嘲笑胖子的人,自己卻變成了胖子

Former Fat-Shaming Bully Apologizes on Reddit After Gaining Over 100 Pounds Himself

嘲笑胖子的人，自己卻變成了胖子

Sadly, body shamers are everywhere. In the last few weeks alone, trolls called photos of Simone Biles in a swimsuit "ugly" and "gross," Amy Schumer's social feeds were filled with hateful comments after she was cast in an upcoming Barbie movie, and Lena Dunham felt the need to defend her un-Photoshopped Glamour cover.

愛嘲笑別人身材的人，哪裏都有。幾周前，還有人發帖罵體操女將Simone Biles的泳裝照又醜又噁心。微胖女星Amy Schumer宣佈出演真人芭比電影的消息後，她的社交主頁也罵聲一片。莉娜·杜漢姆因自己未PS的Glamour雜誌封面照片備受爭議，還決定出來說點什麼。

Now, at least one body-shaming bully is trying to make amends with the people he used to harass. On Tuesday, Reddit user roundrobinator posted to the weight loss subreddit LoseIt an "Open Letter of Apology." "I am the one who was giving you dirty looks in the grocery store. I am the one who rolled their eyes at you in the restaurant. " he says at the beginning of his screed. Later, he reveals what caused his change of heart: After a lifetime of being thin, he ruptured his Achilles' tendon and gained 119 pounds, and became the butt of the same types of jokes and insensitive comments he used to dish out. He wrote the apology letter shortly after a random passerby made pig-snorting noises at him.

不過令人欣慰的是，有個曾經嘲笑過別人身材的人，最近試圖站出來對他傷害過的人道歉。上週二，Reddit上一位叫roundrobinator的網友在“減肥”專欄發了篇“公開道歉信。”“我是曾在商店對你們投過鄙視眼神的人；我也是在飯店對你們翻白眼的人。”他在長文的開頭這麼說。隨後，他分享了自己改變想法的心路歷程：自己之前一直都很瘦，後來跟腱撕裂養傷期間，胖了119磅，切身體會了被人嘲笑肥胖的體驗。在陌生路人對他開玩笑，發出豬哼哼的聲音後不久，他覺得是時候寫這封道歉信了。

"[I hoped] that someone like me who's never been big and tended to judge those who are would read this and just go out into the world with somewhat of a different perspective the next day," roundrobinator told Health via Reddit. (He declined to provide his real name.) He also said he wants to be a more body-positive role model for his daughter.

“我希望那些像我之前一樣的瘦人和那些喜歡以貌取人的人，看到此文後能有所改變，”roundobinator（他拒絕提供真名）通過Rediit告訴Health網站。他說自己也想以身作則，給女兒樹立一個身體自信的正能量形象。

The letter received an outpouring of positive comments—more than the anonymous writer says he ever could have imagined. He says other Reddit users have offered him health advice books they've written, complimentary consulting services, and simply words of support on his journey to reclaim his own health.

這封信獲得的評論如潮——原作者也沒想到會是這個結果。他說Reddit網友中，有人給他提供自己寫的有關健康建議的書，有人提供免費諮詢服務，還有人鼓勵他重拾健康。

Regardless of the author's motives, he concludes his apology with a message we wish we saw more often: "I know now that you are so much more than your weight."

無論道歉信作者的初衷是什麼，他在結尾說的話，也是我們希望更多人能明白的：“你本人比你的身材重要的多。”

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