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Insensitive Warts
Sep. 14th, 2007 09:50 pmSo tell me. What, exactly, makes teenage boys - when they're in a group of six or seven - bold enough to comment to perfect strangers - who have no initial problem with them - about their weight?
It's no secret whatsoever that neither my husband nor I are small, skinny people. We know this, we accept this, we try not to be too sensitive about it. But where the bloody, buggering hell are these kids' parents? Is it a "trying to be cool in front of the friends" thing? Where did they get the idea that harping on a perfect stranger is "cool?"
( Ranting with Not-So-Nice Views on Certain Peoples - and Quite a Bit of Swearing )
And you know what's really sad about the whole thing? They're only perpetuating a stereotype by behaving the way they were. Things will never change for them if they continue confirming that they are stupid and ignorant.
Feel free to rip me to shreds with your comments - I'll only assume you're part of the problem and quite possibly ignore you. *pissy face*
It's no secret whatsoever that neither my husband nor I are small, skinny people. We know this, we accept this, we try not to be too sensitive about it. But where the bloody, buggering hell are these kids' parents? Is it a "trying to be cool in front of the friends" thing? Where did they get the idea that harping on a perfect stranger is "cool?"
( Ranting with Not-So-Nice Views on Certain Peoples - and Quite a Bit of Swearing )
And you know what's really sad about the whole thing? They're only perpetuating a stereotype by behaving the way they were. Things will never change for them if they continue confirming that they are stupid and ignorant.
Feel free to rip me to shreds with your comments - I'll only assume you're part of the problem and quite possibly ignore you. *pissy face*
