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Originally Posted by BlackCrayon
if you enjoy being fat
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wanted to address this point as it was what I was trying to get at earlier but couldn't articulate. gracias for that
it's not a matter of enjoyment or wanting the world to throw huzzahs at one's lifestyle choices, it's about not wanting to be treated like shit for not conforming to social norms of beauty/acceptability. whether one aspires to that or not.
honestly you think most peeps 'enjoy' being overweight? it's absolutely not something to pity but at the same time most who are overweight didn't exactly aspire to it. just life happened. and some peeps are overweight for the same reasons some peeps are underweight. we're humans and we're imperfect.
also not discounting that men experience the same, if without the twist of misogyny. I realize I did that in my prior post and wasn't my intent.
studies have consistently shown that in n/a as a culture today we attribute unfair negative characteristics to bodies we see as fat or 'ugly'. how could we not expect that cultural framework to not seep into our practice when engaging with peeps in this world?
I agree with you, don't think this should be a part of the human rights code. the issue is real though and we can stop it if we want to. we don't need legislation to be decent.
realizing that peeps who are asking to not be treated unfairly are not a threat is a good place to start?
if this presentation causes a few more people to be a bit kinder it's served a purpose, suspect mostly preaching to the choir but who knows
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Originally Posted by PR_Glen
why would this anger you so much? it's been repeated that this is not a consideration into any law, it's just 2 people at a podium.. and your examples are literal examples of discrimination and you would open yourself up to law suits so that is a ridiculous response.
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I totally thought I had misread the post first scan. this is what an amygdala on overdrive looks like I think