Comments on: Wednesday Open Thread http://www.bfdblog.com/2008/05/21/wednesday-open-thread/ We're bringing chubby back. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:02:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Dawn http://www.bfdblog.com/2008/05/21/wednesday-open-thread/comment-page-1/#comment-11683 Dawn Fri, 23 May 2008 19:02:11 +0000 http://www.bfdblog.com/2008/05/21/wednesday-open-thread/#comment-11683 Lots of studies have been done on this, even with babies and determining how long they look at pictures on a TV screen, they look at the "conventionally" pretty people longer than those that would typically be seen as not as attractive. Lots of studies have been done on this, even with babies and determining how long they look at pictures on a TV screen, they look at the “conventionally” pretty people longer than those that would typically be seen as not as attractive.

]]> By: Rhonwyyn http://www.bfdblog.com/2008/05/21/wednesday-open-thread/comment-page-1/#comment-11685 Rhonwyyn Thu, 22 May 2008 03:50:29 +0000 http://www.bfdblog.com/2008/05/21/wednesday-open-thread/#comment-11685 Oddly enough, for those of us who are fat, it's the skinny people who are mean, so for our demographic, the results of the "test" would be different. At least, for me it would be. For fat people who still hate their bodies, the results would probably be similar to those cited in the article. :-( Why can't people be people? Because it's in our nature to put people in categories. :-/ Oddly enough, for those of us who are fat, it’s the skinny people who are mean, so for our demographic, the results of the “test” would be different. At least, for me it would be. For fat people who still hate their bodies, the results would probably be similar to those cited in the article. :-(

Why can’t people be people? Because it’s in our nature to put people in categories. :-/

]]> By: DiosaNegra1967 http://www.bfdblog.com/2008/05/21/wednesday-open-thread/comment-page-1/#comment-11684 DiosaNegra1967 Wed, 21 May 2008 17:46:25 +0000 http://www.bfdblog.com/2008/05/21/wednesday-open-thread/#comment-11684 What do we expect, y'all? I mean, really.....fat hatred....any kind of hatred of anything that is "different"....is indoctrinated in children very early..... Not to lump them together in any way, shape or form, but let's use racism as an example (and yes, I AM a POC)....no one is BORN a racist, but you can LEARN to be one.....just as you can LEARN to hate any "differentness"....for example, fat bodies.... These kids have had the fat = bad message pounded into their heads from all sides (home and school, thus far)....let's not even start with the media.... What do we expect, y’all? I mean, really…..fat hatred….any kind of hatred of anything that is “different”….is indoctrinated in children very early…..

Not to lump them together in any way, shape or form, but let’s use racism as an example (and yes, I AM a POC)….no one is BORN a racist, but you can LEARN to be one…..just as you can LEARN to hate any “differentness”….for example, fat bodies….

These kids have had the fat = bad message pounded into their heads from all sides (home and school, thus far)….let’s not even start with the media….

]]> By: wiscck http://www.bfdblog.com/2008/05/21/wednesday-open-thread/comment-page-1/#comment-11680 wiscck Wed, 21 May 2008 15:30:27 +0000 http://www.bfdblog.com/2008/05/21/wednesday-open-thread/#comment-11680 Ugh. That's terrible. But, sadly, too true. I'm an EFL teacher, and a few days ago some of the students at the school I teach at had to put on skits. Most of the skits were funny take-offs on fairy tales. One was about how to 'get fit'. The gist of the skit, stated outright, not implied, was: if you are overweight, you are greedy and have no friends. If you lose weight by not eating and exercising all day, every day, then you will automatically be popular. And these were 13-14 year-old kids. I was horrified. Ugh. That’s terrible. But, sadly, too true.

I’m an EFL teacher, and a few days ago some of the students at the school I teach at had to put on skits. Most of the skits were funny take-offs on fairy tales. One was about how to ‘get fit’. The gist of the skit, stated outright, not implied, was: if you are overweight, you are greedy and have no friends. If you lose weight by not eating and exercising all day, every day, then you will automatically be popular. And these were 13-14 year-old kids. I was horrified.

]]> By: spinsterwitch http://www.bfdblog.com/2008/05/21/wednesday-open-thread/comment-page-1/#comment-11682 spinsterwitch Wed, 21 May 2008 14:36:05 +0000 http://www.bfdblog.com/2008/05/21/wednesday-open-thread/#comment-11682 ACK! (that's all I can think to say...) ACK! (that’s all I can think to say…)

]]> By: Sparkle Pants http://www.bfdblog.com/2008/05/21/wednesday-open-thread/comment-page-1/#comment-11681 Sparkle Pants Wed, 21 May 2008 14:15:25 +0000 http://www.bfdblog.com/2008/05/21/wednesday-open-thread/#comment-11681 A generalization, if you will: Guys call other guys gay, an insult that usually elicits a passionate response of I AM NOT GAY. Girls call other girls fat, an insult meant to degrade, humiliate, and dehumanize. How do we, as a society, remove the stigma from words that aren't bad? Speaking of the word 'fat', did anyone see on Bones last week when Brennen corrected the guy who was talking about "Fat Pam" and how 'fat' is a deposit of...whatever, under the skin? Bwahahaa! It made me cackle. A generalization, if you will:

Guys call other guys gay, an insult that usually elicits a passionate response of I AM NOT GAY.

Girls call other girls fat, an insult meant to degrade, humiliate, and dehumanize.

How do we, as a society, remove the stigma from words that aren’t bad?

Speaking of the word ‘fat’, did anyone see on Bones last week when Brennen corrected the guy who was talking about “Fat Pam” and how ‘fat’ is a deposit of…whatever, under the skin? Bwahahaa! It made me cackle.

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