Sabrina Tavernise noted in her article, “The Health Toll of Immigration”, how immigrants felt self-conscious during attempts to walk along roads for exercise because they were afraid of being suspected as illegal immigrants. This reminded me of several posts I saw on Tumblr about overweight people exercising in public and the comments they got from fellow gym goers and passerby. Some of the comments made them feel uncomfortable. Other comments were praised by the Tumblr community.
Do other groups of people receive comments that can be viewed as negative?
How can feedback from other people and personal perceptions of what other people might think affect a person’s attempts to make his or her lifestyle healthier?

-Virginia