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t As my friend tell me what you think about Helen Well I m not supper familiar with

her but she gonna end up like a weight on your shoulder But I just want her to be happy H everything is not based on appearance you know Doesn t Helen deserve some sort of

kindness People are not comfortable with difference you know fags retards cripples L old people fat people there s something about them that scares us But if you really like this chick there is nothing I can do about it (Fat Pig Neil _ LaBute _ This dialogue from Neil _ LaBute _ s play fat pig captures the state of peoples attitude towards obesity and obese people in the United States Obese people are seen as social and \ economic liabilities Several studies have been done and a lot more are on the way 4 in an effort to determine the level of discrimination against obesity This will \ review some of these findings As the play suggests obese people are at a disadvantage 4 in social situations even though their personal character may be impeccable In a study done by graduate students at Rice University it was found that obese people l are regularly discriminated against in shopping centers The study found that sales staff D- Obesity and discrimination 2 were more resistant to make eye contact with the obese shopper They seem more rude t with poor and negative language selection and the sales people are more...