If someone called you “fat” right now…
March 9, 2009 by angelique
Filed under Women's Health
… what would you say in return?
I’m always awed by the people who can retort, “I’m not fat!” Or, “Screw you!” And mean it.
I have finally come to the point where I would be able to cock my head and asked, “What?” Perhaps I could even say, “What does my weight have anything to do with this conversation?”
But inside, I would still be asking myself why he or she called me fat.
What would you say? Would you collapse into tears? Get mad? Walk away in embarrassment? Agree?
(P.S. Don’t ever call anyone “fat”, please. It’s a hurtful remark no matter if they can “take it” or not.)
Four or five years ago, I would have shrugged and said, “So?”
Now, I would be quite shaken by it.
I’m 21 now, and I wish I had the confidence I did when I was 17 or 18
I used to be a fitness model and now weigh 20lbs more than my last competition…which is still good. But my sister’s husband always calls me fat when he sees me pigging out on a bag of chips or box of chocolates. I KNOW I am not fat, but when he says it, he says it just to be hurtful, probably to make himself feel better. Because of this, I can’t stand him, even though my sister loves him. It’s caused some family rivalry as well. I think saying that, even to someone who is super skinny (when I was 110lbs people used to say it, and it still hurt) is just cruel.
I used to be a fitness model and now weigh 20lbs more than my last competition…which is still good. But my sister’s husband always calls me fat when he sees me pigging out on a bag of chips or box of chocolates. I KNOW I am not fat, but when he says it, he says it just to be hurtful, probably to make himself feel better. Because of this, I can’t stand him, even though my sister loves him. It’s caused some family rivalry as well. I think saying that, even to someone who is super skinny (when I was 110lbs people used to say it, and it still hurt) is just cruel.
My feeling would be hurt, but I’d agree. I am carrying a little extra around the middle, but I’d point out that I’m also working on getting fit…and grateful for my cute face. ;0)