02-16-2010
12:47 AM
I'm fat. I know I'm fat... but am I too fat for Southwest? Gosh, I don't know and I don't know if I want to go through something like Kevin Smith went through. So, I pay a little more for my airfare and fly another airline that doesn't single people out for their size.
The difference? I'm not a famous person with a platform and I don't throw four letter words around like they're sand on the beach. I would have just gotten terribly embarrassed and let the situation happen and do my best to float into the background.
Are fat people a safety hazard? Maybe... but then so is an elderly person with brittle bones who can't run quickly, or someone on oxygen because of heart issues or mom with a baby. You aren't going to get passed her in an emergency, she's going to protect her child. Obesity isn't pretty (and who wants to think about fat rolling over), but please remember there is a person underneath all that fat and that person is probably very very fragile. You would treat every single person listed above with kindness, please treat fat people the same way.
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