When I was at Seminary I was in a discussion group and one of the members was passing out Hershey's kisses.
"Here," he said to me, "Take six."
"Are you saying that because I am large?" I asked.
"I was just kidding," he said.
"Well it wasn't funny," I answered.
At the risk of being defensive, I think it is important to set people straight about the assumptions that surround fat people. Because I was large, this man assumed I would stuff myself with Hershey's kisses. And if I was going to stuff myself with Hershey's kisses, I would not need his damn permission.
Bravo for asking the question and bravo for telling him where to get off!
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