Apology to Fatfu

A couple of days ago, I found this post in the “hot post” section of the WordPress Dashboard.

I linked to this post on my blog and commented; I realize now (as I should have then) that my comments might be “trollish” and unwelcome. I apologize.

But I’d like to add a couple of paragraphs of explanation. The reason I went to Fatfu’s post to begin with is:

• The post was listed on the hot post section of the WordPress dashboard; I wouldn’t have noticed it otherwise and
• The avatar was a rubenesque woman walking in tight jeans, from behind. Let’s just say that I have an evolutionary driven curiosity about such photos from such angles! The fact is that, while my visual tastes in women are rather eclectic, my “favorite visual range” is what would correspond to dress sizes 10-16. I don’t care for the anorexic look. Or put another way, I like big butts.

The reason I commented on the post (in my blog) is that fat phobia/hatred issues resonate with me a bit. On one hand, I hated being morbidly obese and I never want to go back. So I do have some somewhat latent fat phobia myself. On the other hand, when I hear fat people being attacked, I still feel attacked. On still another hand (Ganesh is one of my favorite deities) I don’t have much patience with those who take offense too easily.

Anyway, I suppose I shouldn’t have mentioned it at all in my blog, or if I did, I should have used a cut-and-paste link.

The only reason I am not using a cut-and-paste link right now is so those on Fatfu’s blog can read my apology.