Are Fat People Discriminated Against?

[HeavenlyOne]

Originally Posted by Digging4Truth

I have definitely experienced discrimination in trying to find a job.

Once I get someone to hire me then they are never sorry for doing so. I am a very hard worker, self motivated and I am driven by a very competitive spirit that has me constantly wanting to "outdo" the other guy.

(Please note I work from home and my competition is just in my own head... I don't taunt others or anything)

I have never suffered any discrimination in church really.

I am sure some who don't know me have their thoughts as I walk by but, just as at work, I put everything I have into it and I generally hear very positive comments about any involvement I may have in a service.

Overweight is perceived as lazy and people write you off as that pretty fast until you demonstrate otherwise.

Thankfully my current job hired from a testing process where I proved myself and demonstrated a keen ability to understand instructions and execute with precision & speed.

I think it's funny that skinny folks think fat folks are lazy. I'd like to see them carry around 389 pounds everywhere they go!

Lazy, my foot! LOL!

[tamor]

Originally Posted by HeavenlyOne

I think it's funny that skinny folks think fat folks are lazy. I'd like to see them carry around 389 pounds everywhere they go!

Lazy, my foot! LOL!

That is one different way of looking at it, HO!!

[HeavenlyOne]

Originally Posted by tamor

That is one different way of looking at it, HO!!

I would know. I once carried that around with me, even up stairs. But lazy I wasn't, and I could move just as fast as those skinny girls! Ask LR! She'll tell you how she'd tell me to slow down in a crowd because I'd zoom right on through!

[jwharv]

Originally Posted by HeavenlyOne

I would know. I once carried that around with me, even up stairs. But lazy I wasn't, and I could move just as fast as those skinny girls! Ask LR! She'll tell you how she'd tell me to slow down in a crowd because I'd zoom right on through!

Before I had my stroke I was the same way. My mother-in-law would always ask me "how can you move so fast?", usually I would walk off and leave her and Renee because they were just so slow. After the stroke I became the slow one.