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Hearing people tell prego teens congrats.... why congratulate them for fucking up their lives? i dunno maybe im being rediculous but thats just one that gets me every time
I agree that there are lazy, fat people out there. The only problem is that just by looking at someone, you can't tell what their situation is, so you shouldn't assume they are fat and lazy.
see that's different. You've observed his lifestyle and the choices that he makes that have lead to his weight gain.
I guess what I'm getting at-- is that what you guys don't like, and what pisses you off, is people who are inactive, lazy, eat poorly, and make excuses. These are behaviors.
One typical side effect of these behaviors happens to be weight gain, so we associate them. However, it isn't fair to assume everyone overweight has these behavioral problems, so I would suggest people go back to judging behavoirs, not assuming behaviors due to the way someone looks.
Many racists associate certain behavoirs with certain races-- which is also not fair.
I just don't think it's right to associate behaviors with appearances.
and just to keep me from taking the internet too seriously, I thought I'd lighten this up:
Instantly reminded me of:
This is funny because I was about to say the exact opposite.
I hate when people hold doors open and wait for you to go through. Then you feel obligated to thank them for doing something you didn't want in the first place. Same is true of people who say "bless you." That's fucking annoying.
However, I also hate it when you're walking behind somebody, and they don't make any effort to push the door open for you. Like when they just open it enough for them, and by the time you get there, you have to stop and pull the door open again.
the word popular makes me want to vomit
You have a valid point. However, I think that the people that many of the posters are referring to are morbidly obese. Not just obese.
It used to be that we didn't really have a definition for obese. When I was growing up, I'd hear obese and think of people like the mom from What's Eating Gilbert Grape. But now we use the BMI calculator and there is a scientific definition for obesity-- and it's not what people typically think of when they think of obesity. Someone can be in the obese category at only 30-40 pounds overweight. So the U.S. statistic of 33% obesity for adults, although a striking statistic, doesn't paint us an accurate picture for the real escalation of the epidemic. We hear 33% of adults are obese, we think—holy shit! 1/3 people is now hundreds of pounds overweight—where in reality many of our fathers or mothers—who are just 30-40 pounds overweight—would fall into that category. Although there has been a significant increase it’s not like over the past ten years America has just ballooned out of control, it’s just that we’ve finally started to recognize a problem that always existed, and we’ve given definitions to terms that we previously had different associations with.
Here’s an example. My mom, who is 5’4” would be considered in a healthy weight range at 145 pounds. However, she would be considered obese at 175. That’s 30 pounds overweight.
But I could be wrong, maybe the posters in this thread are really sickened by the sight of women who are 30 pounds overweight. I was just assuming that they were referring to the morbidly obese. The rate for the morbidly obese in the U.S. is about 2.4%.
How fucking stupid are you?
Point 1 - I hate it when people hold doors open for me.
Point 2 - I hate it when people don't hold doors open for me.
Go kill yourself douche bag.
I think people have a right to have insecurities.
I also think people have the right to be imperfect without being judged by others. No one is perfect. What I was getting at, is that some imperfections you can't see, and some you can. It's easy for those who have imperfections that can't be seen, to judge those who wear them on the outside.
Also, I hate people who can't read then proceed to get mad at you for misunderstanding what you said. (that's you)
I'm saying I hate it when people only do the bare minimum to get themselves through the door and don't push the door open a little bit as they're passing through even though they know you're close behind them. I also hate it when people go out of their way to let you pass through the door before them even though they got to the door first.
Not exactly opposite, but I hate pretentious golf clubs that make you take your hat off in the clubhouse even though you have hat hair from wearing your hat while playing their golf course.
That being said, aside from golf clubs and some other exceptions, it is kind of trashy to wear a hat in a restaurant, especially if it's a nice restaurant.
I don't think people should need to be excused by you.
But the point of this particular post was in response to my original post about something I didn't like --"generalizations about people you don't know." This post wasn't a post about whether or not obesity should be "excused." Furthermore, if you looked at my posts, you'd see that I don't associate all obese people as having something in common. So, if I were talking about whether or not something is excusable, I'd take a deeper look at the behaviors of the individual, and make determinations about whether or not the behavior is excusable--not their body.
They're not a "protected class" that I'm aware of. On average they make less, are less likely to get promotions, and live shorter lives. Survival of the fittest--this is natural, and a good thing (I'll probably get hated on here)-- but it is in the “fittest’s’” best interest to keep the fat, fat.
You think I don't judge extremely obese people when I see them? Of course I do-- I can't help it. I don't assume certain behaviors, but I can't help but to be grossed out and sometimes think of them as pathetic. However, I'm extremely ashamed of myself for this. The people in these forums say horrible things about fat people with unapologetic arrogance.
