It seems like everyone is expected to look the same in our society. Would you not hire a person because he or she was fat? Would you not date/marry a guy or girl (even if he or she was the perfect match) because of the fat?
2007-01-17 09:30:37 · 16 answers · asked by ginajai2000 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
It amazes me how shallow people are. A long time ago you were considered upper class if you were overweight, and only lower class people were skinny and tan. It's all because of fashion and impossible standards that people try to live up to. Just because you may be fat doesn't mean you're lazy. Sometimes it's genetic, sometimes there is a problem with the thyroid. My father is a very large man (almost 300 pounds) and yet he is one of the coolest people I know and everyone loves him and thinks he's awesome. I always get compliments on how great my dad is. I'd date someone no matter what they looked like if they were my perfect match. My fiance isn't "thin" or "perfectly fit" but I love him more than anything in the world and I wouldn't trade him in even if I were offered someone considered "perfect" by society's standards of beauty.
2007-01-17 10:36:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
Well, I'm not the skinniest kid, but I do get cracked on at school because of my weight. The thing is, these kids just do it because they're bored. When they're done, we're all hanging out as usual. But I hate when they ask me, "Do you like burgers?" or "You're gonna have McDonald's today?" No. No. No. And if I am, so what? I'm not even that big, so I feel bad for those who are.
I think that it's in how you present yourself. If you're overweight and sloppy, I wouldn't hire you. If you're neat and chubby, I'd hire you, knowing you'd make a good employee.
And I have crushes on people who other people never would consider. They may not have it all when it comes to looks, but it's personality that counts, and it's unfair, immature, and old-fashioned to discriminate against people for such a stupid reason.
2007-01-17 10:08:56 · answer #2 · answered by xxWannabeWriterxx 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
you have a very good question. If you are looking for an opinion then here is mine. I go to a school were you are constantly judged and made fun of for all sorts of things, especially if your not thin and pretty. There are actually many reasons for people treating overweight people the way they do. First they are not content with who they are so to make them selves feel better they tease and make fun of others. Second they are so strung up with there own friends that anyone else who tries to fit in is considered an outcast.
Last they are to headstrong, they think that they already have enough friends, but what they fail to realize is that the friends they have wont be there for them in the long run. The people the push away and make fun of are the true friends. I think every one should be treated equally until given a reason to be treated differently. if you Get the chance i think you should watch the movie "To be Fat Like Me"
hope that answers your question.
2007-01-17 09:52:03 · answer #3 · answered by Destenflea 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
overweight people are definately viewed negatively....
(which cracks me up, cuz MOST people in this country are overweight if not clinically obese)
i think there are several reasons why fat people are seen negatively:
(gluttony = one of the 7 deadly sins)
ignorance (a lot of people still believe that fat people are lazy pigs that don't eat but gorge)
media propogation of an unrealistic beauty standard
and like many other things being heavy or thin is something that is "in fashion".....during different periods of time thru history the "ideal" weight changes (and right now very, very thin is what is fashionable)
as for hiring a person based on looks, it's totally wrong, but it happens.....i once watched a documentary where they took two sets of applicants (one pretty, one not so prett) and gave them the EXACT same resume, and even taught them to speak the same and have the same manerisms....EVERYTHING about them was the same EXCEPT their physical appearance.....and every single time the "pretty" one got the job............i also watched a show where there was a fake "dating service" type thing........and the men ALWAYS chose the "pretty" girl over the more average girl....even if the pretty girl behaved totally gross and acted like a psycho (i mean really bad, like she said "can you smell that, i think i just pooped my pants"....they STILL picked her)..............
....hope that answered your questions!
have a great day!
2007-01-17 10:00:33 · answer #4 · answered by SNAP! 4 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Yes I think people are just as prejudiced about overweight people as they are about other races and religions. Those people here who said they wouldn't date or marry an overweight person because of "health" reasons, is lying. They are just too proud to admit they don't want to be seen with a heavy person.
2007-01-17 10:40:20 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Society has become fixated on the annorexic model with humungus boobs and the iq of her bra size as the ' ideal' woman.
So people like Donald Trump like to look down their noses at ' fat' people and think themselves superior when their ignorance and arrogance is as much of a handicap as someone being fat.
Perhaps the program Ugly Betty will start to change people's opinions that one can still be beautiful and not be an annorexic, shallow stupid fashionasta.
2007-01-17 09:41:22 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
Back in time many many years ago, fat meant you had money, cause you could eat, plumpness was something a man liked on a women, now its all skin and bones, Everything changes with time. If someone doesn't like someone for what they are inside, then that person is not worth having as a friend. I remember going to a nite club with my girlfriends, all of us being models, when many very good looking men came over and asked us to dance
we said no, because we had wanted a girls night out, but when this heavy weight not so good looking man came over and asked us, we thought,,,wow, what nerve, what strength, and we let him sit at our table and dance with us all night, We all had the time of our life, He was very fun, kind and polite.
2007-01-17 10:06:04 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
From anybody who is struggled with their weight all their lifestyles: - They take in more room than so much different men and women, primarily in tight areas like buses, trains, and busy shops. - They appear grasping and lazy and undisciplined. - They expend extra wellbeing care assets than different men and women. - They expand the damage on matters like chairs and couches. - They tire extra rapidly, and feature a difficult time preserving up with different men and women. It does not imply that we're dangerous men and women, however we do have one more outcome at the global than skinny men and women. I use all of those matters to encourage myself to manage my weight and might be even lose a few weight. Thanks for the end approximately Craigslist - I without doubt may not learn it.
2016-09-08 03:48:07 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The society does not know any better.
Imagine this... We (the society) are encouraged NOT to even give rides to our neighbours children when we see them walking home from School in the Rain!!
2007-01-20 11:24:50 · answer #9 · answered by secret society 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good question. I'm overweight, but I don't believe that it's held me back in any way. My husband married me because he actually likes feminine curves, and I wasn't interested in anyone who wouldn't have loved me for who I am (all of me).
My personal opinion is that those people who judge people because they are "fat" are unhappy with themselves.
2007-01-17 11:05:30 · answer #10 · answered by JenV 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