The show is not about "celebrating" obesity. It shows her path to losing weight. The show is about NOT accepting that a person is "less than" because they are overweight.
I remember standing in line, waiting at my black belt test, when an obese woman walked by. I poked my friend and said "Eww . . . can you imagine ever letting yourself get that gross?" I didn't know her name. I didn't know anything about her. I just reveled in the obvious fact that I was BETTER than she was.
A few years later, life happened. I won't whine about the details. I gained quite a lot of weight. And yes, I did it to myself. Walking is difficult now, but I go a little further every day. People judge you. I've had cars follow me on my walks with the people inside loudly making animal and retching noises. One driver threw a soda at me as they passed. People literally assume that you are stupid - - you are less than human. You are disgusting.
It's not about celebrating fat. It's about celebrating a human being who has their own path and their own story. It's about combating judgmental attitudes and stereotyping someone because of their looks.
I remember standing in line, waiting at my black belt test, when an obese woman walked by. I poked my friend and said "Eww . . . can you imagine ever letting yourself get that gross?" I didn't know her name. I didn't know anything about her. I just reveled in the obvious fact that I was BETTER than she was.
A few years later, life happened. I won't whine about the details. I gained quite a lot of weight. And yes, I did it to myself. Walking is difficult now, but I go a little further every day. People judge you. I've had cars follow me on my walks with the people inside loudly making animal and retching noises. One driver threw a soda at me as they passed. People literally assume that you are stupid - - you are less than human. You are disgusting.
It's not about celebrating fat. It's about celebrating a human being who has their own path and their own story. It's about combating judgmental attitudes and stereotyping someone because of their looks.
"The family that prays together...is brainwashing their children."- Albert Einstein
