Should I be more compassionate to obese people? How can I?

I just got back to NYC after 5 months in South America. In some ways it feels like I never left but one of the things that shocks me about being in the US again is how many large people we have. After being in a place where most people are thin I got used to that as the norm.

Today riding the subway I saw so many people who were not just overweight but actually so obese they have trouble moving. One woman was so huge she easily took up two spaces on the bench and couldn’t close her legs. Several more were almost as wide as they are tall. Awful.

Full disclosure: I’m not waif thin myself. I’m 6ft tall and wear a US 12 dress. I also gained a tiny belly paunch which I’m trying to lose. Only have myself to blame but at least I’m trying to do something about it before a 10 lb gain turns into something worse.

Honestly seeing fat people sometimes irritates me. I think to myself Who has the right to take up so much damned space in a crowded city? and How the hell does it get so out of control?

Am I being a jerk? I never say anything nor do I give dirty looks. I just feel the way I do.