Fat vs. Skinny

Watch this.


Now read the article that goes along with it: http://thinkprogress.org/media/2013/02/11/1573871/adele-kelly-clarkson-fox-weight/

I'm going to go on a rant here...please forgive me.

I find this article ridiculous. Partially because you can slap a suit and tie on a fat man, and hardly anyone says a thing about his weight.

The other thing that bugs me is, our fixation on the health of "fat" people. It drives me NUTS. The assumption that because a person is skinny, he/she is healthier than someone who is fatter...give me a freakin' break. I'm not just saying all this because I am a fat person. I've lost nearly 50 pounds and I'm still going. I understand the importance of being healthy and doing all I can to live a good, long, healthy life. And I'm not saying that people should just stay overweight, especially when it's affecting their ability to function, stay alive, do the things they need to do...so on and so forth. But I get so sick, SO freaking SICK of "overweight" women being the target of criticism.

The only way you can judge if someone's healthy is...oh wait, there really isn't a way. Not unless you have tons of equipment and can know a person's history and crunch all the numbers. Who gave you the right to look at someone, merely LOOK at someone, and presume to know their eating and exercise habits? Seriously, drives me insane.

I believe in taking care of your body. And I believe in being healthy. But do I believe that all the skinny people in America take care of their bodies...and make healthy choices? No. No, I don't. It's so stupid to make that assumption. The obvious, automatic assumption when you see a heavier person standing next to a skinny person is that the skinny person eats "healthier" (and we all have different ideas on what "healthy" is...) and that the skinny person exercises more. Let me just say, this idea is bogus. Seriously bogus.

I understand there's an obesity "epidemic" in America. I understand that there's more processed crap than ever before. I understand that we need to make people aware of health issues and the reality of the situation. But seriously. SERIOUSLY...we ALL need to hear these messages. All of us. Just because I'm an unlucky person, who struggles with weight MUCH more than the average Joe, and has to constantly, CONSTANTLY worry about the physical consequences of what I'm putting into my body, does not mean I deserve to be treated any differently from anyone else. If I choose to eat a piece of pizza, and my skinnier friend chooses to eat a piece of pizza, heck...we're both making the same choice, and I shouldn't be judged harsher just because I've got a little more meat on my bones.

Can you tell this topic gets under my skin?

Thoughts? Agree? Disagree? Argue with me. Please and thank you.