Tuesday, June 17, 2014

Fat Prejudice is Real

I went to another job interview yesterday. It was for a file clerk at a dental office in Manhattan. I felt prepared and I wore a nice outfit with nice shoes, everything fit, I looked nice.

When I got there, the woman at the front desk was this beautiful Italian looking woman, when she stood up, she was about my height and about 120 lbs. Perfect.

My interviewer was a tall slender blonde woman, also perfect.  The assistant who asked me a couple of questions was also very thin and beautiful.  In fact, no one in the office could have been over 130 lbs.  and they were all gorgeous.

Let me tell you, they looked at me, up and down, like I was a worthless piece of trash. I swear, their lips curled in disgust as they trailed their eyes over my visible rolls of fat (bc I can't help it! They show!) and even though I looked nice, clean, professional, and confident, all they saw was fat. 

They asked me questions like "do you take pride in your appearance?" "do you believe being healthy is important?" "do you exercise regularly?" Wtf, mostly the last one?? Why does that matter? I didn't apply to work at a gym! And then they thanked me for coming and said they'd call me.

They never even called so I called them and they told me they didn't think I fit in.  I didn't fit in with what? Their perfect, skinny appearance? Was my fat that disgusting? Am I that embarrassing?

Fat prejudice is for real and I felt it yesterday. I wish I could lose so much weight.

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