An Open Letter to the DU Lounge

[CO Liberal]

My wife posts something referring to her family as being "white trash", and she gets flamed. I come to her defense and I get flamed. Yet someone else can post something about "rednecks" and people think it's funny.

Do you see a double standard here?? Well, I sure as hell do.

What gives anyone here the right to make someone else feel bad?? Why are some people constantly attacking me and my wife, and nothing is done about it? Why do other DU-ers do nothing, and sit by as silent witnesses to this abusive treatment?

I honestly believe that much of the abuse heaped on my wife had occurred after she posted her picture, and people decided to attack her because of her size. If she were thin, she never would have gotten the crap she's gotten.

And you know what? The Princess is proud of who she is, and I'm proud to call her my wife. And if some of you have a problem with a fat woman and the man who loves her, then that's YOUR problem.

If you don't see any posts from me after this, it's because of the shabby treatment we've been getting around here lately. I hope you people are proud of yourselves.

CO Liberal