Fat people: Why is it still okay...

Everybody's gotta hate somebody.
MrGeezer

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Everybody's gotta hate somebody.
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Everybody's gotta hate somebody.
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Everybody's gotta hate somebody.
Sajo7

 Everybodys gotta wuv too!!! :cry:Sajo7

Hello Sajo, don't worry I feel the love 8)

Discrimination against anyone is unwise.  However, there's nothing worse than somebody with a treatable medical condition that is unwilling to care for themselves.  In all fairness, some people who are obese have untreatable genetic disorders, so they should be left out of any discussion.   

Being obese will significantly decrease your life expectancy and whether or not you have medical insurance, you'll become a burden upon everyone as you'll need prolonged medical care costing hundreds of thousands of dollars, which will raise everyone's insurance premiums. 

Discrimination against anyone is unwise.  However, there's nothing worse than somebody with a treatable medical condition that is unwilling to care for themselves.  In all fairness, some people who are obese have untreatable genetic disorders, so they should be left out of any discussion.   

Being obese will significantly decrease your life expectancy and whether or not you have medical insurance, you'll become a burden upon everyone as you'll need prolonged medical care costing hundreds of thousands of dollars, which will raise everyone's insurance premiums. 

drj077

I agree with this guy. It's like being able to have a shower but not being bothered to have one and stinking the place wherever you go and making it bad for others.

I'm a big guy, if someone calls me fat or insults me because they think I am then I just look at them like they are stupid. Hello, it's like No crap captain obvious, I know I am not skinny I have to look at myself in the mirror everyday:|double_decker

But none of that stuff bothers me anymore. I couldn't care less what other people think about me. They don't live my life, and chances are I'll never see them again. So why let stupid people get to ya?

As to why overweight people get such a bad rep, I think it's because the problem is largely seen a one that's easy to fix, especially from the vantage point of individuals who have never had to deal with a serious weight problem.

You'll often hear, "Sheesh, just eat less and exercise more. It's as simple as that." Well, obviously it is not that simple or we wouldn't have the problem to begin with. We wouldn't have people in tears and ready to end their lives if it was just a matter of eating less and exercising more. There are many other factors to consider, especially for those individuals with addictions and maladaptive eating behaviors. The changing state of our grocery stores and the fast food boom doesn't help matters either, especially for low income families.

My daddy used to be ultra skinny...as in only 125lbs. Toothpick of a guy when he was a teenager, and in his early 20s. THEN he had deveoloped a disabling blood disease that is so rare they dont even have a name for it. They just know that it is LIKE Anti Flactoid Purpera...but it isnt that based on certain characteristics. Basically on a really bad day, he cant get out of bed and he gets sores out of no where and bleeds internally. Because of this disease, he now weighs (now i havent talked to him about this too lately but last time i knew) appx. 300lbs. This depresses him a lot, and depression in turn, makes him eat. His brothers and sisters make fun of his weight (except a select few...and he has a massive family..) and bring him down all the time, saying hes faking it, ect. This depresses him yet more which in turn makes him eat MORE. I love my daddy, and anyone who makes fun of him, I am all over like a rabbid weasle on crack. NO ONE should make fun of an overweight person, because THEY DONT KNOW what the reason for it could be. Could be health (and mental health too!), or they had a baby and its taking forever to lose the weight, or even just genetics! Some people need gastric bypass surgeries, which is scary and expensive too! xhellcatx

[QUOTE="xhellcatx"]My daddy used to be ultra skinny...as in only 125lbs. Toothpick of a guy when he was a teenager, and in his early 20s. THEN he had deveoloped a disabling blood disease that is so rare they dont even have a name for it. They just know that it is LIKE Anti Flactoid Purpera...but it isnt that based on certain characteristics. Basically on a really bad day, he cant get out of bed and he gets sores out of no where and bleeds internally. Because of this disease, he now weighs (now i havent talked to him about this too lately but last time i knew) appx. 300lbs. This depresses him a lot, and depression in turn, makes him eat. His brothers and sisters make fun of his weight (except a select few...and he has a massive family..) and bring him down all the time, saying hes faking it, ect. This depresses him yet more which in turn makes him eat MORE. I love my daddy, and anyone who makes fun of him, I am all over like a rabbid weasle on crack. NO ONE should make fun of an overweight person, because THEY DONT KNOW what the reason for it could be. Could be health (and mental health too!), or they had a baby and its taking forever to lose the weight, or even just genetics! Some people need gastric bypass surgeries, which is scary and expensive too! AgostonF

As to why overweight people get such a bad rep, I think it's because the problem is largely seen a one that's easy to fix, especially from the vantage point of individuals who have never had to deal with a serious weight problem.

