Feh!

[cjtremlett]

According to Southwest Airlines, anyone who cannot sit comfortably in their seats is "too fat" to fly or should at least buy two tickets. Which means nobody bigger than my ten year old niece should be flying, since those seats aren't comfortable for anybody! I've heard my itty-bitty Japanese classmate complain about uncomfortable seats

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[jadelady]

*hugs*

[embroiderama]

Oh man, I could have written this entire post! I can say I've had decent experiences with flying, despite my size. I guess I've just had luck with flight crews, but they've treated me fine. OTOH, I've been terrified of flying for years for reasons that have nothing to do with blowing up or crashing.

And as some have pointed out the way they enforce the rules is weighted against women because we tend to be big in the hips while men are more likely big in the shoulders or belly. Also, apparently if you need extra space on account of being tall you're freely entitled to that, while fat people should just go away. *sigh*

And yes, my uterus is unhappy with me too! I skipped a few days of bc pills like three months ago, and now I'm having my first period since then. If I'd been anywhere near guy parts in the past, oh, long while I would have been SCARED.

[je_reviens]

Yeah!

Last week the FASHION CLUB at school (we have a fashion design major here) decided to hold a bake sale to raise money. Well that sounded wonderful, right? So I went to the sale and they also had a bunch of super cute items the members had created for sale, particularly a large pile of ADORABLE aprons! Oh they were soooo cute! And I have wanted a cute apron for quite a while!

So I held one up and... literally, it would only fit a child. Or one of the size 2-4 young girls working the bake sale. You know, where they were selling brownies and cupcakes and cookies????

Why no Fashionistas THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE!!!!

oh yeah you bet I said something. They acted like I was "joking." When I said I was not, they acted like I was CRAZY.

I can just imagine them bitching later "hey it's not OUR FAULT she is too fat to fit in our clothes!"

Bitchez!

[je_reviens]

what sucks is I'M NOT FAT. While I;m not thin I am not, for instance, at a point where airline size regulations would be a concern to me.

But nothing is better for making me feel like a giant cow than not being able to fit into any of the cute items they had made and well selling while also buying and eating cookies and brownies!

Thanks Fashionistas -- you have learned the most important lesson in fashion which is: ALWAYS MAKE YOUR CUSTOMERS FEEL BAD ABOUT THEMSELVES.

grrr.

[lordling]

My feet can't comfortably reach the ground. Ha, ha. =/

[bellonia]

Apparently, they'd really like to go out of business as people with large bums choose anything but their airline.