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I'm ok with that. Just because you don't agree with my perspective doesn't mean that mine is wrong. (Which it's not, of course.)



I don't have an answer for this, sorry.

I'll answer for you-- it's because of the societal context that those populations live in. Everything from diet, to culture, to reduced income inequality, to transportation, to legislative-mandates on improving food access, health, and exercise access by the societal welfare nets in those respective countries-- these are some of very many variables that results in European countries not suffering with obesity & obesity-related illnesses to anywhere close to the same extent as the US.

If you simply try and address obesity to 'stop being lazy, and work harder', your are individualizing and depoliticizing a problem that is intrinsically social. Addressing obesity by telling people to eat healthier & work out more will work as well as it has up until this point in time.



How do you figure? All it did was prove your statement, not withstanding your cute word game, was rubbish.

It might be a word-game to you, but it's an enormous distinction in the field of Genetics. Even if I were to say 'disposition', it's very clear that even the disposition is meaningless (seeing as people who have that disposition were not obese for centuries-- along with the disposition representing a small, small segment of today's obese population).
 
All I know is that the fat ******* that lives beneath me came up to my place yesterday to complain about my smoking. Says the smoke seeps down to his apt and that he's 'allergic' to smoke. Damn fatso...
 
For the most part, weight is something people can control. Height isn't.

This. While I understand that some people have more 'fat genes' than others I see that many of these people with this metabolism make little to no effort to counter it. It's not even a matter of esthetics but a matter of health.

Also, having lived in Europe for 24 years, the amount of obese people is about the same BUT, the obese people in the US are far more obese than the ones in Europe for some reason.
 
No joke this literally happened. My wife was watching some awards show and I came in the living room and some fat chick was singing. I thought "Who is this fat bitch covering a Kelly Clarkson song." Then she walked off and they said that fatty was in fact Kelly Clarkson. My mind was blown.
 
Fully preventable? Not to millions of American families who are simply unable to live healthy lives, because their government is letting them down.

Average amount of money per person per month from food stamps: $133

Average amount per month from WIC: $44

Is that not enough for people? I eat pretty healthily and rarely go over $200 a month!

Fwiw, have you ever been to America? Have you ever been to inner-city America? Because you talk an awful lot about it, but I feel like I remember you saying you've never been here.
 
Average amount of money per person per month from food stamps: $133

Average amount per month from WIC: $44

Is that not enough for people? I eat pretty healthily and rarely go over $200 a month!

Clearly it isn't, if America has the highest rates of chronic illnesses in the developed world. Maybe you should look into what other nations are doing to improve their citizens' access to healthy diets and lifestyle



Fwiw, have you ever been to America? Have you ever been to inner-city America? Because you talk an awful lot about it, but I feel like I remember you saying you've never been here.

I've been to America three times, in fact. Baltimore, DC, LA, San Fran. I volunteered in inner-City Baltimore while I was there


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If you can't eat healthy on $133 per month, per person, you're doing something wrong. How much do you spend on food Dala?
 
I think there should be an annual running of the fatties in ever major American city and we throw tomatoes and other food waste at fat people who are forced to run down the street in their underwear.

That's how you send the right message to our children that being fat means you're not a real person.
 
I think there should be an annual running of the fatties in ever major American city and we throw tomatoes and other food waste at fat people who are forced to run down the street in their underwear.

That's how you send the right message to our children that being fat means you're not a real person.

Lol, I love it. I've actually experienced being thrown tomatoes at. It's a festival in Spain that's held in the summer so it can get pretty itchy and gross lol. Good and drunk times though :D
 
Also, not be scatological here but ever since I moved to the States my poop looks different no joke...
 
I think there should be an annual running of the fatties in ever major American city and we throw tomatoes and other food waste at fat people who are forced to run down the street in their underwear.

That's how you send the right message to our children that being fat means you're not a real person.

I would support this. Completely. And maybe we can have the "shorties" ride the backs of the "fatties?!"
 
I think if people are gaining 100 lbs in ten years, they need to be looking at major lifestyle changes. I have gained 50 in 8 years, and I am trying now to change the way I live, but it is hard. I know that getting healthy is one of the most important things I need to do in my life, but it is very difficult to change 8 years of bad habits. The small steps thing doesn't really work for me. It is going to take me deciding to be healthy regardless of what is going on in the world around me and my personal life.

Hopefully you make that decision before any sort of health problem makes it mandatory.
 
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We can call people racist, intolerant, pricks, assholes, etc, and that's fine, but heaven forbid you call somebody fat. ****, you can say smokers are disgusting, but just try say that about a fat person. It's a choice to be fat or not (for the majority of people).
 
There was something posted on reddit about a guy who was made fun of at work by being called bald by an overweight "lady" and the bald guy turned around and called the "lady" fat. All of a sudden that is crossing the line.
 
There was something posted on reddit about a guy who was made fun of at work by being called bald by an overweight "lady" and the bald guy turned around and called the "lady" fat. All of a sudden that is crossing the line.

If you can't take it you shouldn't dish it. I'd tell the fat lady to eat a **** and cross my fingers she didn't take me up on it.
 
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