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Re: Go Die Somewhere
by Castrator on Aug 21, 2001 - 11:57 AM
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Good to hear they call you ugly and creepy.
When people don't 'get' stuff(And the likes) they resort to petty name calling and suchlike. Being called a freak is one of the highest compliments, I find.
And Maranda, just be safe in the knowledge that when they are 30, their lives will be in ruins, simply because they think that the of the number of years you've been alive for matters so much.
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Re: Go Die Somewhere
by Maranda (saboneta@aol.com)
on Aug 21, 2001 - 01:32 PM
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Actually, the person about whose weight they were sniping wasn't me. I actually weigh more than that, and I am not in need of a Wide Load sign. The woman on the scale was about 40 with a fair amount of cellulite. And I had seen her on the treadmill for close to 45 minutes. She was in good shape. Not just "for her age", but in general.
The shallow opinion that certain numbers of pounds equal unattractiveness wasn't what pissed me off so much as the idea that older people are "disposable" and their lives are worthless.
The irony is that the 40-year-old runner with a few extra pounds is probably healthier than the anorexic tanners who are setting themselves up for skin cancer and osteoporosis. For women with small builds, a few extra pounds helps prevent bone loss. That 143-pound woman looked healthy to me.
I really believe that the "debate" over whether or not to save Social Security is really a prejudice against older people. In our work-obsessed, youth-obsessed culture, they're seen as a burden, instead of the fonts of wisdom that some of them truly are.
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