Should I be offended?

I don't get you guys. People come on here complaining about being treated differently because they are fatter, thinner, taller, etc. and you are all.....Oh you poor thing.....That's so awful....They are insensitive jerks.....let us at em..............I come on discussing being treated differently because I am stronger and it's all some big joke. Why is it ok for one and not the other. Do I feel less because I am a strong man?

This is FUNDAMENTALLY DIFFERENT than other MFP users venting about how they are treated.

K?

oh really? How so? Please help me understand because it seems pretty similar to me. I'm not going to make certain analogies because I don't want this to get locked, but is increased manual labor a privilege? Is being called out and isolated because of the way your body looks a privilege? Which part should I be celebrating exactly?

Volunteering is a privilege.
Being able bodied is a privilege.
You were not "called out", you were called over.
You were not isolated, you were given a task.

Your move.

I was called out and isolated based strictly upon my body. I agree that it is a privilege to be able bodied, and everyone else who is on here venting because they are treated differently because they are fatter, dumber, taller, shorter, etc.....they are all able bodied as well. I still fail to see the huge distinction about how one of these groups being treated differently is "FUNDAMENTALLY DIFFERENT" than my scenario. Please help to explain that first and then we can debate other issues/thoughts as you see fit.

I re-read your OP.

I was called out and isolated based strictly upon my body.

No you weren't.

Reading comprehension is not your friend. I was assigned one task sight unseen......Then based on looks alone (from across the room no less) I was switched with someone else to a different task. How the f else are you going to explain that.

My reading comprehension is quite good thank you. Perhaps your writing could use some work.

See, I missed the part where you talk about how they called you "muscle boy" and pointed and laughed. How some folks hid their face so they wouldn't have to look at you. Mumbled "Gross!" and "Disgusting!" and "You should get weak!" when you walked by. Then how they locked you in a room by yourself for your manual labor and only took time to open the door to throw rotten fruit at you.

See how that wasn't there?

What is the strongest? Your body..... I'm still failing to see the glaring difference in the two analogies.

Is it almost as ridiculous as someone not being able to ride a roller coaster because they are too short? Or buy an extra seat on an airplane because they are too fat? Or have to take the stairs at work because they are too short to push the top button?

...planes have weight limits. it's not just for people it's for your baggage, too.

And? Do they give children or small women a reduced fare because they weigh so little?

Yes. As long as we weigh 50lbs or less and don't make a sound when they shove us in the suitcase.

This reminds me of going to the drive -in as a kid. Anyone else hide under blankets in the back seat for cheaper entry? NO? only me? okay...

Don't want to be accused of age-ism (or however you spell it). I went to a drive in with my aunt to see The Man With One Red Shoe... I didn't hide though, but I wish I had. All I remember is hair getting caught in a zipper and wanting to throw up. Man I was so grossed out!

You. Were. Not. Oppressed.

You were not stigmatized.

You were assigned a job based on your capabilities.


If you can't handle that, stop volunteering.

I.Was.Called Out.
I Was assigned a job based on my body appearance alone.

I have no issue with the work.....or the volunteering....just the way it was assigned and I was called out. Help me understand why it's different than someone being assigned the anchor on the tug-of-war team because they are fatter or the basketball/volleyball player because they are taller.......Or the lollipop guild in the school play because they are shorter.

I would choose a tall person for basketball and a short person for a short character. I do not believe that is an issue.

Choosing an anchor based on weight would be considered offensive because people who are fat are already an oppressed and stigmatized group who have to deal with societal discrimination on a daily basis. See the difference?

You're as bad as people who make claims of "reverse racism". ugh.