In the last couple of weeks I have noticed the stares, laughs and uncontrollable comments, even though the beer belly is a pillow and my Speedo has been covered 60% of the time. Walking through the Crescent at Gateway peopled seemed to enquire I was dressed this way rather than to just stare and laugh. The cashier at Waltons wanted to know why I was dressed like this and so did the hair dresser that was doing my Gran's hair. She actually came up with other ridiculous outfits to wear.
I society there is a large emphasis placed on body maintenance. People want to look good, feel good and want on lookers to notice them ( Howson. 2004:97). People want to achieve the perfect physical appearance (Howson. 2004:97). My physical appearance has been more than just inappropriate, some may find it offensive and ghastly because there is almost a line to you can't cross with regards to dress codes (Entwistle.2000: 7). Over weight individuals may find it offensive. They might ask; 'What is wrong with being over weight?'I do not have the perfect body or image but what I do know is people would react to me a whole lot different if that was real fat. I posted a question the other day about how would people actually react to me if I actually was that big? The answer is; some may be emphatic and take it as I'm struggling emotionally and some may be disgusted. The point the people with the social perfect image happy?
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