And from simple and naive statements such as “Uy, tumaba ka!” (Hey, you've gotten fatter than usual) to those unspeakable snickers bordering on what we now call harassment (like making fun of someone fat and calling them a pig). It's worrying to think that we observe such phenomena inside our own homes, such as an obese family member often being the butt of jokes at family events. And worse, we seem to tolerate and even accept it, as if we weren't already as self-conscious as a nation obsessed with body image and