what planet are you on???????? have you ever known anyone who was overweight? have you ever seen a tv show or a movie in which there was an overweight character (i.e. "the nutty professor," "austin powers #1, #2, or #3"?) fat people are constantly made fun of, told that they'll never get any sex or love, and that it's easy to lose weight, all of which are untrue. it's commonplace to laugh at and look down on overweight people, and, believe me, plenty of people say, "damn, you need to stop eating." not only have roseanne barr, rosie o'donnell, and horatio sanz most likely been told that every week of their lives, but when i was overweight, people sure didn't mind telling me their thoughts about it - anytime, anyplace, even if i had just met them.