The rabbi tells the truth. You won't see much of Elizabeth Edwards on this campaign becaus she is heavy. He is wrong in his word usage. Americans don't hate fat people. The American advertising media hates fat people, which then infests the minds of a lot of people on how to judge people esp. WOMEN based on their appearance. I know of one woman who had an abortion so she wouldn't get fat. I happen to live in a neighborhood where a woman can be heavy, but once a heavy woman starts dating or whatever, you know exactly what the dominant American culture thinks of women who are not slim like a Britney Spears,etc. I'm not obese but I'm not thin either. I'm fat, and when I used to go out to clubs guys would completely ignore me and speak only to my thin friends. I had a second job in a very popular sport store, and worked in women's clothes and every woman was thin, blond and pretty. I just ended up quitting because it was depressing to watch guys fall all over themselves trying to talk to those women. There's so much more I can say, but once a fat woman comes to the realization that she won't ever fit in (pardon the pun!) and just takes care of herself, she'll be much happier as I have.
What a difference culture makes. I've seen your pics, Cyborg, and you are hardly fat. I think you're a beautiful young woman.
But then, I come from a background (black) where a few curves and a few pounds are appreciated.
And since life can never run smooth, I've been cursed w/having the hots for white guys, who tend to think that skinny blond chicks are attractive. oy.
I just had my picture taken and a friend of mine said that I looked big in it.
I reminded him that I just spent 7 months on steroids because I had lost my eyesight.
I had a choice between being blind or extra pounds. I made the choice to have sight.