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In reply to the discussion: Nicole Arbour argues fat people deserve to be shamed in YouTube rant; offends everyone [View all]DirkGently
(12,151 posts)14. Obesity is a condition; being an asshole is a choice.
I've tried to imagine what's going on in the minds of people who feel the need to complain about or mock others for being overweight, or who obsess over their conviction that "It's simple -- just eat less."
My guess is that these are people trying hard to feel superior and don't have a lot of grounds to do it other than the rather un-amazing accomplishment of being thinner than someone else.
Everyone's got something they are working on about themselves, or struggling with. If it were easy to have 100% of our personal acts together, everyone would be perfect, and that pretty obviously is not the case. The fact that physical fitness or body mass or whatever is visible doesn't somehow make it fair game to attack.
What is fair game is people being vicious and willfully stupid. Like this person you mention.
Please don't let this person represent the human race in your mind. Most people are not like this.
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Nicole Arbour argues fat people deserve to be shamed in YouTube rant; offends everyone [View all]
Blue_Adept
Sep 2015
OP
Get a book called 'The Plan'. It teaches about inflammation and how to rework your brain
roguevalley
Sep 2015
#44
I have walked off 120 pounds over five years. It went on slow, it came off slow. She's a stupid
roguevalley
Sep 2015
#43
Just because someone feels ashamed doesn't mean the asshole doing the shaming has a valid point.
kcr
Sep 2015
#42
They're convinced you're lazy and just don't get enough exercise and eat too much.
Manifestor_of_Light
Sep 2015
#27
There are millions of people who are mistreated or undiagnosed with thyroid problems. Mostly women.
Manifestor_of_Light
Sep 2015
#34
What I don't get are the people who think mockery is fine when it suits their...
Shandris
Sep 2015
#39