I've been seeing a lot of casual hate against fat people over the internet. Most of them justify their hate with "They have no excuse for being fat", " It will motivate them to lose weight ".

They make it sound like it's absolutely ok and the hate is a natural response to seeing an overweight person. I even saw a kid sharing his love for books in a video and one of the commentors was like, " Books are good, but exercise is better" and when he got backlash he was like "oh, he's gotta lose weight", "no hate, I'm just trying to be helpful" But is it right to do it under a post where he's sharing his hobby?

I know fat is unhealthy and that the person is better off without it. But is how healthy a person lives anyone's business except their own? I mean, it's not contagious?

Besides, people could have their own reasons to be fat. Maybe they don't have time to work out, maybe they have some physical problems that don't allow them to work out or maybe that's just the way they want to live. How do you decide they absolutely have access to a gym or have the time to work out based on a single pic or a short video?

Overweight people have become a kind of target for people who are bullies but don't want to be called out.

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[–] [S] 3 points 4 months ago (1 child)

These extra calories could (in theory) be used to support lives of the starving

By that logic, every person who eats junk food, fat or not, is responsible for starving others?

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

    I realize this is an unpopular opinion. It's always good to learn and correct my thinking.

    By that logic, every person who eats junk food, fat or not, is responsible for starving others?

    As a collective I would agree. The vast majority of the inequality in food distribution and wastage comes from the capitalistic food industry and junk food. The food factories and the customers both are responsible for it. (Not in equal amounts)

    Just like we might say cigarette manufacturers and smokers are responsible for those dying of passive smoke.

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