One of my guilty pleasures is reality TV. I admit it. It’s a disease. But sometimes something happens that makes you take notice. This happened during a recently aired “Reunion” show where an absurdly skinny and bodaciously endowed (implants) lady bemoaned a reverse weight discrimination situation.
They call her the “Persian Barbie” because she does have that Barbie-esque physique. Throughout the season, other cast members took aim at her figure and diet. Snide remarks, not the least of which was the “Barbie” tag, flew all around her.
Her point was that it was politically correct and acceptable for her weight and figure to be maligned. It was not politically correct or acceptable for her or anyone else to comment on the overweight cast members.
This is true. Underweight and naturally skinny people often suffer jokes and slander, just as overweight people are maliciously attacked. The lesson learned is that it is not acceptable to judge anyone based on their weight, nor is it anyone’s right to comment on it. Many naturally thin people exist at the mercy of their genetic makeup, just as do those of us that struggle with weight issues.
Tolerance, understanding, and acceptance are needed on all fronts. We can be jealous of those people who remain thin with no real effort, but we must not begrudge them their good fortune. We must treat others as we would like to be treated.
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