Jon and Leslie Listeners Talk Back About Weight Discrimination

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Leslie - I understand your frustration. But, it's something we are all guilty of. At times we feel it is still ok to make fun of, call out and discriminate against someone who society deems as OVER weight. What IS overweight? Society bombards us with images that tell us that underweight is beautiful. Is it really? To some, it may be. But, not to all.  As long as you are happy and healthy, who cares what you weigh.

I taught my children not to label people. For example, no to designate black or white because of the stereotypical messages those words give us. (The bad guy wears black, the good guy wears white...you know what I mean.) I taught them we are all different shades of the same color. Why can't we speak of weight the same way?  Why must we say...'the skinny girl' or 'the fat guy'? Why can't we say...'the girl in the blue shirt' or the guy wearing the hat'? We don't. But, we CAN! I'm guilty of it too.

We have to be the example for our children. If you catch yourself using someones race, sex, sexual preference, religion, or weight in a way that is unnecessary or a joke, STOP! Is we stop, our children will know a world of love and acceptance. They will lift each other up instead of tearing each other down.

That's just how I feel. I chose to LOVE!

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