Question:
We Need Some Slogans! Be Creative! Have Fun!

Hello My Special and Supportive Friends, If you've been around the message boards or Q&A Boards in the last 10 days or so you know that we've had a big hullaballoo in Alabama with a Mayoral Candidate saying in a newspaper article that "fat people are ugly, disgusting, unsightly and OH SO MUCH MORE!!!" If you want to read the whole unbelievable article it's posted on my profile. Anyway, we are staging a peaceful demonstration at the polling place on election day and we need come catchy slogans. Everyone will be holding signs. We're trying to walk a fine line.............we don't want to give the message that overweight or obese people shouldn't do anything to improve their health and well being...........and we don't want to be advertising weight loss surgery..........what we do want to get across to the general public is that overweight and obese people have feelings, are equal to anyone else and don't deserve to be discriminated against. I have a couple of examples to share with you that might help you think of some: Red and Yellow, Black, White AND Obese we are precious in His sight (thanks Cheryl) Justice For All Includes All Americans........INCLUDING the overweight and obese! (thanks again Cheryl) "SAY NO TO HARRY LYON" will be at the top of all the signs. So - put your thinking caps on and help me come up with slogans. We may use them on signs, buttons, T-shirts and more. Thank you so much for helping me educate people who don't understand obesity and stopping those who would discriminate against us. We may not have it all together.........but by sticking together we can have it all. Hugs, Rona Scott    — ronascott (posted on July 11, 2004)

July 11, 2004
Rona I don't know if these will qualify but you are welcome to them. They are a bit cliche' but fitting. "OBESE is skin deep, ignorance is to the bone." "I/We may be fat but you are UGLY! And we can lose weight. Can you lose UGLY?" Marsha
   — Wings In Waiting

July 11, 2004
It takes a truely ugly person to judge someone by their looks. Fat is where it's at! This Lyon has no pride!
   — Leslie F.

July 11, 2004
"got fat"? Get RNY, from Fat to Phat,I will think of a few later.
   — wizz46

July 11, 2004
I used to be shot glass (round)- now I am a hour glass.(sexy figure)
   — Ruschell

July 11, 2004
What about people who have lost weight (whether through WLS or other means) holding signs saying, "Fat hurts in more ways than one. Ask me how I know." OR a sign ofr anyone "Fat, the last frontier of accepted discrimination." "Words of both ignorance and kindness carry more weight than you know!"
   — Mary Ann B.

July 11, 2004
Lyon's Lyin'... Persecution Never, Sensitivity Now!...And my favorite is a line from "The Muppets Take Manhattan" where Pete, the diner owner says "Peoples is peoples." No matter what we look like on the outside, we're all still people. Hmmm...how about "If you prick us, will we not bleed?"
   — [Deactivated Member]

July 11, 2004
"STICKS AND STONES MAY BREAK MY BONES, BUT YOUR WORDS BOUNCE RIGHT OFF ME AND BACK INTO YOUR UGLY FACE" doesn't ryhme but.. "YOU POINT ONE ACCUSING FINGER AT ME AND YOU HAVE THREE MORE POINTING BACK AT YOURSELF" "FIGHT IGNORANCE! MAKE LYON A PUBLIC EXAMPLE OF SUPREME IDIOCY" Its late at night and I'm not super creative right now so give me a while =)
   — Janice B.

July 12, 2004
WE ARE NOT LYON..... Fat people have hope.. and fat people VOTE.. but fat people wont vote for a DOPE
   — poppink

July 12, 2004
How about "Fat . . . the only allowed (or maybe sanctioned)prejudice (or discrimanation). Just a thought. Sorry about the bad spelling.
   — Janie S.

September 22, 2004
"Alabama Mayoralty Candidates are ugly, disgusting, unslightly, and oh, so much more -- like stupid enough to believe they'll be elected."
   — Cheryl Denomy

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