"I was at the airport not long ago, and I had to wait in one of those lines that go... whoot whoot whoot whoot...as I get to the front of the line...a family gets to the front of the line and gets to butt me...fattest, most obese...got to go to the front of the line coz they were complaining that their knees were too much to stand in it...and they complain, and they smell like sausages, and I don't even think they ate sausages, that's just their aroma."
There was outrage upon the release of this video.
And I can see why.
This new YouTuber, Nicole Arbour, was criticizing a group of people for 1. eating too much, 2. not making healthy life choices, leading to them getting special treatment.
This may seem like an extremely controversial opinion to some people but, as a girl who has thick legs, big butt, and a less-than-flat stomach, I didn't even find it offensive.
At first, I thought it was my fault.
Maybe I wasn't standing in the shoes of others as much as I should've, so I re-watched it. The more I watched the video though, the more confused I got. I couldn't even get angry. Why were people angry? Why was it such a big deal?
I didn't realize why until I took my Anthropology class that studies women and modernity in East Asia. My professor said to the class that we, when we are worried about ourselves, project those worries onto other cultures. For example, we, Americans, are worried about our economy. But we don't necessarily say that to each other, instead, we project those worries onto other countries that are having financial difficulties, like China or Greece.
In the same vein, this video is doing just that. It is projecting the thoughts we have all had at some point onto the World Wide Web.
And the real reason this is so controversial is because she (the blogger) is the first person to have made such a video that projects all our thoughts and worries into a six-minute video.
People may argue that the video is harsh and extremely rude to the people who may genetically be born like that. However, she even said that she is not targeting the people who have a condition, just the people who think they can get away with one last plus-sized coke and fries.
I can hear so many brains thinking, "what the hell is wrong with this girl? She doesn't think the YouTuber is rude and over the top?'
I'm sorry, but not sorry for my opinions.
Maybe it would be different if I was stick thin and never gained any weight no matter what I ate. But like I said, I am NOT thin. My own mother calls me fat.
So even for me, this video incites no anger. It's just real, and truthful.
Be objective. If she hadn't said those things in such a tone, and with such a carefree yet judgement attitude, would you still think she is wrong? Because the truth is, we are a growing obese society. We eat too much, and exercise too little. We all know it.
So is it wrong for someone to raise their concerns in such a public platform such as YouTube? If all those things were written in the NY Times, we would all agree. We would all accept, and perhaps someone would try to do something about it. But because it's through YouTube, and through such a personality as Nicole Arbours, we deny that truth. We refuse to believe that someone who has no authority, who is a nobody, to be so truthful and realistic about our society.
So don't get mad. Don't troll on her Facebook or other social media platforms. Think about it. Because this can seriously become a problem (even though it is now a problem already).
