Fat people get a bum wrap for their inability to put the fork down. Sure they may throw out excuses like “I have big bones” or “It’s just my body type” and you can’t really blame them for trying to blame someone other than themselves. That being said there are a lot of things fat people hate due to their weight. I’m certain other people that may not have jelly belly’s may hate these things as well. Watch, learn, and help us build a database of stuff fat people don’t like.
Give us your thoughts and ideas of what you think fat people don’t like.
Beaches, swimming pools, water parks, any place where a bathing suit is generally worn.
Seat belts–having to work it out twice before attempting to put it on and then having to manually retract it back into place so it doesn’t hang out of the car when you get out.
Meeting new people. Example–Going to school functions and meeting other thin parents of your kids’ friends.
Family portraits–they last forever and are generally important photos that get passed around. Ugh.
Park picnic tables–this falls under the same category as your booths section because it’s the same problem with the gut.
Tiny toilets. Need I say more?
The small seats in the waiting area of the dentist, my fat saddlebags poke through the sides. When I go to stand up I have to hold the seat down so I don’t walk off with it.
The lunch table at my kids school. They were made for kids. I have to sit on the end and face outward while turning back to the table to act like I am still a part of the conversation otherwise I’d be facing the isle of people walking by.
Stadium seating at a football game. Was not made for fat people–period.
A hallway of people passing each other. Learning that turning sideways and sucking it in still won’t let me pass without uncomfortable touching.
Creaky floors–not good for fat people.
Other people’s furniture in general. I am always afraid of sitting on anyone’s furniture unless they are fat too. Skinny people’s furniture?? Forget about it–I will stand the whole time.
Tiny photography stools. One time this lady asked me to sit on a tiny stool for a picture and I just looked at her. That little stool had a seat the half the size of one of my butt cheeks. My ass would have eaten that stool. She was serious too, even when I told her plainly that I was too big to sit there she tried reassuring me it was ok. I refused. I am not doing that to myself and in front of people who were all looking at me too.
Small bathroom stalls. One time I went into one of the smallest bathroom stalls in the history of bathroom stalls. I swear you had to sit down to shut the door. No kidding, to get out I had to straddle the toilet backwards.
I could go on and on here, but I will stop here.
Thank you Lesa for the suggestions! We totally feel ya on a lot of those and you’ll see some more entires soon! Check back soon.
I never used to notice this before I went to college, but now I am always using mass transportation! Exiting out of a bus seems really difficult for them because the doorway is so narrow! Basically that results in sideways movement when they leave! Same for actually walking through the bus aisle.
“you canβt really blame them for trying to blame someone other than themselves”
That’s the funniest thing I’ve read in a while.
You’d like my blog.
Fat people definitely will not like this girl…
I must say this blog could well be the funniest thing I have ever read. Keep it up!
I would like to add to that list:
1. airplane seats especially on older planes
2. airplane bathrooms
3. plus-sized clothing sections in department stores that are hidden on the third floor behind the furniture department
4. Heels with ankle straps or boots that extend to the lower calf
5. the fact that the internet is the best placed to find trendy clothing for fat women and the average mall has only 1-2 stores that cater to plus sizes
6. Being encouraged to exercise but refusing to manufacture the appropriate attire such as sports bras for women who wear larger than a C cup.
7. Movies that make fun of fat people (e.g. Norbit)
8. Movies that were supposed to feature a fat person but a average sized person is substituted instead (i.e. In Her Shoes) or man dressed in drag (i.e., John Travolta in Hairspray).
9. Being asked when you are due when you are not pregnant or being advised to start doing situps even though you are pregnant
10. Relatives that you haven’t seen since you were a kid who say “Wow you have gotten so big” and you are not sure if they are referring to your height, weight, or both.
I got a simple but serious one:
EXERCISE.
This one thing really does evoke and bring out about 50 other things that fat people hate. it is the ultimate cause to the unhappy effects of fat people.
I’ve got some great stuff to put up if you wanted to post about this: If you’re interested, please contact me
I don’t know that I hate exercise. I just like being lazy a lot more. Just my thoughts though.
