In a message dated 98-10-10 13:50:28 EDT, you write:
And my mate in America says that lots of people in New Jersey, are fat, so they must be. That is my reasoning, No offence intended again.
Lots taken.
Bravo, Tag.... I was really too incensed to reply this morning. Just when I get to thinking the world might have grown up some, I always hear this sort of thing. Why don't we all just judge people by how they look, or where they're from -- with no regard to their feelings, their interests, their value as human beings... What, we fucking burn New Jersey because it might have fat people living there? Is that some new fangled "final solution" to some idiot's prejudice? Why is it acceptible to go after people who are overweight? Would you say "Oh, there are lots of black people in such and such a place"? No, probably not. Yet you feel quite justified in saying this? Someone recently said to me that going after heavy people is the last acceptable prejudice -- I had never looked at it, but you know, I see it's true now that it was pointed out to me. And it's a sick sick way to be... look at how this attitude drives girls to starve themselves and vomit themselves to the point of death because the world has this warped vision of value based on willowy looks. Imagine the wonderful people who are driven to insecurity and self-loathing because they know this is how people look at them. Imagine how you limit your own circle of friends by overlooking people based on looks. Who can afford this sort of thing? Oh, rant over.... And hey, I promise not to think the UK is peopled with shallow idiots who drink too much, based on Kenny's ill-begotten attitude. Nor to picture you as Benny Hill, pre-verbal creatures with televisions in your stomachs, people who walk silly, or resemble Margaret Thatcher in any way whatsoever -- and I don't think of you as sharing your future king's desire to be a feminine hygiene product either. --michele --michele +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list please mail "sinister@majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo@majordomo.net". For list archives and searching, list rules, FAQ, poor jokes etc, see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +---+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" +---+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+