You'll often hear, "Sheesh, just eat less and exercise more. It's as simple as that." Well, obviously it is not that simple or we wouldn't have the problem to begin with. We wouldn't have people in tears and ready to end their lives if it was just a matter of eating less and exercising more. There are many other factors to consider, especially for those individuals with addictions and maladaptive eating behaviors. The changing state of our grocery stores and the fast food boom doesn't help matters either, especially for low income families.

Schwah

[QUOTE="AgostonF"][QUOTE="xhellcatx"]My daddy used to be ultra skinny...as in only 125lbs. Toothpick of a guy when he was a teenager, and in his early 20s. THEN he had deveoloped a disabling blood disease that is so rare they dont even have a name for it. They just know that it is LIKE Anti Flactoid Purpera...but it isnt that based on certain characteristics. Basically on a really bad day, he cant get out of bed and he gets sores out of no where and bleeds internally. Because of this disease, he now weighs (now i havent talked to him about this too lately but last time i knew) appx. 300lbs. This depresses him a lot, and depression in turn, makes him eat. His brothers and sisters make fun of his weight (except a select few...and he has a massive family..) and bring him down all the time, saying hes faking it, ect. This depresses him yet more which in turn makes him eat MORE. I love my daddy, and anyone who makes fun of him, I am all over like a rabbid weasle on crack. NO ONE should make fun of an overweight person, because THEY DONT KNOW what the reason for it could be. Could be health (and mental health too!), or they had a baby and its taking forever to lose the weight, or even just genetics! Some people need gastric bypass surgeries, which is scary and expensive too! xhellcatx

 I jiggle my gut and laugh like Kenny Rogers. :)

But none of that stuff bothers me anymore. I couldn't care less what other people think about me. They don't live my life, and chances are I'll never see them again. So why let stupid people get to ya?

Taxpaying_Acorn

Acorn! Where the Hell have you been young man!:P

Im fat, but Im also in shape. I scored around a 250/300 on my last APFT, which is a little over the company average of like 230's.

So my question is that if I can run faster than you, run father than you, do more push-ups and sit-ups than you, why am I considered the lazy fatty fatty 2x4 can't fit through the kitchen door?
M1Hunter66

[QUOTE="xhellcatx"][QUOTE="AgostonF"][QUOTE="xhellcatx"]My daddy used to be ultra skinny...as in only 125lbs. Toothpick of a guy when he was a teenager, and in his early 20s. THEN he had deveoloped a disabling blood disease that is so rare they dont even have a name for it. They just know that it is LIKE Anti Flactoid Purpera...but it isnt that based on certain characteristics. Basically on a really bad day, he cant get out of bed and he gets sores out of no where and bleeds internally. Because of this disease, he now weighs (now i havent talked to him about this too lately but last time i knew) appx. 300lbs. This depresses him a lot, and depression in turn, makes him eat. His brothers and sisters make fun of his weight (except a select few...and he has a massive family..) and bring him down all the time, saying hes faking it, ect. This depresses him yet more which in turn makes him eat MORE. I love my daddy, and anyone who makes fun of him, I am all over like a rabbid weasle on crack. NO ONE should make fun of an overweight person, because THEY DONT KNOW what the reason for it could be. Could be health (and mental health too!), or they had a baby and its taking forever to lose the weight, or even just genetics! Some people need gastric bypass surgeries, which is scary and expensive too! Taxpaying_Acorn

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 I jiggle my gut and laugh like Kenny Rogers. :)

But none of that stuff bothers me anymore. I couldn't care less what other people think about me. They don't live my life, and chances are I'll never see them again. So why let stupid people get to ya?

double_decker

Acorn! Where the Hell have you been young man!:P

  NO ONE should make fun of an overweight person, because THEY DONT KNOW what the reason for it could be. xhellcatx

So true. My sister used to be the most athletic person I knew, honestly. She was always hiking, biking, running, lifting, kayaking, climbing, going on those outward bound trips, etc. Then at one point she started to mysteriously gain weight, as in fat, not muscle. It freaked her out so she worked out even harder.

The weight just kept piling on so she went to a few doctors, most of which suspected that poor eating habits were the cause of her weight gain. She was devastated, I mean she was really really ballooning up to the point that she was far past obese. And then of course she had to deal with the jerks on the street or at her office who would make fat comments. I know for a fact that on more than one occasion she considered suicide.

