Overweight food addicts in the UK seem to be experiencing discrimination according to the Manchester Evening News. According to the article over a quarter of the folks in Manchester are obese…which is higher than the national average. One recovering person reports in the article that he had to deal with “stares, nudges, and outright rudeness” for example. In fact, he said people would shout out at him from cars with rude or abusive statements. Even in the supermarket, folks would look at his shopping cart and make rude remarks. I wonder if that is happening in the USA?
Well of course I Googled “fat discrimination” and took a look. Seems indeed, there is a problem in the USA as well. Women seem to have more issue in this arena and particularly at work as one article pointed out. Men seem to have issues with discrimination as well as another article on a site targeted to men. Even college students have troubles with fat discrimination. Sooo I would say we do have a problem in the USA.
On a personal note in the late 1960s, I was well over 300 pounds. There were not as many folks who were obese then as today. Frankly, I may not have been as motivated to change if there were so many other obese folks around as there are today. I can’t say I remember any abuse as a 20 something but I sure remember plenty of abuse as a child and early teenager. Therefore, in a way it worked for me to be aware of my being so unusual. I did get a great job with no problem back then making far more money than my age mates did as well. Well, bottom line there is a lot of ignorance out in the world and I am sure overweight food addicts do experience fat discrimination. Until next time.