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Does being fat make you stupid?

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Thursday, November 19, 2009


Regarding the article published 11/16/2009, authored by contributing Jack Drummond, I might be fat, but I’m not stupid, and yes, I’m offended.  It’s not okay to be cruel.  I’m not fair game, just because you’re fat, too.  You could have published an informative article without being nasty.  Fat discrimination and treating obese people rudely and cruelly is not acceptable.  In my opinion, it’s the same as saying it’s OK to call an African-American the “N-word” if the name-caller is African-American, too. It’s not OK. It’s not acceptable.  It is wrong.

And most of all, the message of what you wanted to communicate is lost.  FYI…a person diagnosed with dementia is not stupid.  The person has a disease. A terrible, debilitating, life-ruining, non-curable disease.  Perhaps you have never known someone with dementia.  But perhaps you have and think it’s OK to be cruel to a person with dementia, too.  Comparing stupidity to dementia is out of line.

“Heard enough? Me too.”  Yeah…I will be unsubscribing from your email list.  No need to continue receiving drivel from uninformed, insensitive publications. There’s enough of that type of garbage out there for me to choose from…and I don’t choose any garbage.  Oh…wait…did I offend you?  Maybe I’m too stupid to keep reading because I’m fat.

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