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- From: jessica@wrs.com (Jessica Hart)
- Subject: The word FAT
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- Organization: Wind River Systems, Inc.
- References: <WVENABLE.92Nov12111006@algona.stats.adelaide.edu.au> <1992Nov16.111324.5251@newstand.syr.edu> <1992Nov18.144123.12444@watson.ibm.com>
- Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 21:22:18 GMT
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- Does anyone here object to the word FAT, used to describe an overweight
- person?
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- I remember in the past, options such as CHUBBY, PLUMP, etc. were used in a
- vain attempt (usually by thin people) to be less offensive. Didn't work,
- in my opinion.
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- More recently, I've seen ZAFTIG and RUBENESQUE, which are at least more
- poetic than the others.
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- Comments?
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