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Packzi Day!
Can't talk, eating!
And while I'm on the subject, if this isn't the stupidest thing I've ever read, I'll eat my hat (right after I finish this Packzi)! Obese people are often in self-denial that they actually have a weight problem. Further, they are in denial that their obesity is actually affecting their health or sense of well-being. You must remember: obese people often function and feel most comfortable within a circle of overweight friends. They develop, as a result, a distorted body image. Also, denial is a strong protective mechanism for the conscious mind. Obese patients learn to shop at clothing stores that carry "plus" sizes. Likewise, they learn to shop alone or with obese friends so that they are not exposed to the anxiety of buying in the larger sizes while friends shop in the "normal" section.
Yes, most women have no idea that they are fat. That's why pretty much no woman on earth walks around lamenting that she is not as skinny as a model. And the very idea that a store would sell clothing to fat people? Madness! If fat people want clothes so bad, they should just lose 80 pounds before work tomorrow... What?
And don't get me started on the "normal" section. You know, because apparently I shop in the "Abby Normal" section. Right, because if I go shopping with a fat person, it's because I have a distorted body image, not because my skinny friends and I can't shop in the same stores. And of course it's all those fat people going around giving other fat people distorted body image; and not sickly thin women giving everyone else distorted body image. < / sarcasm >
Not to mention, when you go to a store, men are "husky" while women are "plus size". Husky sounds manly, like Stud. While "plus size" just sounds bigger.
People are dumb.
And while I'm on the subject, if this isn't the stupidest thing I've ever read, I'll eat my hat (right after I finish this Packzi)! Obese people are often in self-denial that they actually have a weight problem. Further, they are in denial that their obesity is actually affecting their health or sense of well-being. You must remember: obese people often function and feel most comfortable within a circle of overweight friends. They develop, as a result, a distorted body image. Also, denial is a strong protective mechanism for the conscious mind. Obese patients learn to shop at clothing stores that carry "plus" sizes. Likewise, they learn to shop alone or with obese friends so that they are not exposed to the anxiety of buying in the larger sizes while friends shop in the "normal" section.
Yes, most women have no idea that they are fat. That's why pretty much no woman on earth walks around lamenting that she is not as skinny as a model. And the very idea that a store would sell clothing to fat people? Madness! If fat people want clothes so bad, they should just lose 80 pounds before work tomorrow... What?
And don't get me started on the "normal" section. You know, because apparently I shop in the "Abby Normal" section. Right, because if I go shopping with a fat person, it's because I have a distorted body image, not because my skinny friends and I can't shop in the same stores. And of course it's all those fat people going around giving other fat people distorted body image; and not sickly thin women giving everyone else distorted body image. < / sarcasm >
Not to mention, when you go to a store, men are "husky" while women are "plus size". Husky sounds manly, like Stud. While "plus size" just sounds bigger.
People are dumb.