02-15-2010
05:08 PM
I see a lot of "fear" comments concerning being wedged between two big people or crashing because of how fat some other passenger is. If you aren't willing to face the risks involved when you set foot on a plane, much less leave the safety of your own home, you deserve far more than fear. I'm six feet, three inches tall, and I've always weighed more than the average person. The medical charts didn't even make allowances for people my size when I was a child, and I'll never fit the definition of skinny. I see enough false bravery on the internet where people feel they can offer an opinion without consequences, and I'm tired of it. If you fear, despise, or otherwise hold negative views towards fat people, your physical appearance is obviously the least of your problems. Fat people are still people. They don't deserve disrespect just because they exist.
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