FAT issue on the radio

[dreamof145]

Every morn when I walk, I listen to this radio station with two guys and a girl who make me laugh at their outragious conversations. Well, a few days ago, one of the guys made a FAT comment about someone he had heard about. He said something about she should invest her time and energy into WW. When I heard him, I was a bit offended, but I've heard worse before and just tried to ignore it.

Well, a listener on the radio e-mailed him and attacked him for the comment. She said that he was insensitive to fat people, a jerk, ugly and a whole bunch more. He read her e-mail over the station and said that he was really sorry and hurt by her comments. Well, I guess afterwards she emailed him back and explained that she has been fat all her life and lives daily with these kind of remarks.

When he was reading her letter, all my old feelings came back. I realized that I haven't had to deal with all these issues in the past few months. I'm still overweight and I am critical of myself...but it seems that I don't have time to worry about other people's ignorance anymore. At one time, I would have probably taken offense and remained hurt for several days over hearing him make fun of a fat person. Now, I just let it go and worry about myself and how I treat people. I can't change the way others behave, but I can try to set a good example through my actions.

I just hope that the other listeners learned how comments like that can offend overweight people. Hopefully it was an eye-opener for them.

[2big4mysize]

Good for you on making that dramatic change in your self worth to not allow comments by others to effect you.
:hug :hug

[MotherNature]

For most of my life I have laughed at insensitive comments and fat jokes while on the inside I wanted to curl up and die. Thank God and Dr. Atkins I don't have to do that any more. Most people would never think of talking about someone's race, gender, etc in front of them, but they don't hesitate to tell a "fat" joke and expect them to laugh at it. Obese people are still targets for the insensitive and no one seems to care except the ones who are hurt by it.

[ztachick]

Sometimes i thing that this is all we can do- i mean we can not control others actions or insensitivity but we can can control ours and hope to educate through the actions of ourselves... """ Now, I just let it go and worry about myself and how I treat people. I can't change the way others behave, but I can try to set a good example through my actions. """

[iPamela]

Good for you!!!! I can totally relate to how you feel.

It is odd at how I use to be concerned about what other people thought about me, but now, since I'm trying to do something about it, I just don't care about what other people say or think about me. And as for seeing someone else thats heavy I can totally relate to that person because I have pretty much walked a mile in their shoes.

As for people who talk about heavy people and make fun of them - they are just trying to cover up something they don't like about themselves and hoping no will notice their faults.

Pamela :icondance