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I do have sympathy for fat people.
To clarify, I think a lawsuit over what airlines charge is stupid.
That being said, if we're talking about fat people (people who are obese, not people who have 10lbs worth of love handles or thick thighs) most of the time, their weight is a symptom of another problem, not the actual problem itself.
It's a complicated issue that I don't want to delve too deeply into, but there are usually deep seated emotional or psychological issues that drive the compulsive behavior that leads to being obese.
Telling these people to exercise and go on a diet is about as useful as telling someone with emphysema to take Robitussin. They will always fail because the weight is the symptom, not the actual problem.
Most people are ignorant of this. Both the non-obese person who thinks that fat people are just lazy or unmotivated, and the obese person who thinks that they are lazy and unmotivated.
I feel sympathy for them because I know what it feels like to be locked in a prison of compulsive and self destructive behavior, and not being able to stop even though you consciously know you're killing yourself.
You may think someone needs to kick these people in the ass and tell them to stop eating this and start eating that, but I promise you, every single one of them is 10 times more harsh with themselves than you're being with them.
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