This picture was of me last Christmas at or near my heaviest weight (yet again).
Thankfully I've since gone on to lose 56lbs.
One of the issues besides the health issues I had to deal with the last ten years or so was what I'll call Adult Bullying.
You see, many men especially find it appropriate to bully other men if those men happen to be overweight. You get a lot of "Hey big guy!" "How you doing big guy!?" "I see you're still heavy big guy!". I noticed the past few months though that this has stopped for me. Nobody has called me that in months.
But when did it become appropriate to walk up to any person, friend or stranger and comment on their weight? When did it become OK to commentate on someone else's struggle?
It's like walking up to an alcoholic and saying "Hey wine-o!". Would that be appropriate? I really don't think so.
But in our society, food and obesity seem to be fair game and open season. It's not as if men are the only guilty ones. I hear women's comments about their fellow females: anything from a jealous comment about a woman losing weight, to comments about how fat someone has gotten.
It's not cool, it's not funny and it's not OK. As Thumper said If you can't say something nice, don't say nothing at all. Aside from the grammar, Thumper has it right.
Be a little kinder to your fellow man or woman out there. Think about how you would feel if someone walked up to you and said "Hey big guy/girl!".
Until next time...
