I've been fat for most of my life now. And if there's one thing I have learned it's this - It's great to be fat.
Yes, you read that right.
It's actually an advantage. I'll tell you why.
The world is divided into twos as usual. The haves and have nots. The weaks and the strongs. The fats and the not fats. You get the drift. And more often than not, the stronger or more vocal of the twos tend to judge the other group only by the very thing that distinguishes them.
It doesn't matter whatever else you may be, but if you are fat then it's the ONLY thing people will point out about you. Don't get me wrong, I'm not talking about the positives here just the negatives. I'm not saying that people only judge fat people by their sizes. I'm saying that if someone wants to be mean or nasty to you, then the only thing they will attack is your girth/weight/roundness or whatever.
That's why I say it's great to be fat.
Because no matter what else you may be, that's the only thing people will see (I guess they can't help it because of our enormous sizes).
I'm even aware of the fact that when people find out I'm going through a divorce, the first thing on their minds must be, "Oh he must have left her because she is so fat." And I want to say this to the people who think that way - don't be so sure! For all you know I may have driven my husband away with my volatile temperament, my lack of self-drive, my unresolved issues from childhood or just the fact that I fart really loudly in bed. You never know!
So you could have bad breath or be a compulsive liar or be a really horrible person, but if someone wants to poke fun at you then fat is the only way they will go.
You could be a sick psychopath or pervert or just pure evil but no one will ever find out because your only crime in their perfectly slim and trim world is that you are fat.
I had probably known this for a long time, but I'll tell you when it actually hit me in the face.
It was a couple of years back when I read what my husband's girlfriend had written about me on her blog.
Here was this PYT who has having an affair with my husband and the poor sweet girl probably lived in a parallel universe where she was right and I was wrong. She thought it was my fault for giving her a sounding off for, excuse me, gatecrashing my marriage. What did she do?
She went to her blog and bitched all about fat women and how she's so lucky she doesn't need to shop at plus size stores. She even mentioned the store I used to buy my clothes from (obviously my husband had told her all this) and said how pathetic it was to have to shop there.
Now honestly, I was mad at first. More so because I realized that my husband was telling her so much about me. I thought when men (or women) are cheating on their spouses the last thing they would want to do is discuss their shopping habits!
Later when I had calmed down, I actually had a good laugh.
I realized how pathetic she was. She obviously could not find a single thing wrong with me, and the only way she could "get back" at me was by bitching about my weight!
You're fucking fabulous, I said to myself, and happily got on with my life.
As far as I was concerned, she and the rest of the world of the not fat world could go suck on it!
P.S. For all you curious cats who are going to ask me for her blog url - I stopped reading it over a year back. In fact, I don't even remember how to get to it. Which is such a pity because she really is a fabulous writer.
Yes, you read that right.
It's actually an advantage. I'll tell you why.
The world is divided into twos as usual. The haves and have nots. The weaks and the strongs. The fats and the not fats. You get the drift. And more often than not, the stronger or more vocal of the twos tend to judge the other group only by the very thing that distinguishes them.
It doesn't matter whatever else you may be, but if you are fat then it's the ONLY thing people will point out about you. Don't get me wrong, I'm not talking about the positives here just the negatives. I'm not saying that people only judge fat people by their sizes. I'm saying that if someone wants to be mean or nasty to you, then the only thing they will attack is your girth/weight/roundness or whatever.
That's why I say it's great to be fat.
Because no matter what else you may be, that's the only thing people will see (I guess they can't help it because of our enormous sizes).
I'm even aware of the fact that when people find out I'm going through a divorce, the first thing on their minds must be, "Oh he must have left her because she is so fat." And I want to say this to the people who think that way - don't be so sure! For all you know I may have driven my husband away with my volatile temperament, my lack of self-drive, my unresolved issues from childhood or just the fact that I fart really loudly in bed. You never know!
So you could have bad breath or be a compulsive liar or be a really horrible person, but if someone wants to poke fun at you then fat is the only way they will go.
You could be a sick psychopath or pervert or just pure evil but no one will ever find out because your only crime in their perfectly slim and trim world is that you are fat.
I had probably known this for a long time, but I'll tell you when it actually hit me in the face.
It was a couple of years back when I read what my husband's girlfriend had written about me on her blog.
Here was this PYT who has having an affair with my husband and the poor sweet girl probably lived in a parallel universe where she was right and I was wrong. She thought it was my fault for giving her a sounding off for, excuse me, gatecrashing my marriage. What did she do?
She went to her blog and bitched all about fat women and how she's so lucky she doesn't need to shop at plus size stores. She even mentioned the store I used to buy my clothes from (obviously my husband had told her all this) and said how pathetic it was to have to shop there.
Now honestly, I was mad at first. More so because I realized that my husband was telling her so much about me. I thought when men (or women) are cheating on their spouses the last thing they would want to do is discuss their shopping habits!
