Kid talk about what is acceptable and not

by smartandpracticalparenting

As i was coming home from work, my son and i have this conversation:

Son: mom, how come we can say to somebody you are skinny but we cant say you are fat?

I: because people get offended…

Son: why? Arent they both adjectives about sizes? Skinny is the opposite of fat! Why cant it be acceptable when some people are really big? 

I: it is hard to explain son…unfortunately, people dont want the word fat to describe somebody that is heavy…that is one of the norm here in north america…

Son: that is really odd, it doesnt make sense…u can say heavy but not fat, u can say skinny but not fat….so many rules to think about, it doesnt make sense…. Why do people get offended when u call them fat when they are really fat? Its true anyway, i dont get it….

6 thoughts on “Kid talk about what is acceptable and not”

  3. thank you. I understand your son’s point of view. I still struggle with adjectives that once were quite acceptable. fat, skinny, short tall, blind, sighted, white skinned, black skinned, brown skinned, Even red skinned and yellow for Chinese was never meant to be ‘offensive’ simply the truth. So much for political correctness. Its even wrong today to speak about SIN. Its in the realm of ‘deprived or challenged in some way.). Its worse if a young person commits a major crime. He is not a thug or a young criminal…..He is a struggling youth. Oh wow!

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