Ever look at those PSAs on TV or on the radio about texting while driving, what about all the messages we see about drunk driving, or doing drugs. Why are those things not called out for what they clearly are? Those messages are shaming. I was driving down the road and I saw a sign saying how many deaths there was on the highway, followed by a warning against driving drunk. That is drunk shaming.
Most people in my family were drunks. They had to endure the scorn of society as laws were passed outlawing their lifestyle. Their ability to travel was hindered as the law said they must be sober, for some on my family this kept them homebound. They had trouble finding work as they faced discrimination as drunks were considered to unreliable to employ. They couldn't even walk down the street as this was considered public intoxication. Why don't we call this drunk shaming? Because to do so would be stupid. The same should be equally true of fat shaming.
Most people in my family were drunks. They had to endure the scorn of society as laws were passed outlawing their lifestyle. Their ability to travel was hindered as the law said they must be sober, for some on my family this kept them homebound. They had trouble finding work as they faced discrimination as drunks were considered to unreliable to employ. They couldn't even walk down the street as this was considered public intoxication. Why don't we call this drunk shaming? Because to do so would be stupid. The same should be equally true of fat shaming.
