[V.K.]

I think my perception of fat people has a lot to do with how they present themselves. Honestly, I must admit that when I see a really huge person who can hardly move or breathe, I feel that they are lazy, unconcerned with their health, and if they cared more, they would do something about the weight. That said, I have seen some fat women that I think are really beautiful and some that are totally disgusting. Taking care to dress appropriately seems important. The obese ladies who go around in leggings and a long t-shirt and think they are hiding their weight are just kidding themselves. Nothing looks worse to me than a huge belly or enormous thighs bulging through a pair of thin leggings. (I’m ‘average’ weight, and even I would never wear leggings!) Same thing with obese men and jeans that are too tight. On the other hand, large ladies and gentlemen that dress well and carry themselves with confidence can be very attractive, and the ‘fat/lazy’ image fades away. Look at Camryn Manheim! I used to work with a wonderful woman who was very large, and she had such a great personality, I never thought about her size unless she brought it up. All perceptions aside, teasing someone or calling them names for being fat is dead wrong. I think the best thing for overweight people to do is just concentrate on being HEALTHY and HAPPY, and not concern themselves with being a particular size.

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[V.K.]

I think it comes down to the fact that America is a very powerful country, and people from other countries feel threatened by this, with good reason. The American government often seems to be trying to impose its policies on other countries, and to some degree, it is successful because America is so powerful. These policies usually have negative consequences for the other countries. Additionally, Americans are often very suspicious and intolerant of non-Western cultures and religions, so they feel it is necessary to try to ‘convert’ other societies to Western ways, whether the other society wants to or not. Imagine if China became more powerful than America and refused to do business with our country unless we followed their ‘rules’, which were very restrictive for us. (Keep in mind that, currently, a lot of goods and cheap labor that keep America so properous, come from China.) And imagine that they wanted us to follow their religious and cultural practices, putting more pressure on our government to make this so, and imposing more policies to get us to do things their way, all the while becoming very rich and prosperous while we (America) languished into poverty and social upheaval. Wouldn’t you be resentful too?

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