MistressSassy66 -> RE: "Bigots" come in all sizes and colors (10/28/2006 10:21:42 PM)
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ORIGINAL: WetHotGoddess When I was younger I was VERY skinny. Everyone hated me. I was ridiculed. I was ugly and dorky. Of course, since I was skinny and not fat, I got no sympathy. And now, people wonder why I am such a bitch. These days being oversized is in style. Being able to "eat like a man" and consume mass quantities of food is something that is marketed to show a "healthy" appetite. Why is there a double-standard concerning obesity as opposed to being thin? It is OK to be fat but NOT ok to be skinny.. Why is that? I never had anyone compliment me on being thin. Instead, I was insulted. I was asked if I was sick. Skinny people have feelings too. Why are only the chubby folks given consideration? Who is the majority, after all? I never had an eating disorder. I was just "skinny".. Oh BTW... being called "skinny" is NOT a compliment. It is a derrogatory comment! Of course, I should take it, and not call someone who is obese "fat", right? Nicole Ritchie made big news because her bones show. But there are many over weight celebs who embrace their body image and there is no news camera there, questioning how unhealthy their fat is? I am not saying one is better than the other- I am merely pointing out a double standard. Why can the blacks have a music award and a black Miss America, but the other nationalities can't? Why are there music awards for blacks , and tv stations for the black and nothing for other nationalities? Why does society think thses double-standards are acceptable?? I , like many who claim to be open minded, really are just as biased and closed minded as the rest of society. Before accusing others of bigotry.. look in the mirror. I generally like people for who they are not what they look like. I have friends of all types,shapes,sizes. As far as networks I believe there is Telemondo(spanish) as an option. There is a reason they have BET...there is a call for it. They have Spike tv just for guys and the Oxygen network for Women.Who exactly is being left out?They show Gay and Lesbian shows on all sorts of channels. Then there is TV Land that plays all the old shows,like All in the Family...I tried watching that show and realized...I do not like Archie Bunker...but back in the day he was the bomb. BTW...I guess you missed the show on E! the top 100 celebrity slimdowns... I can think of a fat celeb...Oprah...Chirstie Allie...Rosanne....Rosie O'Donnell They have all been picked on for their weight gain/loss for the last 5 years at least. Hmmmm....Notice they are all Women...Now heres something you never hear about is a bald,fat guy celebrity.... And one other thing....who was it that took the Indians and put them in the white mans clothes....who was it that shackled the black man.... IMO we have no one but ourselves to blame for some people wanting equal rights and maybe even more...consider it the price we pay for the mistakes of the past.
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