why do people around here automatically assume that fat people are lazy?

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#1 danwallacefan
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Everytime someone starts a thread on overweight people people assume that they are lazy. I know plenty of fat people who are productive members of society.

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#2 supa_badman
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alright.
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#3 FragStains
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Generalizations are easier and quicker.
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#4 Legendaryscmt
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I always liked being fat, because in school, I could always outbench the people who made fun of me, and I could always run faster than some of the people in track. There are fat people that are lazy, there are fat people because of medical conditions, and there are fat people who just are fat, but they don't let it drag them down.
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#5 AncientNecro
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i was expecting many more "because they are" responses
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#6 Pwnage_Dragon
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i was expecting many more "because they are" responsesAncientNecro

Ditto

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#7 -Katsuri-
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[QUOTE="AncientNecro"]i was expecting many more "because they are" responsesPwnage_Dragon

Ditto

Same here. I wonder how long that'll last. :P
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#8 DigitalExile
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I see fat people who are close to death who have more energy than I do.

I should be extremely concerned about my health.

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#9 Forumposter
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cuz many of those people are uber super mega extra fat IRL, but not on the internets so they take the chance to criticize other people like themselves... :O! deep stuff there lol
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#10 Blackfriend8
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there are some fat people that have medical problems where they really cant help it. but probably like 90% of fat people are just to lazy to lose the weight.
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#11 BobbyTurkalino
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Because its easier for people to assume they are fat because they're lazy.
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#12 mattpunkgd
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I've been overweight since I was 8 when I had bad asthma and ammonia and got put on steroids. Plus a lot of my family is overweight so genes is a factor too. I actually do as good as the athletic people in P.E. at school. I can bench the most in my class,and do about half of the weight machines at max weight. I'm very flexible too. I played baseball for 7-8 years I think and soccer for like 11 years, may play next year in high school too. When I had a dog last year I was the only one in my family to take him on walks, which I did daily, at least 1.5 miles usually more. Last year I went through bad depression because of my parents divorce and my moms new boyfriend who was a heroin/meth addict for 15 years and "supposedly" is clean for a year, but still does methadone (synthetic heroin) and got my mom into it. During the depression I gained a lot of weight. This year I'm living at my grandma's and dad's house, I'm losing weight (about 10 pounds in the last 4 months) and getting all A's and B's in school. I got a 3.625 G.P.A this quarter and got high honor roll.
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#13 FamiBox
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They eat too much and don't get enough exercise.

I guess that doesn't necessarily count as being "lazy." They could still work hard in their job or whatever.

But they really should care about their health more.

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#14 idunnodude
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alright.supa_badman

LOL, iunno if this post is meant to be funny but i LOL'd

but yeah ppl assume fat ppl are lazy cuz most of them are,

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#15 TwiztidJoker
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Fat people aren't lazy, they're just proactively waiting for the magical pill that will make them fit!
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#16 LZ71
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I don't think all fat people are lazy, I know a couple overweight kids who work just as hard as the rest of us, but for some reason are just bigger than us. But alot of the overweight people I know are lazy, and do not care that they are fat and they don't try want to lose weight.
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#17 Lief_Ericson
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A lot of the fat people I see don't do anything about their weight and keep their bad eating habits
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#18 Red-XIII
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Regular exercise + healthy eating = weight loss. If they were productive about their own health they wouldn't fat. You don't get that way eating carrot sticks you know.
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#19 GTA_dude
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If they were productive enough, wouldn't they end up loosing the fat? Or maybe go to a gym or jog around the block enough times to loose some weight?
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#20 kemar7856
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if ur not lazy then you wont be fat easy as that or you have hyperthyroidism
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#21 GTA_dude
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A lot of the fat people I see don't do anything about their weight and keep their bad eating habitsLief_Ericson
And then complain about being fat. And then buy something off the tv to help them loose weight without exercising. Thats why there are so many commercials for bogus weight loss supplements, cause lazy people tend to watch alot of tv.....
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#22 Huell_Howser
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They're not necessarily lazy when it comes to work ethic but are (at least the majority) lazy when it comes to personal fitness and diet.
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#23 DJ-Lafleur
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Some fat people may not be lazy at all and have hard-worning jobs. They just don't have very good eating habits, or exercise ones either.

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#24 foxhound_fox
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I am overweight and I am lazy. The two, for the most part, travel hand-in-hand.

If I were to become un-lazy and begin exercising, I would cease to be fat.
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#25 kemar7856
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Some fat people may not be lazy at all and have hard-worning jobs. They just don't have very good eating habits, or exercise ones either.

