Today was I was walking down the street, sweating my ass off (hopefully literally), a guy walked by me and said the words I dread:
"Big girl."
He didn't say it lecherously, it was just a statement. Simply saying to himself, "Well, that girl is big."
I know that people are always going to think that, and that I am not in control over them, only myself and my reaction to those people. I just don't understand why people think that it's okay to say it out loud and within obvious earshot of me.
I'm tall and I realize that, but I don't think I would have as big of a problem is someone said "huh, tall girl." Because you know what? Yes, I am tall. Jarringly tall for someone who hasn't seen me before, so I can understand that exclamation. I know it's not about my weight size anymore because I know I look good now. I am now officially the average size for a woman in America, and while I would like to be another size smaller, I know that I don't look fat.
But to call someone big? I just take that as derogatory. I'm TALL, thank you very much. Learn the phrase-ology.
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