I’m back to weight issues today. For my Sociology of Gender class, I’ve decided to do my final term paper on the discrimination against “fat” women.

It’s amazing what kind of discrimination is out there. It’s amazing what kind of information on this issue is out there. Women are discriminated for being women…then, adding on weight, women are systematically rejected for jobs, ridiculed daily in doctors’ offices, and have to deal with complete idiots who feel that it’s their right to hurl insults.

I’ve come to discover that my weight issues are nothing compared to some women. I don’t think I’ve been discriminated against for being overweight. I also recognize that my weight issues are probably not as extreme as other peoples’.

As I wandered around the web doing research for my paper, I was astounded at the amount of press that weight discrimination actually gets. From NAAFA (National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance) to the Council on Size & Weight Discrimination, there is assistance out there for someone who feels that they are being discriminated.

What alarms me, though, are the sites that promote more discrimination. It seems that JB has nothing better to do with his time than to abuse heavy women. In fact, it seems that he doesn’t even realize that there are heavy men out there, also. No, it’s much easier to beat up on women. They won’t fight back, will they? Or will they?

Marianne M. Jennings seems to have fat issues. She writes about eating lowfat, bypassing fatty foods, and attacking “fat women.” What I really think is that she may be jealous that she hasn’t eaten french fries since the early 90s. However, that’s her choice.

Is it ok to discriminate against fat women? Is that the last frontier of discrimination where everyone looks past it and thinks “well, they are fat and it is disgusting?” Do we think that everyone can control their weight? Do we understand that genetics can play a part in this and sometimes you or I don’t have a choice in how large our hips are or what size of thighs we get?

People can spew forth venomous hatred towards people they don’t even know…but do they really understand?