• Busjamin@sh.itjust.works
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    6 hours ago

    This comment thread made want to eat myself to death.

    I’m so tired of this. Why are we acting like some people are just born Obese? The Obese are not a protected class. Mentioning obesity in a negative context is not hate speech.

    In fact I say normalize fat shaming. Fuck it. Obesity costs the US healthcare system $150B/yr as a conservative estimate. Donate that, you *** ****.

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      4 hours ago

      There is more to it than personal moral failing, though. There’s a reason obesity is more prevalent in some countries than in others. It’s not fair to fully blame people who become obese. You can’t shame people into a healthy diet. It just makes you a dick

      Not going to continue this conversation. This is not a debate. Nobody is promoting obesity, just basic decency towards people who are obese. Don’t be a dick.