Dear Society,

First off, I have been overweight all my life. Ever since I can remember. And ever since I can remember, I've been picked on mercilessly for it... and I strongly believe that you are to blame for this. It has been pounded into our brains that people who are overweight are not to be accepted. Not everyone has given in to the lie, fortunately, but it still looks like so many people think that being overweight is unacceptable. EXAMPLE: just the other day, I was called a "fat fuck" by some wannabe gangster on the bus while going back to school from a field trip, and granted I was rude to him, I don't think that my being overweight had anything to do with our quarrel. It may be just me, but I think that until someone gains a lot of weight, or a close friend does, that that person's eyes are closed to the truth. And what is the truth? The truth is that OVERWEIGHT PEOPLE ARE NOT UGLY OR BAD JUST BECAUSE THEY ARE OVERWEIGHT. I've seen grown women more than 2 times my size, and honestly, one of the first thoughts that went through my mind was, "she's pretty." I believe that all women are beautiful, no matter what their size. I believe that beauty should not be based on the size of their body, but on the size of their heart. I've met young women who were very beautiful on the outside, but very ugly on the inside. WHY THE HELL are they accepted when women who are considered ugly on the outside are so beautiful on the inside?!
Secondly, It is not my fault that I'm overweight. (But even if it was, why should that make me unacceptable?) My antidepressants that I started taking in 5th grade made me gain weight by increasing my appetite (I've been taking them for 3 years now), and it's quite a struggle to keep my weight down. I do not lay around all day and do nothing. I am not that lazy, for Pete's sake. I like to walk, and I do so every day. Don't tell me I don't try to lose weight, because I do. And the only reason I want to lose weight is because I need to for health reasons and I don't want to end up with diabetes, and I also want the cruelty towards me to stop. But that shouldn't make a difference in whether or not I should be accepted, for example, if I were to lose a lot of weight and be at a healthy weight and be accepted, that would infuriate me. I would be like "WHY THE HELL COULDN'T YOU ACCEPT ME WHEN I WAS OVERWEIGHT?!" so... yeah... rant over.

Sincerely,
A very pissed off person who has had enough of you...