Grace Mayernik English 1010 9/20/13 Jolynne Berrett Rhetorical Analysis of The F Word Deciding on a topic for this

rhetorical analysis was difficult me, so I searched until I found an article that was popularly relatable and had meaning. Jennifer Weiner wrote The F Word for Allure Magazine. She wrote this piece to express her feelings and experiences with the word Fat. She has struggled with this word ever since being a child to her adult hood now. In view of the fact of the long-term, emotional, and physical pain it is clear that people should not be defined accordingly to their weight.

Jennifer Weiner is a mother of two, completes triathlons, has been published in notorious newspapers, but she is not recognized for her character, or her intelligence, nor her athletic ability, but defined of her weight. This is what frightened her when her daughter did the same thing and defined a classmate by her flaws, emphasizing on her weight. Jennifer Weiner asserted ethos by writing in a chronological manner, almost like a time-line of her life, describing incidents and confrontations with the word fat. They range from 6 years old, describing a situation in which her father described her as a solid, 65 pounds, to her age of 42 when this incident with her daughter is occurring.

Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me Have you ever heard of this saying? Its quite popular; it pretty much disposes of the theory of

emotional pain, which I believe is untrue. People can say they live by this saying but the fact is that words do hurt, and although some may be strong enough to not show it on the outside, we still take the mean words and comments to our heart. Jennifer Weiner endured a lot of emotional pain through her life, just as other people do, but her emotional pain was caused by something she could not control, something out of her reach, her weight. Although the comments may have been ignorant and people did not know that she tried to lose weight or that this weight was caused by her overweight mother, she still took these ignorant comments and dwelled on them because it is hard not to. If everyone in the world calls you a certain name, in this case, the F word, thats all your going to think you are. Three letters, just as disgusting the word sounds and looks, Fat. She realized she would never be able to out run this word, so she embraced it. Sure shes what you may call Fat but shes successful, she loves life, and shes happy.

The logos used to support these claims are anywhere, the local high school, and the workplace, even the sidewalk. Its unfortunate but its a fact the first thing a person will notice is your weight. Maybe thats because its right in front of them. It is you. But its not you, its not who you are, its your body. 23.9 million children ages 2 to 19 are overweight or obese. This statistic shocks me, 23.9 million children who nice, funny, and smart but are defined no other then their weight. 23.9 million children, who Jennifer Weiner wishes will not go through what she went through. This article was extremely relatable. Jennifer Weiner expressed her concerns in a very sentimental, open way. I am all about being healthy, so when it comes to the physical health of these children I say yes lets emphasize gym class and healthy eating at schools.

But when it comes to the emotional stress and pain of bullying and characterizing, I say there should be more emphasis on judging a person by who they are on the inside, their character and soul, but not their outside appearances.

Works Cited

Weiner, Jennifer. "The F Word." Allure Magazine, 03 Oct. 2012. Web. 20 Sept. 2013. "Heart and Stroke Association Statistics." Heart and Stroke Association Statistics. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Sept. 2013.