Why is it that people worry about offending fat people but not about offending skinny people? Why do people look at tall people with awe but short people with ridicule? Two very interesting points that Daphne brought up amidst our discussion in YDM last Saturday. Among the present were Bell, Daphne, Denice, Vuina (hope I've spelt that correctly) and myself.
It's true if you think about it carefully. People are always teaching you to be tactful when talking about fat people but never for skinny people. The fact is, a skinny person would feel offended the same way a fat person would be. We have to realise that skinny people have feelings too and we should watch what we say about them as well. The same can also be said for short people and this post serves to create awareness for that very purpose.
So, I hope you guys remember this post the next time you talk to a skinny / short person. Remember, we all have feelings.
~Slick~
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Interesting, schminteresting......
Posted by Slick at 10:47 PM
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I've always said and believed that being fat and wanting to be thin and vice versa are both sides of the same body dysmorphic coin.
At the end of the day, neither of them are happy with the way they look and that should be all that counts, regardless of what society thinks we SHOULD be more concerned about.
And short people rock.
:)
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