Maybe it would help if they would travel by walking or jogging.
Fueled by hyperbole.
Reality is a morbidly obese person with a Snickers bar in their mouth.
I almost feel sorry for the writer. I could not imagine being obese and trying to get along as a tourist in Paris.
“Society has an anti-fat bias”
Yes, yes it does.
Because being a fat POS is unhealthy and leads to early death.
Oh, quite whining. I’m overweight, too, but I’m trying to get it off. Affirming extra fat is, unfortunately, affirming bad health outcomes.
My stomach makes me look slovenly, and I’ll be relieved when I’m finally rid of it, whenever that is, one of my problems being that I enjoy good food and beer too much. :-)
I am a tall guy.
It is uncomfortable to sit in older theatres for example.
That is not being fat. Add “obese” to it and I would never fly again.
I wonder if she realizes that she went to one of the oldest western civilization cities. Narrow roads and tiny staircases were the way those cities organically grew 1,000 years ago. The Romans built many of those roads for their chariots to traverse.
She should try going to colonial America, where she will find more narrow winding roads and small buildings.
The world wasn't built to accommodate her.
-PJ
we shouldn’t make fun of the morbidly obese as they may some day save our lives if we ever get attacked by a pride of hungry lions
Normalizing morbid obesity as “body positivity” is wrong. Fat people should be encouraged to lose weight. There is nothing positive about being a gluttonous, corpulent hambeast.
They fat.
I dont know them, dont wanna know them.
Deflect your KFC laden breath elsewhere!
Not one word about intending to lose weight to make travel easier? Nope, not one word.
I’m not exactly Twiggy but I don’t b!tch and moan how other people have to make me comfortable.
EFF that noise.
What an arrogant, entitled, ignorant sak o’fat.
Construction and manufacturing shrinkage. The whole world is an airline seat.
Yeah, that's the ticket.
“I have to think about packing every item I could possibly need, because the chances of not being able to find something as simple as a swimsuit, raincoat, or boots in my size are high,” she says.”
IOW, the rest of the world is not as ridiculously, insanely fat as some Americans.
“Superfat — sizes 26-32+
Popularized from the 2008 NOLOSE Supersize Caucus, the term was created as a “term of power for the fattest of the fat.” Those in this category consistently face size discrimination such as denial of healthcare, being unable to shop in-store for clothing, the inability to access public spaces, etc.
Infinifat — sizes 34+
A complementary term to superfat, infinifat was coined by Ash of The Fat Lip podcast to describe those whose “size is greater than any assignable size number.” “Too fat for commercially-available clothing,” they are sized out of brick and mortar plus size stores and must order clothing online. In some cases, they may not know their size. In order to fly, they must purchase two seats. They experience acute institutionalized sizeism daily.”
https://www.teenvogue.com/story/superfat-small-fat-how-they-are-used
What a horrible feeling: Realizing the world doesn’t revolve around you!
Note to the obese: I have a 34” inseam. I’m not responsible for that in any way. Where’s my pity party, eh?
Discrimination in relationships????
Meaning some men may not find a heavier woman attractive???
There’s a subject which will be tough to deal with......
Reality is sending a message to the author but she’s not hearing it.
I've watched enough of the Smithsonian Channel's Air Disasters show to know that one common reason for crashes on take-off is an overweight aircraft.
The FAA's average weight was 175 pounds for males and 145 pounds for females. A plane with too many overweight people won't be able to generate enough lift to take off, after including the weight of the fuel and all of their luggage and cargo.
-PJ
When the global warming crowd gets absolute power, she will look fondly upon how she used to be treated.
Gluttony and sloth are deadly sins for a reason. I don’t accommodate sin.