Sweet Tooth
Deep. W i d e.
I'm sure the following has been discussed before, but I had to mention it as it's something happening a lot this week.
Have you noticed people uncomfortable with the use of the word fat around you, as a fat person?
First, as I was leaving the library with my husband on Monday, a little girl skipping up the walk with her mom was talking about Santa and him being fat. When the mother looked up and saw me, she quickly shushed her daughter. I thought it was pretty funny, since I'm not offended by openness about fat, especially in conjunction with Santa!
Second, as I was sitting at Bible study this morning (don't attend the church, just going for the study), one of the women quoted a guest speaker at the church using the phrase "big fat lie". Everyone chuckled, remembering the speech, but then quickly turned to look at me to make sure I wasn't offended.
I'm glad people aren't being as insensitive to fat people these days, at least in my world, but now I feel like they've just shut up about the topic publicly rather than having open and honest dialogue. I know I'm fat. It simply is a part of me. Ignoring it doesn't seem to honor me much more than being nasty about it.
Who else has similar stories?
Have you noticed people uncomfortable with the use of the word fat around you, as a fat person?
First, as I was leaving the library with my husband on Monday, a little girl skipping up the walk with her mom was talking about Santa and him being fat. When the mother looked up and saw me, she quickly shushed her daughter. I thought it was pretty funny, since I'm not offended by openness about fat, especially in conjunction with Santa!
Second, as I was sitting at Bible study this morning (don't attend the church, just going for the study), one of the women quoted a guest speaker at the church using the phrase "big fat lie". Everyone chuckled, remembering the speech, but then quickly turned to look at me to make sure I wasn't offended.
I'm glad people aren't being as insensitive to fat people these days, at least in my world, but now I feel like they've just shut up about the topic publicly rather than having open and honest dialogue. I know I'm fat. It simply is a part of me. Ignoring it doesn't seem to honor me much more than being nasty about it.
Who else has similar stories?
