Argument Paragraph Assignment 2 – Discrimination Against Underweight People Part 1 – Prewriting Freewriting – 1 minute I feel that underweight people are discriminated against just as much as overweight people. I was extremely disturbed by a newspaper article that really criticized underweight people. Underweight people were called names, accused of either having to be on drugs or having a eating disability, and even called unattractive. Some people are naturally underweight. Being underweight caused this article to really hurt my feelings.
I’ve been called many names throughout the years. The names hurt. One need to feel confident regardless of their weight. I was extremely surprised at the comments made about the article. People actually agreed with the article and continued the namecalling. While this is taken likely by so many, many underweight people have suffered because Question/Answer Technique – Who, What, When, Where, Why, How What is the problem? Discrimination Who is discriminated against? Underweight people When are underweight people discriminated against?
On a daily basis through many sources Where are they discriminated at? Newspaper articles or other media, by people in different circumstances Why are underweight people discriminated against? I’m not really sure. It may be because of insecurities of others or just because so much of the focus have been taken off of overweight people. How are underweight people discriminated against? Name calling, stereotyping, untrue accusations, and even looked down upon or neglected because of their weight Part 2 – Argument Paragraph Discrimination of Underweight People Argument Paragraph
Many people focus so much on discrimination of overweight people; they neglect to recognize the amount of discrimination against underweight people. Underweight people are criticized and discriminated against by both media and people just as much as overweight people. In a newspaper article, underweight women were described as “ looking unnatural”. The article goes on to describe the lack of curves, hips, and breast of underweight women to be unattractive. If overweight people were described in such a negative manner many women would be in an uproar.
Unfortunately, this article received positive comments with the addition of more negative comments concerning underweight women from readers. Women who are naturally “ skinny” or underweight are approached with these opinions on a frequent basis. Another type of discrimination against underweight people is stereotypes. Many underweight people are faced with comments about starving themselves, having eating disorders, or even drug usage. They are called sticks, skeletons, poles, and other hurtful names. Regardless of what particular weight people are, underweight or overweight; no one deserves to be discriminated against because of it.
