OP is just keeping it real. Being fat and out of shape is a choice that people make. It's like if OP said something stuff about smokers or heavy drinkers or addicts. Of course if OP cares what other people think then maybe it's better to keep his opinions to himself.
Ha. I do need to lose some weight actually. I have much more energy when I'm skinny and my normal weight is about 160. I put on about 45 pounds and got over 200 when I was laid up and couldn't walk for a year following surgery after I got hit by a taxi while crossing the street (a hit and run). But I've lost most of it. I only have 15 pounds to go.
I don't feel like going back through the thread so, based on your post above, I'll just assume I mixed you up with someone else and apologize for the misunderstanding.
Funny you should mention 'genetic' Because. . it seems people are just incapable of accepting differences. UNLESS THERE IS A GENETIC COMPONENT . . then we are FORCED to accept those differences because of the perception that 'They cannot help being that way" Which is seems vitally important to for Homosexuality to be linked to genetics because IT would make acceptence easier and smoother because. . .as long as it is considered a 'choice' then they are far game for discrimination, disdain and disrespect. IN THEORY, it should not matter if it is genetic or not People should be respected and not discriminated against People's dignity should not be forfeit because some 'bad choices' Rocket River
Yes, to a small extent, being fat is a lifestyle choice. Like others have said, you can control what you put in your body, completely. But, genetics has some say in it. Look, the fact of the matter is, if you say fatness is completely preventable, then I say baldness, stupidity, and ugliness is preventable. If you don't want to be bald, and get made fun of for it, get hairplugs. Don't want to be stupid, and get made fun of for it? Get an education. Don't want to be ugly, and made fun of for it? Get plastic surgery. These are essentially the same types of things, despite what I know other people are going to be saying. Fat people do not need to be "called out" on it, because despite what nobody else has really pointed out in this thread, 95% of them realize it. Some are fine with it, and some want to change it. And before anyone starts saying it, yes I consider myself fat. I'm 6'2" or 6'3", and weigh somewhere between 235 and 245 at any given time. Just because I'm at that weight does not mean I do not lead an active lifestyle, though. I bike 20 miles 2 to 3 times a week. I usually kayak probably 3 to 5 miles a week. I do other thins to keep active, also. Could I lose a few extra pounds? Yes. Am I a disgusting slob that is costing society, and contributing nothing? Absolutely not. I work harder, and have worked harder to get where I'm at than the majority that have posted in this thread, guaranteed. I'm not perfect. I occasionally make fun of people's shortcomings. I don't pretend to be morally superior. I call it like I see it. But I would never do something like that to somebody's face, for the specific purpose of embarrassing them. That's just being a prick.
QUESTION: Is it wrong to make fun of a person that was paralyzed from the waist down because they were doing some type of sport? It was a choice they made . . . .so is that fair game? Rocket River
My point is . . . when is it OK to make fun of someone for bad choices. . . and when is it not? What is the distinction? And Why? Rocket River
Fat people have the choice to put the cookie down. When they don't, it's fair game. Is it wrong to talk in public about people who don't know that a line will wrap around and press the enter key unnecessarily inside posts? Spoiler I keed, Señor River... I keed... :grin:
I understand what you're trying to say but life is not black and white. You have one person with insidious actions that could hardly offer a positive result. The other person is trying to be active, promoting a healthier life and well-being but suffers a freak accident. The intentions of these two are completely different.
The 'intentions' are subjective. Since you have a POSITIVE opinion of the choice. .. you treat it positively. When you leave such things open to interpretation and open to bias . . . . well that is when you get inequalities and etc. It is not BAD CHOICES that we ridicules. . but only BAD CHOICES WE DON'T AGREE WITH. I find such . . .arbitrariness . . .a bit distasteful. IF a guy is paralyzed/hurt because he didn't wear a helmet. . .some will laugh at the 'darwin candidate' Dude loses his arm sliding into cracks in the ground and getting stuck , , , he is a example of human courage and perservence . . . [128 hours] Both may have been equally foolish . . but one is scorned . .another is elevated to hero. Rocket River
