Of Social Stereotypes And Prejudices?

 

Let Me Know And Post In Here.

off course we do

i don't necesarily believe to such a large extent and i know you don't literally mean aliens but yes they are fairly discriminated against because of stereotypes. there's quite a few people at my school who refuse to be friends with particular people because they are a bit overweight. and i hate that, because i become great friends with them and i realise what lovely people they are. gosh people are idiots.

yeah i agree to

some kids at my school can be really mean and nasty towards those who are larger than themselves. some kids cant even help it. but i see so much media coverage about it, its crazy!

Im not sure with my small group of friends, a fat person would be welcome.

 

Its mainly because the 4 of us are usually scrutinising (Jokingly) how we look. Like one guy put on a bit of a belly over christmas so obviously we kept calling him Fatboy. Also we play a lot of sports, in fact most of our inside jokes and such are created on a football pitch or skating rink or swimming pool.

 

I have no problems or prejudices with them though, and I know plenty of course. They really just wouldnt fit in with my friends, I think we'd be a tad uncomfortable or something because we're always making fun of eachother's bad points as a teasing joke, and with a fat person there, obviously we couldnt make fun of their weight, that would be harsh.

I have friends who are overweight, and by definition "fat".

 

What annoys me most is the fact that when you call someone fat in a descriptive way or not it's considered a bigger insult than if you called someone skinny.

 

I'm pretty skinny and sometimes people love to bring that up and if I turned to them and said "well you're fat, so what?" I would most likely be kicked out of class, whereas they would be left alone.

 

I don't see why overweight people take so much offense to it. I don't take offense to being called skinny cause that's what I am. Being overweight is looked at as being a bad thing why?

 

Even the media doesn't hesitate to call Victoria Beckham skinny, but when it gets to calling someone fat, they use other words to avoid it.

 

 

This is a sore subject cause I have a certain friend who likes joking around with me, he calls me skinny. I can't call him fat though cause I know it will offend him, even though I wouldn't be using it as an insult in any way at all.

Oh c'mon Jack! Thats ridiculous.

 

Maybe being skinny is not desirable for you, but its not that bad of a thing. It doesnt make a person look bad or anything.

 

The problem with Being fat is mainly superficial. Its just the fact that fat people just do not looking attractive, ever.

 

But seriously, c'mon! If youve ever put on even just a bit of weight, its an awful feeling, to be all squishy and whatnot. It puts pounds around your face, cheek and neck and it just makes you feel like crap.

'fat' just has certain connotations and meanings attached to it.

it's just the way the term has been built up in the media, in society, etc etc etc etc.

lot's of people aspire to be 'skinny' and because people aspire to be 'skinny' and not 'fat', it's seen that being 'skinny' is a normal thing, and it isn't an insult.

 

i get what you're saying though kelsen and that's true but i assume it's because being skinny is seen as a social norm and something alot of people aspire to be.

 

you don't hear many people saying "i want to be fat. i want to put on extra pounds."

some ppl think it's a compliment to be called skinny, others feel bad when they are called fat.i have a lot of fat friends who have reconciled themselves with beign fat and who are happily married or in successful relationships.i think it all depends on the way you look at things.

In my school there're a few fat people, mostly girls.Nobody teases them, well, maybe a bit, I'm not sure.I don't think it's normal to offence or ignore person because of weight.I'm ok with fat people, don't really care what weiht do people have.

I think they are unfair..but...

 

I dont want to be offensive, but in my opinion they're are two types of "large" people. Those who are born fat, and those who eat too much. I know people who have huge parents, so they were born fairly fat. They dont eat any more food then you and I, but they stay fat.

 

Others dont have very large parents, but are addicted to junk food, sweets and general food....and thus become fat.

 

EDIT: To add to the comments about calling people fat, theres people in my year who get slagged....ie people call them Big Dave or Big Tom or whatever, and when being insulted are called...you fat *** or whatever.

i think there are negative connotations to the idea behind 'fat people', we are living in a world where being slim means your more attractive and a better person, but that isnt always the case.

 

Im overweight myself, im not obese but its tru i dont look as attractive in some clothes as other do. But i try to make it up with my personality (which isnt great either).

 

But it just depends on the person really. Being overweight isnt a great feeling which means i feel unattractive and i have no confidence which doesnt help!

 

Anyway im babaling!!

Well being fat has been defined as attractive. Back in the day being an overweight woman was seen as a sign of beauty! Perish the thought now, especially when a stick thin celeb has been named 'sexiest' woman in the world (I mean Keira Knightley).

 

anyway, that was off the point and there are stereotypes against super skinny people too, basically you're judged whatever you look like, which is why I gave up on all that dieting malarky!

Oh c'mon Jack! Thats ridiculous.

 

Maybe being skinny is not desirable for you, but its not that bad of a thing. It doesnt make a person look bad or anything.

 

The problem with Being fat is mainly superficial. Its just the fact that fat people just do not looking attractive, ever.

 

But seriously, c'mon! If youve ever put on even just a bit of weight, its an awful feeling, to be all squishy and whatnot. It puts pounds around your face, cheek and neck and it just makes you feel like crap.

 

 

 

That's the same thing with being skinny though. I mean, I'll admit I don't know what it's like to be fat, but I know the other hand and a lot of fatter people think that being skinny would be great.

 

I'm not gonna go into any of my past about it cause that's not for here. But when I was younger I was very insecure about my body cause of it. And I guess it probably makes less impact when you get older. But I still see guys who are real skinny and mid 20's and think "Damn, I don't wanna be like that!"

 

 

I'm not denying that fat people don't dislike it, I'm just saying that there's no difference between skinny people. A lot of fat people think there is a difference because they haven't been skinny.

 

I know if I was given a choice between being largely overweight and largely underweight I'd choose under, but if it was between slightly overweight and slightly underweight I'd choose overweight. It's easier to lose weight than it is to put it on.

 

And, I have a pretty high metabolism (or however you spell it) so I don't put on weight easily.

Here's my take on this.

 

I could care less whether someone is skinny, fat, chubby, whatever. The problem I have is when someone is really obsessed with losing their weight and they complain about it constantly but do nothing about it! I work with a lady who is quite overweight and she's constantly carrying on about it. However, she walks in every morning with two McDonald's biscuits and a large coke. Then for lunch eats fast food AGAIN with another large coke and chows down on mini chocolate bars throughout the entire day. I'm sorry but all that fast food is never, ever going to help someone lose weight. Besides that, she admits to the fact that she never gets any exercise at all. It's a recipe for disaster IMO.

 

I think if you are large either accept it and be happy about it or if you are not satisfied then only you can change it. Nobody can do it for you.

it's true......but sometimes it's hard to do

anyway.....i've fallen in love of a fatty girl that's my friend and doesn't matter for me if she is fat!

I don't judge people on what shape they are.

 

Like I said earlier, one of my best friends is fat.

 

The only time it ever comes into conversation about someones shape is when it gets to basketball.

I HATE this prejudice...and this discrimination....many people just don't know how damn much they can hurt those "fat" people by making fun of them....

 

I thought about it so often....and they are often treated as if they are aliens....yes...

Hello?

For me personatlity counts.....

 

 

well.......I often could argue about this....but I could say a lot about it...but I think you see now how i think and in general all I can say is that I HATE this discrimination!