In Reply to: Slippery, very slippery posted by gede on Thursday, 17. January 2008 at 13:11 Bali Time:
"My reply was to defend the right of people to say that the sight of unsuitably clothed fat people is unattractive. Where have I called big people in general unattractive? "
Right here..
Having an obese person overflowing from the next seat definitely takes me out of my comfort zone!
Fat is fat, and a fat man or woman in a skimpy swimsuit is an unattractive sight, whether or not you have "a little bit of art training".
Fat people can wear whatever they like. It's their right as it is my right to find the sight unattractive. As long as they leave me alone and that includes not sitting in the seat alongside me in a cramped plane I don't give a damn how ridiculous they want to look.
Presumably it was her choice to parade herself, not just in a swimming costume but in a bikini for god's sake