This is the funniest thing I have ever read. I laughed so hard I cried. I laughed so hard everyone in the house had to come and see what I was laughing at. They all laughed with me. The only difference was that I was laughing cause I, myself, am a fatty. Everything in these articles is so true. I have the 2 skinniest kids in the world and they are great about everything but I dont like the fact that I am not. I can laugh about it though and boy did I laugh at this stuff, keep it up.
The truth is that unless it is a medical condition, most fat people wear their addiction. You can make a web page to make fun of obesity if you want. Freedom is speech is a right that I believe all people should have. Would you make a website making fun of alcoholics or drug addicts? It is the same thing in a different form of self medication. If you really want people to stop being fat, then I think you need to address the real issue. ADDICTION. Does that hit a little close to home? Maybe you have an addiction too. Maybe you just don’t wear yours on the outside for all to see. Either way, addiction is a painful. Not being able to fit in seats, enjoy activities with loved ones, wear a bathing suit in public, and all of the other “funny” things you have on this website are all things food addicts cry about when they are alone. The laughter just a coping mechanism to safe face or deny the problem.
1. Big & Tall stores being located in malls. My local B&T store used to be in a popular mall, right between the Gap & Tommy Hilfiger.
2. This has gotten better over the past couple of years, but Bit & Tall clothing for men that doesn’t look anything like what is being sold in regular stores.
3. Brand name clothiers ie, Ralph Lauren, Nautica, Tommy Hilfiger, that sell plus sized clothes in Big & Tall stores only, but not in regular department stores. They charge double the price in B&T stores.
Getting on scales. I hate them! I’m barely 5’2″ and now weigh alot more than I should so I worry about going over 140 lbs! Yikes!
I know how fat people feel cos I’m so there.
Another thing fat people don’t like is difficulty maintaining hygiene and of course intimate moments are difficult if not impossible. I so hope I don’t get fatter.
The last thing would be close to unbearable, being fat and being watched eating a double decker burger, super-size fries, and a liter of diet cola.
Umm..sorry to burst your bubble there chubby Gigi, but fat people are quite able to shower, clip toenails, and wear deodorant just as well as the skinny ones….thankyouverymuch. Unless you are a slovenly person in general, weight doesn’t equal bad hygiene. Don’t stereotype and make a funny blog into an offensive one.
Also: A lot of fat people have lovely sex lives, have healthy babies, and happy marriages. Its a bit disturbing to me, as someone in a great and very sexual relationship, to see someone so grossly uniformed about body size.
People like you scare me. You just sound… dumb.
PS: You aren’t fat.
PPS: I chuckled at, and agreed with a lot of this blog.
IDEA: One size fits all products. I hate going to a hotel and finding a robe.. a robe made to fit someone 6 foot and 160 pounds. Or finding a cool hat, only to see it has no adjuster. Or even jewelry. Fat people often have the fatter earlobes, wrists, fingers, etc. and it always is a pain to get the right jewelry sizes.
How about movie theater seats and school, like PE and the desk in the class rooms.
I stumbled across this post while surfing the net. I love laughing, and I had a good dose today. This was just somehow so funny!
I’m a fatty that’s still in high school. What bothers me is:
1: Military school uniforms. They only make the shirts so big, which is not big enough. I have to go to a different store to get mine, and it is a slightly different shade of blue than everyone else’s. Not slightly enough for nobody to notice, sadly. Inspection sucks to, because they have to inspect your belt and mine gets hidden under my muffin top. The officers look for the belt at weird angles, smirking the whole time. Worst of all is when I have to sit in the tiny desks and my shirt skirts up my back and my pants slip a bit, revealing a sizable crack of ass that people have taken pictures of before.
2: The organization of classroom desks and classroom desks in general. I have to maneuver my fat ass through a sea of desks and rarely do I fit through without moving a few. What bothers me more is that they move regardless of wether people are in them. Also, we have those horrible desks that are way too small and the chair and desk connect. At a point that is WAY too close for me. I frequently have to tuck my fat under the desk and suck in.
3: Lunch. I frequently hear “Hey Mike isn’t this your favorite period?” And people usually come to me if they don’t want one of the items in their lunch box and don’t want to throw it away. And the looks people used to give me when I would open my paper baggy and dump the contents onto the table.