Fortunately this true story has a happy ending. My father eventually sent her to a specialist, who sent her across the country to another specialist, who finally sent her to a third specialist who diagnosed her with a rare, but treatable, thyroid disorder. With treatment and a few years behind her she's finally back down to her original weight. She still bares the scares of weight gain, but she's finally enjoying life again and happy to be alive.

If I could have caught someone calling my sister fat I would have gone right for the jugular. Worthless idiots, I swear.

  How effective would stopping drinking be if you had to have a little drink every day? You can't just give up eating cold turkey... you have to eat to survive. So that temptation is always going to be there. I feel really bad for those people :(Taxpaying_Acorn

Wow, I've never heard it presented that way before. Great point.

[QUOTE="M1Hunter66"]Im fat, but Im also in shape. I scored around a 250/300 on my last APFT, which is a little over the company average of like 230's.

So my question is that if I can run faster than you, run father than you, do more push-ups and sit-ups than you, why am I considered the lazy fatty fatty 2x4 can't fit through the kitchen door?
DarkPrinceXC

Let's not ever make fun of anyone for anything.

Even jerks are often jerks through no fault of their own. Some of them have serious mental/emotional/psychological problems that are beyond their control. So next time you see someone being a jerk, you should just assume that it's not his fault.
MrGeezer

Why do you think we always let your posts slide, MrGeezer? :P

 Hookin myself up with a new job. You're looking at the new dairy department manager at our local walmart :)Taxpaying_Acorn

Congradulations, do you like your new job?

[QUOTE="DarkPrinceXC"][QUOTE="M1Hunter66"]Im fat, but Im also in shape. I scored around a 250/300 on my last APFT, which is a little over the company average of like 230's.

So my question is that if I can run faster than you, run father than you, do more push-ups and sit-ups than you, why am I considered the lazy fatty fatty 2x4 can't fit through the kitchen door?
M1Hunter66

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 Hookin myself up with a new job. You're looking at the new dairy department manager at our local walmart :)double_decker

Congradulations, do you like your new job?

Bullies try and find the easiest person to pick on, whether they are skinny, shrimps, or fat pieces of lard. Bullies usually have low self-esteem themselves, and only do it to make themselves feel better (this is in regards to school, or even work related bullies). It is easy for someone to target a person who looks a certain way where it is easy to point out a fault, like I said above, if they are pudgy, or really skinny, and have an abnormal shape to their body. You just have to ignore it, and be the bigger person. It isn't right to make fun of fat people, but that is just our society, and it has been going on forever.videogamer456

I don't think too much "bullying" happens at the work place. I mean I'm sure there are cases... but by then everyone is usually mature enough to know better, don't have the time to make fun of someone else, and have better things to worry about. If anyone does give you hell, just go to your boss and they'll be dealt with.

because if someone's a different race or crippled or whatnot, they can't change that, whereas if you're fat, it's your own fault.  I'm overweight, and I'm willing to admit that it's for no reason other than I eat a little more than I should, and I don't exercise as much as I should.

I am so happy your sister got things streightened out!  xhellcatx

Thanks hellcat. I'm sorry to hear about the troubles you're having, especially the recent news from your doc. :( I hope your husband remains supportive. I would have given him a swift kick to groin had I been in your shoes.

[QUOTE="videogamer456"]Bullies try and find the easiest person to pick on, whether they are skinny, shrimps, or fat pieces of lard. Bullies usually have low self-esteem themselves, and only do it to make themselves feel better (this is in regards to school, or even work related bullies). It is easy for someone to target a person who looks a certain way where it is easy to point out a fault, like I said above, if they are pudgy, or really skinny, and have an abnormal shape to their body. You just have to ignore it, and be the bigger person. It isn't right to make fun of fat people, but that is just our society, and it has been going on forever.Taxpaying_Acorn

I don't think too much "bullying" happens at the work place. I mean I'm sure there are cases... but by then everyone is usually mature enough to know better, don't have the time to make fun of someone else, and have better things to worry about. If anyone does give you hell, just go to your boss and they'll be dealt with.

[QUOTE="xhellcatx"]I am so happy your sister got things streightened out!  Schwah

Thanks hellcat. I'm sorry to hear about the troubles you're having, especially the recent news from your doc. :( I hope your husband remains supportive. I would have given him a swift kick to groin had I been in your shoes.