“Oh great,” she said loudly, not even trying to be polite. “Another fat woman taking up half the seat. I’m not flying like this!”

I felt a sharp pain inside. But at first, I stayed silent. The young woman continued:

“Fat people should stay at home and not fly,” she snapped at me. “Do you ever think about others?”

Then she called the flight attendant. With her chin arrogantly raised, she pointed at me:

“This woman takes up too much space! Throw her off the plane, or I will sue your airline!”