You know, I have to say I think it's part of a noticeable trend in our society, just recently, of being more bigoted and intolerant. I mean, it's not like the nineties were free of racism or sexism by any means, but just personally I've seen a big rise in people who just can't keep their nasty comments to themselves…
"the overweight are and will (exponentially) continue to be an enormous burden (no pun intended) on this country's healthcare system."
You do know that this is actually a myth, right?
No, no, no. See, according to the "Dear Abby" I read two months before my wedding, which starred another bitch bride 'friend', apparently fat people are distracting and steal all the attention, 'cause everybody stares at them, not the bride. According to Bitchy Brides.
Beautifully said! I'm a very pale girl and am bridesmaid tomorrow for a lovely relaxed friend who let us choose our own dress styles and is not insisting on a fake tan :-)
HA. My sisters jokingly accused me of doing this when their hair and dresses sucked. For the record, neither was my fault, but I DID look better next to my shy sister's Fran Drescher-as-The Nanny look.
For some reason it is last form of generally accepted prejudice and I have no idea why and it drives me batty.
Totally came here to write that. It used to be women were accused of picking ugly bridesmaid dresses for that reason.
Good for you. And as to the letter writer — that person was never a friend. No real friend would ever do that.
That's a good point. Weddings are annoying as hell, anyways, and this one would have been a mess.
Right?? I'm planning on using horses for my bridesmaids. Horses in big floppy hats.
OK, maybe I shouldn't have, but I lol'd.
Hey, silver lining for the first writer: she dodged a bullet by not being in this person's bridal party. A friend of mine was recently in a wedding, and the bride continually put her down for being too pale, and for the alterations that my friend needed to make to her dress so that it fit her correctly. My friend was…
What is it with the assault on fat people? What crime have they committed? who have they killed? why do people feel it is ok to treat them like crap? Are people satisfying some sick urge to beat another down? Are they that undesirable? Are they that ugly and hideous because they are round, soft and a little jiggly?…
The first lady should send this Bridezilla a box of cupcakes everyday up until the wedding then fat shame her when she can't fit into her wedding dress.
And starts them with, "Now, I'm not a racist, but..."
You know she ends half her sentences with, "...well, I'm just being HONEST!"