| Are Senior Citizens More Fat Prejudiced?
I have noticed that older people are more outspoken when it comes to fat. I guess I thought it was normal my Uncles called my Nonna (their mother) Tubs??? This is not normal I have found out. There is an older man who walks around town and every few months he comments on my weight loss. When I was growing up all my old Aunts told us that we were too fat and should lose weight. The ironic thing is that they were all about three feet tall and six feet wide.
I have heard older people on TV (Bill Cosby for example talking about Raven Simone and I have heard him in the past talk about others) saying how fat someone has become even when they are quite thin by normal standards.
My Mom who is in her 70s still worries about losing weight and talks about how much weight others need to lose. When I am on a bus or in a store or out in public or working I have noticed older people look at really big people disapprovingly and even make comments.
I think one reason may be they think people are spoiled and overindulged without doing enough physical work. These people come from a time when you walked, plowed, carried things, chopped wood, etc.
Has anyone else noticed this?
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