...what I find offensive is you calling her a " landwhale " .

duffman is a savage

he has put on a relentless onslaught against obese people itt

Dude, it's like gaining muscle. Some do it no problem because of genetic factors and some work their ass off and can't seem to get their weight up unless they really overkill on calories and get extra fat with the muscle gains. Fat shaming is like that easy gainer making fun of a guy who works out and never gets into shape (calling him a scrawn or so). I think you might find the latter easy to identify with, iirc...

It's the exact same thing here. Some people have a functioning appetite regulation system. Some people don't get feelings of satiety no matter how much they eat. It's like mocking addicts, anorectics or, hell, even diabetics for not being very motivated about treating their disease (this is so common it's become a phenomenon. And it includes type 1). Such things are recognized by medical professionals yet here we have some would-be pro-science liberals encouraging fat shaming and mind-over-matter type of anti-science opinions. Yeah, call me out on getting triggered. I can't see any motive behind compulsive fat shaming other than being an asshole. I'm definitely against fat acceptance, but i'm also against fat shaming.

Take smoking as an example: when people quit, they usually gain weight. It's common knowledge in medicine. Let's fat shame them? Because they clearly lack willpower (sic!).

This post was edited by Neptunus on Apr 4 2016 10:46am

energy in vs energy out that is all that determines weight, there are no medical conditions that can defy the laws of physics
there is no person who is morbidly obese that isn't over-eating and there is no person who is frail and thin who isn't under-eating - exercise has little to do with this - and when was the last time you saw people making fun of skinny or fat people at the gym anyway?

over eating and under eating are both symptoms of other problems usually mental disorders

it's a free country so of course you're allowed to smoke yourself to death the way you can eat yourself to death but we should be actively discouraging both - and note that fat shaming wasn't a thing until these fat activists started complaining about everything under their sun including their doctors as fat shamers

you know how cigarette packs come with images of the health risks on the cover? we need to start putting images of the health risks of morbid obesity on the boxes and bags of big macs

This post was edited by duffman316 on Apr 4 2016 11:56am

Don't be a pussy and blame it on their minds

Society sets ridiculous standards for beauty and weight and when a person (especially females) don't reach them or feel they don't they either starve themselves to death or starve themselves until they give in and end up binging.

It has only gotten worse since the internet took off and ever neckbeard like you can get on here and run your mouth about how gross fat people are.

You're part of the problem so stop pretending like you have any interest in the solution.

Right the problem isnt over eating or the mental disorders that lead to overeating

It's society's fault that they expect you to take up only one seat on an airplane

LOL, one of the comments:



All I could think of while reading this:

http://img.thesun.co.uk/aidemitlum/archive/02630/M_2630710a.jpg

This post was edited by CarsV on Apr 4 2016 12:54pm

Who do you think the shame campaigns affect?

The 300 pound truck drivers that live off mcdonalds that don't give a shit?

Our resources need to go into early development. Healthy living and learning. Help our youth make those smart and healthy choices as early as possible so they can have a better quality life.

We can't make parents make smart choices or make them teach them but we can provide healthy alternatives at our schools and during our summer programs. food/exercise

Education is not about looking a certain way to avoid shame and cruelty it's about giving ourselves and our kids the best fighting chance at living a full and productive life.

So get off your ass and participate in local programs to help fight obesity in a positive and productive way

luckily i don't think we'll get to the point where you can't discriminate by obesity in employment



there is no shame campaign, there is however a very large fat acceptance movement and they have several organizations http://www.naafaonline.com/dev2/about/

as a statist i don't expect these people to fix the problem on their own so i'd prefer to go after their food supply with regulations and subsidies shifted around to make healthy eating cheaper and more accessible

This post was edited by duffman316 on Apr 4 2016 01:09pm

If you catch it young it's so much easier to overcome and prevent future health issues.

I coach youth sports and run summer nutrition programs for the little local schools and although the parents are complete shit we have been able to see some real improvements with the kids. Getting them moving during fun activities and sports and providing them with nutrient rich food is really starting to help them. I'd like to see more alternatives because what I have learned is that you make the real difference when you provide safe and fun alternatives rather than trying to work with the parents that are unfortunately an entirely different breed than the good old days.