...it reminds me of kicking someone when s/he is already down.  I was the direct recipient of this sometimes sensing it was not for the sake of shaming just me but as an opportunity to spew hatred toward all of fat society.   

It is done by insecure and ignorant people who sometimes are actually jealous of you and your achievements.  They really hate themselves.

I always counter attacked by shaming back.  I would point out their flaws and make fun of their big ears, ugly nose, clothes, feet of anything else I could quickly find to laugh at.  Just looking at a person's feet without saying a word will make them uncomfortable.

"Just looking at a person's feet without saying a word will make them uncomfortable."

White Dove, you do know the human psyche so well!  *tucks in mental pocket*  

I've definitely been fat shamed before, but it's generally done with looks and snickers rather than outright comments.  There was one time I was walking down the street in lower Manhattan when a guy on a bicycle rode past me, whistled and yelled, "That's how I like 'em!  Big ladies!"

I promptly went home and got sick.  

It's funny.  I work at a college and some of the larger female students will give me a shy/embarrassed smile when we're walking past each other or interacting, and I swear it's about the fact we have "that" in common.  (I can honestly say I'm the largest female on campus.)  I always return the smile with warmth, but it makes me die a little inside each time for the student.  

Sigh,

-LB

My response, similar to yours, is "I can't believe you said that."

Shuts 'em right up.

Once I was in a bar at the beach with my girlfriends and we were all dancing and having a great time.  A young man came up and asked me to dance - he was with a large group of young man and they were all laughing a few feet away.  I said no and he persisted.  He really wouldn't leave me alone and finally I said to him, how do you think your mother would feel about what you are doing right now.  He turned around and left me alone the rest of the night.  They went out of their way to make me feel bad.  I wasn't bothering anyone.  Just dancing and having a great time with my friends.  I don't get it!

I think this type of man, who are always in groups mind you when this happens, have to find someone to target and make fun of. It really just showing their maturity is all. They were bored and insecure about not being with a girl at a bar so instead they had to target someone and you were it. It's just like high school..just in a bar setting. I'm sorry. *hugs*

I don't get it!

-I totally do. Here is the lowdown. They are small pathetic people that have not been brought up well. They are also insecure and need to be seen as "the big man" by their friends because they have no real talents, skills, intelligence, or personality that would otherwise make them "Notable" in their own right. Seriously, that person is so talent-less and has a personality so sucky that he cant even make a good socially acceptable joke. He probably isnt fun to hang out with either, considering that he has to target people. People who target others are terrible to hang out with because they: a) start fights or b) just look like ********

Selhard:  did this happen just recently?

No, it just came to mind after watching this morning's TV segment about a new YouTube video called Dear Fat People by Nicole Arbour.

I just yesterday saw a link to this interview with a journalist who has written a book on our shaming culture and how,there is a resurgence of it with social media.

http://www.vox.com/2015/9/7/9272781/jon-ronson-publicly-shamed-interview