The facts are, just like the opioid epidemic, being fat is a self inflicted injury.
They were encouraged to lose weight. We have forgotten to teach cooking to our kids. That's our fault
We did hard work. We weren't fat because we worked it off
Fast food is a choice
What and how much you eat is a choice
Exercise
Agreed. But door dash and grub hub have equalized the field. Moreover, grocery stores deliver now
With the overwhelming majority, exercise works
Kemetstry,
This thread clearly says in its title : Why fat shaming harms health, and how we can change the conversation
You don't care if it harms and you have no interest in changing the conversation.
Yet here you are with your same old callous bullying commentary about people you feel have not demonstrated the best choices at all times. They are no different than the rest of us, some wounds show and some do not. Some only show when a person opens their mouth and speaks ...
It makes me sad. Sad for all the little girls with a few extra pounds worrying about what others will say and think of them. Sad that these words are here, with the ability to cause harm.
If you continue to speak in this thread, with nothing substantive to add as it relates to the title - I will quote your remarks with the following :
Opinions expressed belong solely to the author and do not represent the views of other Members, Management, or the Community at large.
You're entitled to your opinion and I'll put up with it as long as I can but my patience is short already.
I'm reminded of our mission statement again :
Every Sister and Brother is welcome to interact here, respectfully.
Every single Sister and Brother in the entire world, no matter how they live, what they think, how they worship, if they're unemployed, a killer, a drug dealer, crack addict, alcoholic, single Mother, illiterate, educated, politician, actor, rapper, teacher, singer, christian, muslim, atheist, demon, angel, robber, pimp, prostitute, grandmother, grandfather, short, tall, fat, skinny, dark, light, permed, pressed, natural, student, scholar, dropout, felon, police, judge, doctor, lawyer, blind, homosexual, straight, krazee, krippled ... do you get my point ... ??
Every Sister and Brother is welcome to interact here, respectfully.
We will not work hard to make everyone feel welcome, tell them to make themselves at home, then sit back and watch you attack them. That is not the reason we have created this community and welcomed everyone, to set them up so you can kill them. In fact, it is at this very juncture, that your agenda, and the community's agenda, is clashing. At this point, you need to stop and/or leave. I am not taking this position because I have personally experienced all of these things, but my people have, which means ... as they are, so am i ... whether I like it or not. That is me. That is my people, and I don't believe we can afford to throw even one away, at this dire time in our existence! I believe with love, patience, understanding, and encouragement, we can get through all these things and more, together. I will not give up on us, my people, and I will not let anyone make them not feel welcome in this community.
If the above is true, can we also personally disparage the same people, while welcoming them?
That is rhetorical, for me to answer.
Destee