Later when I had calmed down, I actually had a good laugh.
I realized how pathetic she was. She obviously could not find a single thing wrong with me, and the only way she could "get back" at me was by bitching about my weight!
You're fucking fabulous, I said to myself, and happily got on with my life.
As far as I was concerned, she and the rest of the world of the not fat world could go suck on it!
P.S. For all you curious cats who are going to ask me for her blog url - I stopped reading it over a year back. In fact, I don't even remember how to get to it. Which is such a pity because she really is a fabulous writer.
14 comments:
More or less what good old Julius Ceaser said too. Anorexia doesn't work for me. Neither does lean mean...
I feel vindicated after reading this. Somebody I once loved very earnestly told me before leaving that I was fat and had BB.
I have been fat twice in my life when I put on 4 and a half stones when pregnant. It was the only really happy time with my first husband who loved what it did to my persona.
When people behave in such a shameful way as your ex and his hanger-on the only thing is to rise above it and thank Heaven to be rid of such detritus in your life.
maybe she can leave a comment here so that all we nice people can go say a "hello" over at her blog.
:)
This post demands a sequel.
I have been a plus size for almost 6 - 7 years now and been a butt "and belly" of most jokes myself.
Personally I don't mind laughing at myself or being ridiculed for my eating habits, but the post was refreshing in the way you listed out the positives. Looking forward to more.
Confessions of a foodoholic HERE
you may have come across this before, but i couldn't resist sharing it:
“THIS SUMMER DO YOU WANT TO BE A MERMAID OR A WHALE?”
A middle aged woman, whose physical characteristics did not match those of the woman on the poster, responded publicly to the question posed by the gym –
To Whom It May Concern:
Whales are always surrounded by friends (dolphins, sea lions, curious Humans)... They have an active sex life; they get pregnant and have adorable baby whales. They have a wonderful time with dolphins stuffing themselves with shrimp. They play and swim in the seas, seeing wonderful places like Patagonia, the Bering Sea and the coral reefs of Polynesia. Whales are wonderful singers and have even recorded CDs. They are incredible creatures and have virtually no predators other than Humans. They are loved, protected and admired by almost everyone in the world.
On the other hand, Mermaids don't exist. And if they did exist, they would be lining up outside the offices of Argentinean psychoanalysts due to a debilitating identity crisis – Fish or Human? They don't have a sex life at all because they kill men who get close to them – not to mention how could they have sex? Just look at them... where is IT? Therefore, they don't have children either. Not to mention – who wants to get close to a girl who smells like a fish store?
The choice is perfectly clear to me – I want to be a whale.
P.S. We live in an age when the media puts into our heads the idea that only skinny people are beautiful, but I prefer to enjoy an ice cream with my kids, a good dinner with a man who makes me shiver and a piece of chocolate with my friends. With time we gain weight because we accumulate so much knowledge and wisdom in our heads that when there is no more room – it distributes out to the rest of our bodies.
So, we aren't heavy, we are enormously cultured, educated and happy. Beginning today, when I look at my butt in the mirror I will think, ¨Good grief, just look how smart I am...¨
@Knife - I think Julius Caesar (according to Shakespeare) said that he wanted to be surrounded by fat men because could not trust the thin ones!
@Anon - Yes that is the ultimate insult for most people - "you are fat!" Oh the horror! I wish for once someone would turn around and tell them that fat can be gotten rid of but not ugliness. And no, there isn't enough botox in the world to fix ugliness!
@Pat - Lucky you! Mine is the other way round - I've been thin only twice in my life!...give or take a couple of times ;-)
@Meggie - Like she would! What do you think the Anonymous option is for ;-)
@Himanshu - As a matter of fact, I do have a couple more being fat posts up my sleeve. Coming up soon...
@Koshish - Hi! I prefer dolphins actually, but that's a nice story :-)
baby you are the bestest and you proof (as cookie would say it) yet again...so so love you for this one
true
I loved this post so much that I forwarded them to most of my friends :)
Well written and a stud idea :)
@Tarakini - U no loved me before this? ;-) Thanks baby.
@Vismitha - Glad you like it. "Stud idea" sounds cool. Thanks!
hahahahaahha! "Stud idea" for real! I think people who make it their point to comment on other people's weight must be tremendously bored in addition to just being rude. I have even scolded my own father to NEVER comment on my weight because I could be much "worse" than FAT!
How dirty can ppl get? Fat subject is secondary here..I don believe why do such morons hav to hit back thru blog posts...when they have already caused so much in someone's life!! For some reason they forget the laws of nature..whatevr goes comes around!
Now on being fat :) welll..they are cute ...& also agree with what Koshish said.."they are'nt heavy..they are enormously cultured, educated & happy"
I second you there. Fat rocks :P
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