I have to say, Southwest is the only company that seems to have issues with big fatty's on their airplanes. In actuality, I think SWA is the only company with the balls to call out the "Overweight American." This country has had a growing overweight problem for some time now. I'll be honest, I'd like to lose a few pounds, but there is a difference in having a few extra pounds and a really truly obese person taking up more than their fair share of space.
Now, there might be a few of you out there who are going to act all high and mighty and say you understand the plight of large people and don't like when an airline alienates obese people. When these people are the ones assigned a seat next to a "beefy," I hear them say things that don't convey their supposed sincerity and understanding of larger persons. I hear phrases like, "Sweaty and smelly." "Rolls touching me the whole time." And, my favorite, "Spilling over the arm rest."
So, when I saw this news article, I didn't expect it to be more than the standard dichotomy as I just described. Then, I read the following:
"I guess because he’s a Florida man, and you see two-pieces all day on skinny women that you just wanna discriminate against a Texas woman or something. Everything in Texas is bigger. What, ya gonna ban the whole state?" Guillory added.
Just hold on a second there Bessie.... "Everything is bigger in Texas?" "Ban the whole state?" Holy crap, if I was from Texas, I'd be pretty pissed off. I bust my ass to stay in decent shape. This woman is LARGE. One does not require a medical doctor to see that she's obese. Maybe she is one of those unfortunate few that has a serious medical condition and she can not rid herself of so much body mass. HOWEVER, I'm going to go out on a limb here and say she's likely one of the other 99.999% of obese people that are victims of their own actions.
Point of fact, it's not easy for everyone to get and stay in shape. Especially when you consider how easy it is to eat junk food and be lazy. It's not easy to learn the complete anatomy of the human body either. So, if you don't put in the hours studying and learning it, you won't become a medical doctor. So, if you're eating fast food constantly, never working out and logging 1000s of hours of couch time, then don't run your damn mouth about how you are the victim.
Last time I checked, there were an awful lot of people from Texas that are not obese. Lance Armstrong is from Texas. I don't know anyone that would consider him out of shape. These women are from Texas as well. I don't see anyone here that is anywhere near the hugeness of Ms. Connie Guillory. She's obese. That's just a fact. There's no emotion or prejudice behind that. Based on her height, weight and body fat percentage, she is obese. Plain and simple.
It's been extensively documented in the medical community that it's not healthy to be of such size. We certainly seem to have no problem judging people whole smoke and drink. We know those activities are not conducive to healthy living. So, why is it so bad to call out the fatties? And why would this woman imply, in her apparent defense, that everyone else from the state of Texas is just as fat as she is? That isn't even a defense. It's simply a deflection, and a poor one at that.
Put down the burger and get your ass on a treadmill, Ms. Guillory. Trust me, all the passengers you sit next to will like it and most important of all, you will be happier with yourself and live a longer, healthier life.
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