I went to the movies today. Pirates of the Caribbean and Harry Potter. Yes, 2 movies. No snacks, no pop just the movies...
So we watched Pirates.. uneventful but a great movie. The theatre had a seat with a moveable armrest so in all (aside from general crappy uncomfortable theatre seating) everything was fine.
Then we went to Harry Potter... that theatre didn't have moveable armrests so we sat in one of the upper seats. I crammed my big butt into 3 or 4 different seats until I found one that had a slightly different cup holder which made it more comfortable..
So I was sitting there while Lauren was in the washroom and the theatre was quickly filling up. Each family or couple that passed by glanced at me without looking me in the eye and searched for a spot to sit. Lauren and I had 4 seats next to us (aside from the one I was saving for her) and people were willing to go aisle by aisle, row by row searching and no one would even ask me if they could sit there... I was shocked!!! They wouldn't even look at my face much less in the eye!
So this guy and his two kids start up the aisle and he asks everyone about the empty seats by them, he even sits down at one point only to realize he was a seat short.. he walked by me at least 2 times and looked like he was ready to leave. Finally he looked over at me and I made eye contact with him and he started in my direction. Without looking at me again, he mumbled something about whether or not the seats were taken and before I answered he started piling his kids in.
Now I know that it is a complete and utter nuisance for someone as big as me to have the nerve to go to the theatre... but this was just pathetic. If it was just him, I might think he was just a jerk but it was every single person that walked by me. Each one. And we had good seats next to us! I realize it is less likely they are all jerks and more likely that society is still teaching people and teenagers and children that fat people don't deserve the same treatment and respect that people of smaller sizes get. I was going to say "average people" but in reality the new average body type in our society is overweight and possibly even considered obese (using the standard BMI calculators).
The worst part was, before Lauren got back, his kids were playing with my water bottle in our cup holder until I took it away and then they spent the whole movie asking questions and talking and the father checked his email every 5 mins. That bright cell phone light is a distraction... Lauren eventually told them to be quiet but by then it was too late...
People just make me so mad!
I know this will be a thing of the past once I have the surgery but you know what? I am still disappointed that in 2007 people are still ignorant when it comes to the way they act...
Not all people are this way and I tend to surround myself with people that respect me as I do them.. and if you are reading this, the generalization doesn't apply to you.. well I am sure you know what I mean!
Pia
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People are stupid.
And ultimately, they will fail and we will succeed.
Those freakin kids really made the movie less enjoyable. Stop asking what is going to happen and just watch it happen. Your father did not write the bloody script or the book it was based on!
It would have been worth it to go see something like Transformers just to get away from them.
And people need to see that you are smart, funny, pretty, and so much more that what they perceive.
In my experience, most people lack perception, and those are the ones that end up wearing the red shirts in Star Trek.
I love it! Red shirts! Yes!
Are you trying to say those red shirt guys deserved to get what they got? :P
Transformers might have been just as bad lol. Pirates was great though.. I'll hang on to that memory ;P
Lauren, you and pia made some very valid points about the ignorance of people; however, it is not only ignorance towards fat people. Kids today have less respect for others; their values are not at the same standards as your generation or mine. Today, kids are given free rein to act as they wish because parents are the example and parents are too lazy to spend the time with their kids. To "talk" to them about all issues, they... the “kids" remain ignorant as a result, the excuse that parents of those kids have is,” they lack social etiquette and the respect of another human being, do not blame the kids, they learn from the parents. I have always said, "Anyone can be a parent, not everyone can be a good parent." As Lauren said, they will fail, parents help and work with their kids to ensure... both parents and their kids will fail.
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