This is a very intersting thread... I gotta be very careful what I say- I mean, don't get me wrong- I understand all the anger and disgust, but I also see the compassinate side of it too. Again- maybe it's because I'm a big guy. Granted, I don't have to ride on the motor scooter at the mall, BUT how can I not judge the 100 lbs. that seperates me and you- and then turn around and judge the 100 lbs. that seperates me and the fat dude using the scooter? Anyway- I guess I see both sides of this. I wish we were all leaner/healthier- hell, I wish I was leaner/healthier! But, I'm not... Not that I am powerless, but... well, maybe you see my point. Or maybe you don't. Either way, I guess for me erring on the side of polite & generous kindness tends to be the best way... especially when the scooter I saw at Wal-Mart just today had a tag across the azz-end of it that read: "550 lb. capacity"! (Now excuse me- I need to resume looking for my bag of Cheetos! Hee-Hee!)

My older sister is obese. It doesnt mean I love her any less. It just means I wish she made better choices.

I am not a person who goes against anyone with a weight problem or is overweight - but what I do not like is lazy, fat slobs that choose to eat nothing but junk food, look like they never wash themselves or their clothes and expect everyone to cater to them because they can't bend over or walk - all because they are too lazy to move and insist on inhaling empty calories to satisfy their misery.

I know many people that are larger - and they dress in nice clothes, keep themselves and their homes clean, do their laundry and work in good jobs.

There is a difference. I think you lknow what I mean.