How have you fought obesity insults

We often talk about how we were treated pre-op. Except for my brothers calling me balloon belly when I was little, I never really notice anyone giving me bad looks, ignoring me, insulting me. Then recently I suddenly remembered something that did get me. My local bland radio hosts started telling fat jokes. The just kept getting more and more insulting. So I e-mailed them telling them how insulting it was. I received an e-mail back saying that people are always finding insult not matter what they are speaking about. And that they can't please everyone. I was so upset because not only were they telling these insulting jokes, but they didn't even care how hurtful it was to me. They just thought I was overreacting. I felt so betrayed. I stopped listening to their station. awhile later, since this was the only station that had acceptable music for my office, I tried again. Guess what. They stopped the fat jokes. I don't know if they finally understood, or just got too much pressure (maybe from an obese executive). I was wondering if any of my sibs have examples where they successfully fought back. -- Fay Bayuk

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