Kids have no Rights

Calling somebody "fat" is politically incorrect,isn't it? Wouldn't you agree that our culture now disapproves of using that word to describe somebody who is "overweight" or "obese"? If you agree with that, continue reading; if you don't agree already, or at least understand, then don't bother reading any further.

If using the word "fat" to describe somebody more appropriately seen as "obese" is incorrect, why doesn't that same opinion carry over to children as well? Using the phrase "fat kids" should be politically incorrect as well, shouldn't it? I think so at least. And yet, the term IS being used; I saw it blatantly being used on a news broadcast. They even put the phrase, "fat kids," on their screen. I was offended...but I usually am when I hear about children not being offered the same decency and respect they deserve, the same respect that is already assumed with adults. It really bugs me. It offends me...but I already said that. I'm not saying I care an iota about whether or not we call people fat or not; what I'm saying is that I get burned when our society does not show the same respect to children as they do for adults in area where they have already determined what is decent and respectful, or at the least, politically correct.

Moreover, aside from this issue of what word to use to describe fat people, I think it speaks of, or reveals, our society's deeper problem with respect to life in general. Life should be protected, shouldn't it? I mean, that's what the police are told to do at least, right? "Protect and serve." Protect life. If you agree, continue reading; don't agree? then stop reading.

Our society is growing increasingly tolerant of making life a choice...at the beginning in the womb and at the end on the bed. If you're still reading this post, then let me say here, very definitively, that LIFE IS NOT A CHOICE. Life is life, without it there is no life. Makes sense? Then it should be protected. Life should be protected, as a fetus in the womb, and as an elderly on the deathbed. My greatest concern at this moment for this post, though, is for kids. Kids should be treated with equality and respect, with the same level of decency and respect that adults receive. The truth, as blind as we are to it, is that while we don't mind having kids be seen, we don't want them heard. They have no voice. They are defenseless. Therefore, they are exploited and abused.