Why Is It Ok To Make Fun of Overweight People?

 

One thing that irritates me about people is when someone makes fun of another person’s appearance. I don’t understand it. I won’t go into all the details but a local restaurant basically posted a picture of a customer on their Facebook page and called her out for not tipping. She actually DID tip, but you can read more about the story here. In the process of calling her out, the manager of the restaurant and several people made “fat jokes” and called her names on the Facebook page for the restaurant.

I don’t understand why in this country it is still okay to bash overweight people. Yes, it is something that generally can be fixed overtime with diet and exercise, but usually it is much more than just someone eating too many calories. When someone is overweight, there are usually more factors going on underneath. I know for a fact that going through a very stressful time can lead someone to gain weight. I have been there before. I know several people who have lost close family members and gained weight due to the stress and depression.

Let’s say Jane lost her sister to cancer. Jane gains a lot of weight due to the depression. Jane decides to eat out at a restaurant and orders a chocolate dessert with her husband for his birthday. People in the next table make fun of her thinking she doesn’t need to eat that. Other people make judgements about her in public. What if Jane would have been that woman in the article above? I mean, how mean can people be to make fun of someone’s weight? This poor woman has been through enough than to have mean people criticizing her.

Like I have written about before, I’ve had people make fun of me when I was a child. In fact, I ‘ve had “friends” say mean things to me in high school to my face. I don’t understand why people think it is okay to make fun of others. I will never understand it. I think people who criticize others for their appearance or are overly judgmental are clearly insecure with themselves. There is no NEED to be mean to others. Period.

If you are a parent, I strongly encourage you to not allow your children grow up to be bullies. I encourage you to correct your children when they choose to make fun of another child. Even for their weight. People commit suicide all the time for being bullied. Don’t let your child participate in such obscene, rude behavior.

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