A stranger fat-shamed me while I was grocery shopping. It taught me a valuable lesson about how I'm perceived.
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The man who fat-shamed me at a grocery store in Irvine, California, bounced into the store, wearing his too-short shorts and a tank top that revealed his contoured abs. At a glance, he appeared as the epitome of a California stereotype: a health nut and yoga enthusiast, perfectly poised, with his nose a little too high in the air.
I was shocked when the stranger called out my weight. I remember lighting up when I saw this man and greeting him with a huge smile. Honestly, he looked like some of the men I've dated - men who were delighted with my plus-sized body, many of whom declared a preference for someone shaped like me.
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