| jillybean720 |
02-22-2006 08:14 AM |
I agree with wyllen that I think sometimes (not ALL the time, as there certainly are rude and ignorant people in this world) we tend to blame our mistreatment on being overweight when even skinny people would have gotten the same mistreatment. I know I worked retail and waitressing for years, and I was either in a good mood or a bad mood--everyone got great service or crappy service, regardless of size, race, height, gender, eye color, fingernail polish, or whatever have you :dizzy: I also know that working retail, it's easier to approach customers who walk in with their head up and a friendly look on their face, so no matter what store I am in, I always smile if I see an associate looking at me, and I always get the service I need. when I walk in and avoid eye contact or just keep my head down, I get ignored, which is to be expected, and I think a lot of overweight people do this without even thinking about it due to self esteem issues.
Of course, as a fat kid, I got made fun of PLENTY in elementary and middle school, but it lessened by high school when people realized that I didn't let it bother me and that I would throw a sarcastic (not *****y, but sarcastic and humorous) comment right back. There were girls just as big as me who would cry when made fun of, so of course they continued to get made fun of, whereas I was actually quite popular and had a blast my last few years of high school. In college, there were the snooty little rich girls and jocks who would ignore me in class or at parties, but who needs 'em anyway?(see, just as some people are guilty of categorizing us fat people as being lazy or unworthy, I am guilty of categorizing the little rich girls as snooty and the jocks as jerks, so maybe since I have this realization, this is why I don't complain as much about being mistreated) :dizzy:
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