I have to admit I watched a Lifetime movie. Worse yet
I liked it and it didn’t even star Judith Light.

In terms of socially profound film making “Fat Like
Me” wasn’t earth shadowing.

It did, however, scratch the surface of what it is
like to be an overweight kid. At a time in life when
how you look and more importantly what your peers
think about how you look, being a fat teenager is
devastating.

Luckily I thinned out a little around 16, but boy I
could tell you stories about junior high. I guess I
liked this short little exercise in subterfuge most
because I’ve been in the fat suit. The very real fat
suit more than a few kids are surrounded with these
days.

The film touched on a lot of issues for both the
overweight and those so quick to judge them. So if you
happen to see it repeated and you or someone you love
could stand to lose a few, give the movie a shot. It
did a pretty good job explaining what it feels like to
live in a world where everyone judges you. Aside from
smokers, fat people are the only other group where
there is absolutely no stigma in judging and harassing
them.


Maybe in a world where obesity is becoming the norm
some people could use a reminder every now and then
about what they are doing to themselves. The truth is
dirty looks and judgmental comments will do nothing to
curb the obesity epidemic. In fact it may very well
fuel it. Then imagine waking up tomorrow in a world
where no one had any qualms about openly and vocally
judging you despite the fact they know nothing about
you other than your superficial surface.

Thus is the life of the fat person of any age.