Continue to call it like you see it, political correctness is simply a vehicle to reduce our freedom through social pressure, opening the door for laws which inhibit the constitutionally granted right of free speech. I appreciate the fact that people who are fat have the freedom to inflict obesity on themselves. However, I draw the line at society trying to tell us that it is OK, that they are beautiful, or that there is nothing wrong with them. We’re not talking about someone who has a few extra pounds, a medical condition, a big frame, or is a pro powerlifter. We’re talking about disgusting, obese, waddling around, duel wielding cheeseburgers individuals who try to justify, make excuses, or defend their behavior.
If you are a fatass, you are not physically beautiful, it is not normal, and you are not “alright the way you are”. You are neglectful of your health, irresponsible, a drain on the healthcare system, an eyesore, an impediment to the flow of traffic, and a arrogant waste of carbon when you complain about difficulties related to your self-inflicted condition. You’re free to do as you wish, but I don’t have to like it or be nice about it. This society is so sissified that instead of taking the psychologically productive approach of punishing bad behavior, we try to excuse and accept it, which in a form, is rewarding it.
What probably shocked your peers so extensively was not your subject matter alone, but the fact that expressed individual thoughts and ideas rather than regurgitating the group think so common in the education system. Their little minds couldn’t handle the strain of hearing something so against the grain of what they have been taught. Throw on top of it the ridiculous body image that popular media throws at people your age, which probably has half your class of normal sized kids thinking that they are morbidly obese, and you have yourself a full fledged meltdown.
Now, the takeaway is this: Shock is a powerful communicative tool, but to get your point across, you will have to find a way to shock without alienating and making your audience completely tune out. You can smooth out your words without dulling the message, and since grades tend to mean scholarship money, if you are going to continue to go against the grain during the course of your assignments, you will need to learn enough discretion to keep your grades up while not selling out and leaving the status quo unchallenged at the same time. Balance in all things. Next time keep your cool, and rely completely on logic and facts rather than emotions. If your arguments are logical and factual, people will have a much harder time arguing with your or giving you poor grades than if you inject to much emotion, which tends to hide or poorly shade your logic.
