OK, so I do a lot of various activities on the left, where we find people inevitably talking about Fat Cats, and it pisses me off.
First of all, fat people are disproportionately working class for all kinds of reasons--the high cost of many healthier foods, the lack of time to go to the gym, etc etc.
Secondly, I hate 'fat' being used negatively all the time, like that. It's bad enough people despise the real stuff, but to then go around flinging it metaphorically at bad things--Grrrrrr.
I don't imagine others have this same reaction, but are there other things that push your buttons because they're wrong about fat people somehow? and also, does anyone have an idea for a phrase to replace 'fat cat'?
First of all, fat people are disproportionately working class for all kinds of reasons--the high cost of many healthier foods, the lack of time to go to the gym, etc etc.
Secondly, I hate 'fat' being used negatively all the time, like that. It's bad enough people despise the real stuff, but to then go around flinging it metaphorically at bad things--Grrrrrr.
I don't imagine others have this same reaction, but are there other things that push your buttons because they're wrong about fat people somehow? and also, does anyone have an idea for a phrase to replace 'fat cat'?
14 years