the point is about what they call "fatism" in that comments about weight and even looks do not garner the same kind of criticism and reactions as racist or other hateful comments, I mean when was the last time you heard some say, Hey alkie, put down that beer go for the pop, or Hey wrinkled puss, put down the cigarette, it's making you look old and ugly or Hey stupid, drop the joint, you don't want to kill anymore brain cells or Hey anorexic, eat a burger or something, OK, they probably do say the last one from time to time
my own philosophy is assholes like that who make those kind of comments about perfect strangers obviously have some pretty severe insecurity issues about themselves because people who are confident in themselves do not feel the need to hurt others in that fashion, belittle others in order to make themselves feel good
I do not disagree with you a bit.
My point is, why is this newsworthy? There are assholes out there in the world. We get em beginning in the second grade, and put up with em in our adult lives. There are always people who say mean, hurtful inconsiderate, racist things.
If people have a foolproof way of getting kids through childhood and into adulthood without encountering these people, or even being one of them, I sure would like to hear it. Most normal people who have been the victim of some kind of unkindness in this way would never visit it on someone else.
The problem is not that these people are abnormal, the problem is they are mostly normal. They are just jerks. They are like rats, cockroaches and mosquitoes. They bite, annoy and suck, but there you have it.