Reply #43: I'd prefer you post in this thread

[Juche]

Posts like yours remind all the fat fascists of the world of the severe negative effects of their beliefs and behaviors. I think if all the evangelicals who support gay marriage bans were forced to meet all the gay people out there who are suicidal and depressed because they feel rejected they'd change their tune, but as is they never see the true consequences of their attitudes. However as long as they never see the negative effects, they keep going. Same with the war in Iraq. If it weren't sanatized and we were forced to see all the Iraqi civilians who have died and their families reactions, or see all the US troops dead and disabled for life support for the war would go down. But the media chooses to sanitize and hide those facts to prevent us from disapproving of the war.

Theres nothing wrong with intense emotions coming out, esp if it reminds people of what the negative effects can be of draconian social standards. As someone who has had to deal with the consequences of severe humiliation I can understand the insecurity and the intense emotions, but the cause is different for me. But no, I'm not sitting here thinking less of you for having intense emotions, just so you know. It is a human trait to have strong emotions and to be insecure.

The vast vast majority of our culture either already is fat, thinks it is fat or is afraid of getting fat. So in a very real way we are all on the shit end of the stick in that regards and its not like the people who are judging you (or who you think are judging you) are free from that judgement themselves.

This thread was started with mention of Campos's book. For me that book when I first read it in 2005 was a total eye opener and permanently changed the way I felt about obesity and society as a whole. I'd highly recommend you get a copy. It is either called 'the obesity myth' or 'the diet myth'.

http://www.amazon.com/Obesity-Myth-Americas-Obsession-Hazardous/dp/1592400663/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1238082442&sr=1-1