4: Gym. But more importantly the period after it. I love gym and I put every fiber of my being into the game, but I always regret it the next period. Streams of sweat emanate from every pore and my school pants are made of wool. They get sweat through only where my ass touches the seat, making a nice moist puddle on the seat, save for a nice thin line down the center of the desk, courtesy of my crack.
5. Getting into my 1996 toyota corolla at the end of the day. And knowing the whole time that as I plop into the driver’s seat the entire body of the car shifts to my side. This one is especially brutal because I am also 6’2″.
6. Prom. Taking my date to the tailor so she can show the man the color of her dress, and the man and I spend a good 45 minutes trying to find a coat and vest that fit me.
1. Seatbelt extensions
2. Riding a bike
3. The bus
4. Playful nicknames
5. Making babies cry
Oh man! 2 things I really hate?
Those cheap plastic patio chairs! Not only are they a really tight squeeze so I look like a muffin spilling over it’s little paper cup, if people have bought the REALLY cheap ones, you are in for a surprise when the back legs fold under the pressure of your weight + having sat in the hot sun all day.
And as a student I dread with all my might going into a classroom that has those stupid all in one chair/desk deals. You have to try to slide in sideways and then figure out a way to keep your belly and boobs from overflowing all over the top of the desk while still being able to breathe. I know a lot of adults must feel me on that one because it’s not just us fatties, it’s older students, anyone with an injury or bum knees and especially the guys with big muscles.
Thanks for a blog that puts it out there and isn’t afraid of finding the humor in a subject that many people think is taboo.
I love your posts and humor. Some people don’t seem to read deep enough into the posts and go straight to criticism.
Keep it up.
College desks and chairs that are molded together
If it’s not bad enough to be going back to college at my age (39). Trying to squeeze and I do mean squeeze my fat into the tiny plastic molded chairs with the attatched unmovable desk is a feat that I dread.
Sitting down in them isn’t bad at all. Afterall, I have the foresight to get to class early so I can squeeze my ass into the desk in privacy. I get myself situated, God forbid I drop anything on the floor during class tho. Once I’m fully adjusted I have to take short shallow breaths or the desk cuts into my fat belly and restricts my diaphragm.
Trying to shimmy out of a tight fitting unmoveable plastic desk in front of 20-30 size 2, 19 year old college students is the worst part of class.
Seriously, try one of those desks on for size.
i agree with alot of things on here. and yes i know i need to lose some (alot) of weight. most of my family and friends are normal size. i never have been. its embarrassing and makes me sad. everyday things ppl take for granted larger people have to deal with. like booths, airplane seating, theatre seating, clothes shopping (im ok with paying a lil more but not double). i really hate when ppl look in my grocery cart at the store to see what im getting. they are ofteh suprised to see its not so bad..i like the faces when they realize that. lol. world was not made for me, and one day im gonna fit in with the world π
A couple of things you may add:
Mirrors
Ordering pizza with others
Doctors
Collars
Other Fat People
I can tell you what fat people DO like! When they receive a fantastic bill of health from their physician, who says, “I don’t understand. How can you be this overweight and be in better shape than me?” I feel bad for doctors. Throughout medical school they’ve been told being overweight is unhealthy, just plain dangerous. Then they get a patient like me, and I throw off their entire universe. Poor saps.
I would say bathroom stalls that require you to straddle the toilet seat to close the door would be too small for people of any size!
Some other ideas:
plus size lingerie in granny styles
plus size sections, period! Why even have those? Why not just make the same fashions in every size? Even at a healthy weight (158 at 5’9), at size 14 I was automatically pushed into the plus size category, which as a teen made me feel like some kind of freak of nature. When in fact this is the average, the most common size for women to be, so it should be right in the middle of ‘normal’ sizing. Even Marilyn Monroe was a size 14.
In case you still check your comments just wanted to pop in and say I’ve accidentally stumbled into your arena seating posts twice now in the last year or so and loved them. I found myself laughing and nodding my head through both readings. The mix of honesty and humor is refreshing. Too bad it appears you’ve stopped writing the blog. But I wanted you to know your efforts were appreciated. π