Is This Mother Right, Or Just Prejudiced?

[NoMercy]

Apologies if this has already been posted.

Is this mother a prejudiced person or is she right and has fat acceptance gone too far?

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-4859606/amp/Mother-refuses-let-daughter-taught-FAT-teacher.html

[pixie374]

The weight of the teachers definitely wouldn't be a priority to me. But she does have a point. It's up to her to teach her children about healthy eating, not about judging other people though.

[NoMercy]

You're right to a certain extent about parents teaching their children, Pixie, but why do some people wear their obesity like a badge of pride?

[pixie374]

I think it's a front. I have seen so many say they are happy with their weight, etc etc- before going on to lose it and then say how much better they feel.

[Smowball]

I agree that teachers need to set an example, but parents can't really choose which teachers work at the school and what weight they are, can they.

[ToraToraTora]

prejudiced? completely radio if you ask me!

[dannyk13]

The weight/size of a teacher does not impair his/her ability to teach.

[EcclesCake]

I have swung between a size 8-22. I know why I gained and lost the weight and it's no one else's business.

I don't judge folk who are on the larger side of the norm. It has chuff all to so with me.

This post smacks of a vengeance post which is cruel and totally uncalled for.

[Islay]

Off her trolley and totally prejudiced!!

[cassa333]

Obesity is one of the new PC taboos.

You can't say someone is fat. You have to say big or large or god forbid chubby but not fat.

I agree with some of her sentiments. Is a very obese person able to get the children out of danger quickly? That sort of thing.

Even fat back sides are the in thing. And every fat woman now wants to wear skin tight clothes at least two sizes too small but no one is allowed to say they look a fright.

Confidence in yourself is one thing but to be delusional about your health and wellbeing is stupid.

I say all this as someone who was once so fat I was refused a seat on a fairground ride. So it isn't a case of not knowing what it is like to be fat.

[NoMercy]

You're right about people not having the right to pick and choose what a teacher looks like. I would be more concerned with my child being given healthy food at School than anything else.

However I saw a very obese young woman in the maternity unit this morning and when her female friend offered her a banana from her bag she scoffed, "No thanks! I'm having a bacon bap when we get out of here."

She seemed to want the whole world to hear her.

[Islay]

Why should she keep it quiet if she wants a bacon bap - we can't all eat hummus and knock back champagne darling!!
Pure snobbery

[anotheoldgit]

'Fatism' yet another 'ism' to be added to the book of forbidden 'isms'.

This should be carry the same offence as all other 'isms' do.

[EcclesCake]

Having recently endured nine days in hospital, a hospital which serves very good food I may add. A bacon bap with a few fried mushrooms and a generous dollop of French's mustard would have been pretty close to the top of my priority list on discharge,

[ummmm]

Wrong.

It was my job as a mother to feed my children and teach them about healthy eating.

[Old_Geezer]

She is overworried regarding chubby folk not being able to protect her charges, makes excuses about the message to the children, eating habits are formed at home, and seems to be simply embarrassing herself.

If the teacher was considered suitable at the interview there's no reason to think she isn't simply because she's overweight. Smacks of fattism.

[Mamyalynne]

She gets paid to write.

Is she entitled to her musings, yes but I don't have to read them.

She is most certainly allowed to choose the right nursery for her child.

[ummmm]

This thread is clearly a loosely veiled insult to another user. The wrong person has been suspended imo.

[bednobs]

in answer to the op, , she is an idiot. If the BEST teacher in the world was fat, would she dent her child the opportunity to learn? It's a parents' job to be the role model

[Mamyalynne]

Oh dear, have only just seen that. Not turning into a good day is it.

[Sqad]

I am not sure that the eating habits of a teacher and her obesity translate into similar traits for the children. I would judge her on her ability to teach.
On the same issue, health, it amazes me how many fat nurses you see in the hospital........but even worse, how many nurses smoke.
Could you then say that you wanted your kids to be nursed by nurses and doctors who smoke and/or are fat.
You point is taken NoM, but i don't agree.