I remember when I was a child seeing kings on a throne whether real or make believe, they were always pot-bellied and big. Fat during that time represented richness in life. When the king was served the palace meals, there was always an abundance of food for all attending. Greek art statues revealed the waistline of a woman with fullness as it represented reproduction. African cultures also found beauty in a full sized woman. In America, especially down on the plantation where African Americans were nannies, large women with scarves tied around their heads represented comfort in the homes of their masters and bosses. Both my grandmothers were large sized women and walked tall and proud. There was an air of respect for them from everyone. So, when did fat get a bad rap?

It happened when America wanted control over the lives of the obese. A conscience was created to look down upon them to the point where self-image was destroyed by many. Once this occurred, dollar signs went up with quick fixes to the problem. Billions of dollars were made but the fat stayed on in most cases. Why? It is because the solutions weren't real. How did fat get into the bodies of some but not others? Genetics play a big part and where you are born and what you can and can not afford to eat. Sometimes, it is simply your metabolism. Trust me, fat has an origin and sometimes it is just downright destiny. A woman was shopping late one night in a store. She was trying to find one size up for her young daughter's prom dress. Unable to contain her words, she told her, "I don't know how you ended up with a wide butt and hips. It never happened to me. I always wore a girdle". She resented her daughter having full hips and butt. I asked her, "Why did it have to have an explanation? It is just who she is."

The rejection innocent people experience because of judgment is unjust. In America's pursuit to acquire more money, they marked the overweight people as disgusting and unfit to be human. Though there was great rejection, the existence of obesity has become a majority instead of a minority due to other issues in our country beginning with new chemicals in food and the growing new breed of human beings. You can't stop obesity. Today, you realize large people are human beings, too. Find another market to make money. Oh yeah, you have because many have come to enhance the lives of the obese instead of changing them. Now, that's a smart move.