DJ-Lafleur
u cant assume their not lazy because of their jobs everyone knows they have 2 work in order to "make a living" so this claim fails.
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#26 Pwnage_Dragon
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I'm somewhere between 50-75 pounds too fat. I really do eat to much, eat the wrong food, don't get enogh excercise. and I'm pretty slow. Still, I'm stronger than all of my freinds, and one of them is pretty buff. What, just becuase I'm so fat doesn't mean I can't have muscle under all of it? I don't really try to lose weight. I wouldn't complain If I was 50 pounds thinner, but I'm not compaining about being obese, so who cares?
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#27 sAndroid17
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i know lazy fat people, but i also guarantee im lazier, and skinny:|
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#28 Toriko42
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I've yet to see a fat person more active then a fit person
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#29 DJ-Lafleur
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[QUOTE="DJ-Lafleur"]

Some fat people may not be lazy at all and have hard-worning jobs. They just don't have very good eating habits, or exercise ones either.

kemar7856

u cant assume their not lazy because of their jobs everyone knows they have 2 work in order to "make a living" so this claim fails.

Meh, you're probably right...whatever.

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#30 JustPlainLucas
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Even though it's a generalization, there is some truth in generalizations.
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#31 Infinite-Zr0
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If you're fan, you're not burning calories. Generally, being fat involves eating a lot and not burning off the excess calories. But then again, there are those rare cases where people just have the fat gene.
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#32 mattpunkgd
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A lot of overweight people (like me) have a really hard losing weight even with a great balanced diet and regular exercise. It's just their metabolism is really bad.
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#33 Snake_raider
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because if they werent lazy they wouldnt be fat.

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#34 chrisrooR
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Because laziness is often associated with being overweight? If you are a more active person, you're probably more likely to lose more weight.
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#35 zakkro
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Generalizations are easier and quicker.FragStains
They always are.
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#36 freshgman
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Generalizations are easier and quicker.FragStains
and more fun
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#37 foxhound_fox
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A lot of overweight people (like me) have a really hard losing weight even with a great balanced diet and regular exercise. It's just their metabolism is really bad.mattpunkgd

Committing to an exercise regime that sees you doing 60-80 minutes of cardio a day will help increase your metabolism. I know back when I was fit, I ate a lot more than I do now... despite being 6 years younger, 4 inches shorter and 50 pounds lighter.
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#38 Huell_Howser
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A lot of overweight people (like me) have a really hard losing weight even with a great balanced diet and regular exercise. It's just their metabolism is really bad.mattpunkgd
A trick to naturally improve your metabolism is to eat lots of small meals every day instead of the fixed three meals. Just spread out as much as you would normally eat on any day as evenly as you can throughout the day to achieve a steady calorie intake.

This forces your metabolism to constantly be active which speeds up and improves the metabolism.

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#39 Singularity22
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When they say fat people are lazy, they usually mean theyre too lazy to get up off their butt and do something about their obesity. I know this because I used to be one of them. Sure they do alright at work, but when it comes to taking personal care of themselves, THEY ARE LAZY. Unless they have a medical condition, there IS NO EXCUSE. My family is generally large. Its would be an easy cop out for me to say "its in my genes". Pfft please. If your family has a slow metabolism, then Jesus, eat less.
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#40 Fortier
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Maybe because it's largely true?
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#41 zeorshadow19
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It's part of a stupid stereotype that Hollywood and the mainstream media has thrown in our faces. It's possible for someone to be fat and healthy.
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#42 BrainSplatter89
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It probably means they have a sedentary lifestyle. It's not the same as being lazy.
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#43 Serraph105
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Generalizations are easier and quicker.FragStains
exactly and they usually fit the bill. however the problem is they dont always and people take offense to them.
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#44 markop2003
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There are quite alot that complain about being fat but put no effort into keeping an eye on thier weight.
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#45 mysterylobster
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I feel sorry for overweight people. Most of them can't help it, but it gives others an immediate false impression of them. I've seen my bosses let a person's weight affect whether they get called back for another interview. They don't even pretend that it's not an issue.

On a related note, did anyone see Obama make a joke about Jessica Simpson's weight last night? That was sad, but still kind of funny.

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#46 kingdre
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Generalizations...
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#47 lancelot200
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Because of shows like "The Biggest Loser".
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#48 Bourbons3
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Everytime someone starts a thread on overweight people people assume that they are lazy. I know plenty of fat people who are productive members of society.

danwallacefan
You're only saying that because you're fat...and lazy.
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#49 BPoole96
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Well, people don't get fat by doing a lot of stuff and eating properly...
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#50 stormydog1
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I used to work at wal-mart and believe me mostly all the people who came in their were overweight. And not because of medical problems. lol.