And from simple and naive statements like "Uy, tumaba ka!" (Hey, you got fatter than usual) to those unspeakable taunts that border on what we now call bullying (e.g. mocking someone fat and calling them a pig). It's troubling to think that we observe things like this in our homes, such as the fact that a fat family member is often the center of jokes at family events. And worse yet, we seem to tolerate and even accept it, as if we weren't already aware of ourselves as a nation obsessed with body image and