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Guy destroys fat acceptance like a boss

Captain Adverse said:
Exactly how I feel about it.

It's NOT the fact that someone is currently over-weight or obese, it IS the fact that the vast majority do nothing about it.

Face it, our food industry is pumping us full of sugars, whether from sugar cane or corn. Then instead of recognizing the problem with over-eating, the system has come up with a new "disease," labeling it "Binge Eating Disorder." Now people have a new excuse to pass on responsibility for their poor physical condition. Meanwhile the AMA and Big Pharma can make more money.

People DO need to take personal responsibility. We're not the only advanced society on this planet, but we have the largest percentage of overweight and obese citizens on this planet. That means more people getting Diabetes, Heart Disease, blindness, problems with circulation that cost limbs; to name just a few. All of this creates a greater burden on heath care systems and Insurance costs that increase everyone else's premiums.

Fat shaming may be bad, but enabling is even worse IMO.
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That's not the point of the video, IMO. The point is how some men, through the guise of caring about others' health, lose control when thinking about fat women, to the point that they go on rants, raise their voices, and express outright hatred...and sometimes don't make sense. The guy has mental issues, obviously.

We're talking about someone who is over the top angry about something that doesn't affect him and is none of his business, really. He also doesn't seem to realize that he has issues, like fat people have issues.

The guy needs some serious help. He'll be in jail soon, if he hasn't already been. That guy doesn't care in the least about others' health. It's about hate.

(Besides...shouldn't he be cute or something, if he wants people to watch his video?)
 
The OP video guy was definitely angry but if you take out the F-Bombs and the in your face attitude then I had basically the same talk with one of my kids when she was starting to let her weight get a little out of control.
 
JumpinJack said:
You're joking, right?
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Holy bump, batman! I liked the way he delivered the message and I think he drove the point home nicely. I suppose he could have been more calm, but there is nothing wrong with some passion.
 
JumpinJack said:
I think it's part of these problems:

1) Men being angry generally at women;

2) Men being angry generally;

3) Steroid use;

4) Lack of anger control;

5) Men thinking it's any of their business how women choose to live their lives.

I prescribe for the jerk:

1) Give up the steroids;

2) See a therapist about anger control;

3) Keep saying to yourself "it's none of my business...it's none of my business"

4) Look in the mirror every day and recognize your faults.

(Note: I am not fat.)
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I see no evidence he is talking steroids. Just because a man is very fit and is angry doesn't mean he is using something. Even if he was using something there is other more safe means to use to boost performance.
 
JumpinJack said:
5) Men thinking it's any of their business how women choose to live their lives.
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Umm...women do that kind of thing all the time. In fact, they do it far more often. What we as a society are being told is that being fat is ok and something that should be embraced. They are even going so far as to champion the nonsense in modeling suggesting that it's better than the stick figure models. No offense, but if the argument is stick models are bad because they are unhealthy then the same is true for overweight models.
 
I hope everyone will forgive the necro but I've rethought my position on this and I think, now, the dude was just being a douche who simply feels superior to fat people. What did if for me is that was watching a show called "My 600 Pound life". In one particular episode, one very overweight lady was grocery shopping (and yes, buying things she shouldn't) when a man made a comment about her being as big as a damn wagon causing laughter among some of the other shoppers and the lady started to cry and I felt really bad for her.

I'd like to think I'd have stood up for her and told the guy that she can lose weight but he'll always be an asshole. I bet if someone had called him on it he would have claimed he was just trying to motivate her or something when the simple truth is that he was just being a bully and I could envision the guy in the OP saying something similar. Fat people don't need shaming, I don't think. They do it to themselves enough and shaming them will likely just drive them right to seeking comfort in food.

I think it's good and right to be honest about the health risks of obesity but that's very different than just picking on person for being fat.
 
X Factor said:
I hope everyone will forgive the necro but I've rethought my position on this and I think, now, the dude was just being a douche who simply feels superior to fat people. What did if for me is that was watching a show called "My 600 Pound life". In one particular episode, one very overweight lady was grocery shopping (and yes, buying things she shouldn't) when a man made a comment about her being as big as a damn wagon causing laughter among some of the other shoppers and the lady started to cry and I felt really bad for her.

I'd like to think I'd have stood up for her and told the guy that she can lose weight but he'll always be an asshole. I bet if someone had called him on it he would have claimed he was just trying to motivate her or something when the simple truth is that he was just being a bully and I could envision the guy in the OP saying something similar. Fat people don't need shaming, I don't think. They do it to themselves enough and shaming them will likely just drive them right to seeking comfort in food.

I think it's good and right to be honest about the health risks of obesity but that's very different than just picking on person for being fat.
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I 100% agree. I don't really jive with insulting fat people simply because they are fat. I only joke around liks that with the fat people that are OK with it, and even then I'm only just joking around with them; I'm not actually being serious.
 
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