http://www.thepunch.com.au/author-bios/ashlee-betteridge/ Ashlee Betteridge is a freelance Australian journalist currently based in Indonesia.  A graduate of the University of Technology, Sydney, she was a reporter for the Village Voice and Courier newspapers and community radio station 2SERFM before moving abroad to work on the web desk of the Jakarta Globe newspaper. A social media and internet junkie, Ashlee also writes a blog titled “betty loves blogging” (http://www.bettylovesblogging.com) which fuses travel and food photography with analysis of important issues such as elevator etiquette and the weird things sold in Jakarta supermarkets. en Copyright 2012 The Punch penberthyd@newsltd.com.au penberthyd@newsltd.com.au Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:00:46 +0000 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:00:46 +0000 Politics, opinion, world news, sports news, latest news, views, Barack Obama, Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard, Nathan Rees, Malcolm Turnbull, Peter Garrett, Barnaby Joyce, Australian, federal politics, opinion polls, election, The Punch, thepunch, punch ExpressionEngine 1.6.7 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 15 http://www.thepunch.com.au/images/punch-logo-rss.png http://www.thepunch.com.au/ 144 70 Politics, political opinion, world news, sports news and the latest news and views updated live, daily on The Punch - Australia's best conversation. Search The Punch keywords http://www.thepunch.com.au/search/ http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/why-is-the-weight-debate-full-of-so-much-hate/ Hi.  My name is Ashlee.  I’m a 24 year old Australian woman. I have a relatively successful media career for my age, given the current economic climate. I currently live and work in Indonesia. I have always tried to give back to the communities in which I live through volunteering and I don’t have a criminal record. I do have a gym membership though. I’m doing OK. Oh, but I forgot to add, I am fat. Actually, I should say obese, according to my BMI.  And apparently this makes me some kind of social pariah who should be the target of intense public ridicule and scorn, no matter what food I may or may not put in my mouth, no matter how many times a week I work out.  feedback@thepunch.com.au (Ashlee Betteridge) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/why-is-the-weight-debate-full-of-so-much-hate/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/why-is-the-weight-debate-full-of-so-much-hate/#item1648 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:00:37 +0000 Ashlee Betteridge | Author bios | The Punch