This is just . . . weird

[pegkerr]

Doctor in trouble for calling woman obese.

The story doesn't say exactly how he phrased what he said to her. I gotta think there is more to the story here.

It makes me think of that term Berke Breathed coined: "Offensensitivity."

Comments

[jbru.livejournal.com]

There probably is more to the story. Far too many doctors, as erickavan can attest, see a patient's weight more than they see the reason their patient is in their office. If this doctor remarked on the woman's weight when it did not relate to her presenting problem or, as the story seems to suggest, was indelicate about how he thought her weight might affect other parts of her life, that's out of line.