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The Fat Girl Lyrics
The fat girl
She always stayed inside and played piano
And she told her mother
The children made her cry
And her mother told her
They don't mean it
They don't mean it
They don't mean it
They don't mean it
Now the fat girl
She ain't fat no more
And lord how she plays piano
And she sings loud
And she sings low
And she sings of love
And blind passion
But she don't mean it
She don't mean it
She don't mean it
She don't mean it
She always stayed inside and played piano
And she told her mother
The children made her cry
And her mother told her
They don't mean it
They don't mean it
They don't mean it
They don't mean it
She ain't fat no more
And lord how she plays piano
And she sings loud
And she sings low
And she sings of love
And blind passion
But she don't mean it
She don't mean it
She don't mean it
She don't mean it
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If you listen to the song closely enough, you will see that it's not "And blind passion", but "And blind compassion", which I think means a lot more in the song as well (I know that other sites have also misprinted the lyrics, so maybe this is a different version).
As a kid who was bullied (because of a disability) throughout elementary and middle school, this song means a lot to me. My parents and teachers told me meaningless things to either comfort me or make me shut up about it, including "they're just doing because they like you" and "they don't mean it". They sure as hell meant every single thing.
Now I am an advocate for others with disabilities and am involved in anti-discrimination work, but I guess I don't mean it either. ;)
Being fat isn't always a disability, although it tends to disable superficial people. Perhaps your parents and others meant well, but didn't know how to say it so you would/could understand their true intent. And perhaps no matter how they said it you would have been offended. Nobody (including me) likes to hear the truth. We tend to want it watered down or not said at all. The best doctor I ever had was a woman who stepped in for just the day; took a look at me and said, "You're fat. Do you plan on being around for children's...
Being fat isn't always a disability, although it tends to disable superficial people. Perhaps your parents and others meant well, but didn't know how to say it so you would/could understand their true intent. And perhaps no matter how they said it you would have been offended. Nobody (including me) likes to hear the truth. We tend to want it watered down or not said at all. The best doctor I ever had was a woman who stepped in for just the day; took a look at me and said, "You're fat. Do you plan on being around for children's graduation." It hurt like heck, but it caused me to lose 80 lbs after that meeting. Hones to God...true story.