So as I was looking over this new site my husband and I created, I clicked on one of the links that took me to a site dedicated to shirts for fat guys. I thought this was hilarious. There were so many funny sayings that most of us who are fat can find humor in. Of course there are some fat folks who would take offense to some of these shirts, but I find that most of us who are fat have had to develop a pretty strong sense of humor to deal with the instances in our life when we were called tons of fun, or told “you look like a helium balloon in that dress!” Anyway, I came across the saying “It ain’t over till I sing.” I was thrilled. Of course this is based on the saying “It ain’t over till the fat lady sings.” Being a singer, and a plus size woman who embraces her largeness I was happy to see a saying I would like to wear across my ample bosoms.
I find a cute black and white hoodie that was just what I was looking for. To my dismay when I clicked on sizes I find the usual S, Med, Large, X-Large. WHAT????? I think to myself. They don’t have plus sizes?? I thought this was a site for fat guys?? Now it is one thing for fat people to make fun of themselves, but it is another for skinny minis to be doing it. What size-small chick has the right to be walking around in a hoodie with the saying “It ain’t over till I sing on it?” If she is a size small she obviously is not fat, so the saying makes no sense. She has not earned the right to be poking fun at girls who are fat. It is kind of like I can be mean to my own family, but the claws come out if someone else tries to do the same.
This brings me to the next thing I hate being a fat woman…my skinny friends complaining about their size. When they are sitting there telling me how fat they are and I’m sitting there twice their size where does that leave me, which is what I’m explaining to them when their standard reply is “You’re not fat!” This comment often causes me to erupt in huge belly laughs. Obviously I am fat. I do not debate this. My friends are just confusing fat with ugly. What they are trying to say is “You’re not ugly” which I agree, I am not. I am a fine lookin’ plus size woman and many chubby chasers out there would agree with that.
Being a fine lookin’ plus size woman I want to wear cute clothes, and why not have a sense of humor with it? Shouldn’t I be able to poke fun at my size by wearing something that has a perfect saying on it? Especially don’t you think I should be able to purchase this at a website all for fat guys in mind? I was so outraged by the fact I couldn’t buy this hoodie in my size, I urged my husband to take down the link, but seeing as our site is all about things fat people don’t like, we will leave the link up to prove our point. Fat people don’t like shirts for fat people not coming in the appropriate fat people sizes!
It is possible to wear a small shirt and still be fat, you just have to be short or carry your weight in the bottom half of you body. A lot of “small” shirts are really medium or bigger anyway, so they aren’t really selling it in a skinny person’s size at all.
well, I’m about 5 ft 6 in tall and I weigh 400 pounds. I’m slightly pear-shaped, wearing a 2XL in shirts and a 6XL in pants, whereas most guys my height and weight would wear a 3XL or a 4XL in shirts and perhaps 4XL in pants since a lot of guys are more apple-shaped.
I also enjoy having a sense of humor when it comes to being fat, and I’m going to get one of those T-shirts that says “Fat People Are Harder To Kidnap” I really like that one.
I still want that hoodie no doubt; it’s still funny as all hell, skinny, minnie, thinny, biggie or nowhere near or in between.
I like big women sometimes. It’s all how you carry it. There are people on eBay and online that sell clothes for the thicker sort. You just got to find it. Even if you are really small you are going to have a tough time finding clothes. I don’t know about 6XL or whatever but you can find somebody who can make it for you. Platipuses has got some and you can check out the Official Plus Size DIY Directory on Myspace to see what they got. If they don’t have it they probably can make it for you at a cost. That’s mostly female clothing though but they could probably do it for you otherwise.