Warning: May Rise Blood Pressure

Here's a question posed to an advice columnist:
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Harriet Baskas
Travel writer
Dear Well-Mannered Traveler: “Is there a polite way to deal with an extra large passenger seated next to me? These folks always have bags full of food spilling out everywhere, their arm is actually in my seat space, every time they shift their weight my drink spills, etc. I nearly cry every time I see that I am seated next to such a person. Please advise!”- Sheila T., Parkland Florida

If you want to read the author's polite response to this, you can read it here. Here's my response:

Dear Sheila T.,

Take the arm rest of the airplane seat and SHOVE IT UP YOUR WAZOO! When I get down to where I'm no longer overweight, I will truly relish not having to politely deal anymore with smarmy, stuck-up, holier-than-thou attitudes like yours! Do you think I like walking down the aisle, watching skinny anxious faces, praying that I won't be seated next to them? Do you think I like feeling like a piece of dirt because I've finally started losing some weight but haven't reached near my goal yet, and having to put up with your condescending attitude? Even though I'm not near as big as a lot of other obese people, I still take up a good bit of my seat, and I always try to position myself or lean over to not inconvenience others. I know that people are prejudiced and judgemental of overweight people, and I do what I can to make things better for people like you. Grow the heck up, though, miss T., and realize that just because we may be big, we are human and don't like to be treated like we're inconveniencing you by breathing the same air that you do.

By the way, reading some of the comments left on the comments page of the article, this woman's snotty attitude is unfortunately not uncommon.