Recent article about 'fat shaming'

new_me70

I just read the below article but what disturbed me and made me feel really sad were the pictures - the looks that people gave this photographer were horrendous.

Is this how the world looks at me too?

http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/the-face-of-fat-shaming-photographer-captures-the-stares-of-passers-by/story-fnixwvgh-1227480624991

RodaRose

It is staged art and it is not not real.
The photographer went through hundreds of her photos in order to publish that article. In other words, forget about it because the article was created to make a point of I do not know what. Most of us do not dress like that or stand in the middle of a walk way.

yusaku02

She looks to have been doing obnoxious poses in the middle of crowded sidewalks for the most part. People are most likely sneering due to her attention-seeking nature, rather than her weight.

auddii

RodaRose wrote: »

It is staged art and it is not not real.
The photographer went through hundreds of her photos in order to publish that article. In other words, forget about it because the article was created to make a point of I do not know what. Most of us do not dress like that or stand in the middle of a walk way.

Agreed. It's a moment in time. I especially had to laugh at the one with the map. My face looked just like that the other day, but it was an average sized woman. And it looked like that one second before I asked her if she was lost. She was; she was from out of town and was trying to find the right train.

3dogsrunning

auddii wrote: »

RodaRose wrote: »

It is staged art and it is not not real.
The photographer went through hundreds of her photos in order to publish that article. In other words, forget about it because the article was created to make a point of I do not know what. Most of us do not dress like that or stand in the middle of a walk way.

Agreed. It's a moment in time. I especially had to laugh at the one with the map. My face looked just like that the other day, but it was an average sized woman. And it looked like that one second before I asked her if she was lost. She was; she was from out of town and was trying to find the right train.

Really though. I mean, has anyone here never taken a photograph where their expression looks totally different than what was actually going on at the moment?

nannersp61

I don't know where you may live, but I never got "fat"shamed until three years ago on a visit to New York City. As I was walking by a guy made pig noises. I acted like I didn't hear, but I did. I have never forgotten that.

ldrosophila

I've been fat most of my life, but I don't recall people ever being that disgusted. Sure I've had my share of rude comments, but they are idiots. Most of the time people are too busy worrying about their own life to focus on my fat self. I think it's just silly she has no idea what was going through those people's mind maybe the one lady was disgusted because it looked like she was eating a can of cat food. Maybe they had that look because they were right in the middle of trying to cover up a big fart.

Besides what does it matter she could be trans and they would be staring. She could have a deformity and people would stare. I used to live in Nigeria and believe me people stared at the giant marshmallow white lady. I think it's just my age though I don't really give a f-ck now. Stares mean nothing its insidious institutional discrimination that we should be worried about.

3dogsrunning

nannersp61 wrote: »

I don't know where you may live, but I never got "fat"shamed until three years ago on a visit to New York City. As I was walking by a guy made pig noises. I acted like I didn't hear, but I did. I have never forgotten that.

I'm not saying it doesn't happen, just that I'm not sure the pictures are an accurate reflection of it happening in this case.

ldrosophila

I'm sorry but at the age of 39 if you are still focusing on what people think it's time to grow up! And I'd focus on her shoes too those things are hideous!

lady in the white holding the bread was looking at the sign for that great price of draft beer.

anneeett

People look at other people all the time and you can't drive yourself crazy every time you're the one being looked at, wondering what they'll think of you. There is just NO WAY to know what's going on in someone elses head. The shop clerc giving you a friendly smile might secretly be judging you for your bad hair day, and the girl with the *kitten* face might not even be realizing she's looking right at you because her thoughts have wondered off to something else.

williamwj2014

While I don't care how people choose to live their life..I will never sit here and act like being fat is okay but I won't put others down about being fat.. Speaking for myself only here, but having fat on my body just looked so disgusting. I wasn't happy with myself. Anyways, It's so annoying to see fat shaming become something getting so much attention because it just tells people to see fat as being okay which I will never see as okay.

Qskim

Not a single image you could say with any certainty was someone looking at her critical of her weight. In some of them she looks like she's talking to herself which would definitely attract attention. Standing in the middle of a busy thoroughfare is same. Snapping out maps and rustling plastic shopping bags same.

I'm as cynical of her authenticity as I am of air-brushing.