Used in a sentence: "Perhaps I'm being too sensitive in light of my recent 'fatso' situation (see link below), but as I follow along with the coverage of the military blimp dragging its tether all across my birth state of Pennsylvania, it strikes me that the word 'blimp' seems somewhat pejorative and so I found myself wishing that the commentators would refer to it with the more friendly and less judgmental turns of phrase, such as zaftig zeppelin and/or big-boned dirigible".
After all ... this blimp .. I mean curvy aircraft ... was born this way and we should celebrate it for how it is and not weight-shame it in our usage of descriptive words as we let it take over the 24 hour news cycle before tonight's debate. Let's show a little respect for the pleasantly plump flying machines, people.
THE AFOREMENTIONED FATSO SITUATION:
http://www.capcognition.blogspot.com/2015/10/random-soapbox-for-saturday-101715.html
YES, PEOPLE ... WE HAVE CHOICES FOR WHAT TO SAY:
http://ultragross.blogspot.com/2010/08/30-ways-of-saying-fat-and-other-fatty.html
THE LATEST ON THE BLIMP (AS OF THE TIME OF THIS POSTING):
http://abcnews.go.com/US/military-blimp-loose/story?id=34799147
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