why are fat people at the receiving end of society brutalities?

November 14, 2007 7:41am CST
A fat woman who boarded a taxi had to pay double the amount-because she's fat.... An overweight "guy" in college was labelled "mutant" by an educator... A seemingly fat lady lost her 3 year old relationship -bcos her guy said she's too fat. is it "criminal" to be fat?
3 responses
@cthorn (20)
• United States
19 Nov 07
It's not "criminal" to be fat. The problem is that some people are overweight because of their genetics and others because they are lazy. When you see a heavy person you automatically think that they are lazy and that they could be thin if they wanted too. That's just the way our brains work. You don't look at a fat person and ask yourself what type of medical condition they might have. The sad thing is that sometimes overweight people are just as healthy as super thin people, but we still see them with a judging eye.
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• India
26 Nov 07
society has standards for everything..so it has for weights and looks also.so when some people cross the limits of societies standards then it come s in th form of abuses.there can be any reason why a person is huge but this causes are not considered!!society doesn't considere why certain people are dark than other or fair than other...short than other or tall than the others,all are abused in the society for not meeting the expectation of that society.
@tryxiness (4544)
• Philippines
17 Nov 07
That is so sad. It's like discriminating the overweight individuals. This is more due to the media exposure on how one must weigh. Which country is this?