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The Student Perspective - “What superhero would you be and why?”
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Camille
“I would be Aquaman
because he ca;i breathe
underwater.”
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other blacks.
Being fat, however,
brings scorn from everyone,
including other fat people,
and will most definitely
exclude the fat guy from
most peoples’ minds as
being a potential mate
- Ladies, when is the last
time you’ve dreamt of your
dream guy and had him as
being very overweight? If
that's ever happened to you,
send me an e-mail. I’m
available Friday.
More seriously, I
have witnessed this kind
of discrimination against
my friends who are
fellow fatties. I’ve had
a girlfriend’s mother try
to break us up because
she (openly) disliked my
weight. It eventually
worked. I've been flatly
told at a job, when I applied
for a higher position, that
my weight would exclude
me from having a position
where I regularly interacted
with and sold to customers.
When looking at a career
in law. I’ve had folks tell
me that 1 should lose some
weight if I expect to plead
in open court or go into
politics, as neither juries
nor constituents will vote in
favor of the fat guy.
Even from people that
know what it is like to face
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“The Flash because he's
really fast. He's faster
than Superman.”
scorn and derision. I’ve
seen scorn and derision.
In tin online comment at
this paper’s website, one
member of Lambda, when
confronted with these types
of arguments, wrote “You
have no idea what it’s like
to be truly discriminated
against.” 1 disagree - I've
had a pretty good idea ever
since the play ground in third
grade. Another Lambda
member wrote “quit cry ing
and find something real to
complain about.” Glad to
see that those folks are so
open and caring toward
the plight of other human
beings.
I even see it in rather
minor ways. Do you know
when the last time I've
been hugged'? Neither do
I. Last semester. I lived in
a building here on campus
that was very huggy
- people hugged all the
time, especially between
the female residents and the
openly homosexual guys.
I outright asked
why this was to those
around me, upon making
the observation, and the
response was that, “Gay
guys don’t want to try to get
you into bed... they 're not a
threat”. I’m not a threat, but
socially I’m stuck between
being ten) threatening as
a straight guy and too
unattractive as a fat guy.
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Ryan
“I’d be Ironman,
because he's rich.”
The result is that everyone
is show n more affection and
openly embraced.regardless
of their lifestyle, except for
me and my fellow- fat guys.
1 didn't even get a hug on
Free Hug Day.
It's almost like I have
a disease. I do, don't I? 1
keep hearing about the
‘obesity epidemic’ on the
news, where they talk
about how people are fat
and show stix'k footage of
fat people walking around
without show ing their faces.
This is about the only time
I ever see fat people on
TV, of course - next time
you’re watching a show
or movie, see if there are
any fat people. On the off
chance you see one, see if
it's for comic relief, because
those fatties sure are good
to laugh at.
I apparently do have
a disease, but it’s not a
socially acceptable disease.
If you have AIDS, you get
a quilt and people will raise
money and have walks
for you. If you’re fat.
you're told to “hop [on] a
treadmill for a few weeks,”
as one Lambda member
so compassionately wrote.
Speaking of that, shouldn't
we be having fat walks
instead of AIDS walks?
That actually would go
directly toward curing the
disease.
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