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People who hate fat people disguise their hate as science. (feddit.org)

submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I started noticing people hating fat people on social media and disguise it as just science.

It's like they would point at certain person and mock him for his fatness and when someone point out their behavior, they just say something along the lines of he is fat which means he is not going to live for so long if he went on like this, so I am just pointing facts for him

Poeple should show the science of being fat and point out the bad effects of it has on body, but they should not show the science on a living human to mock him, the purpose should be education for the the uneducated not mocking with the shield of science.

I almost had never seen people mocking smokers for example or even people who are addicted to drugs, while it's normalized to mock fat people, despite the fact that it will make them more vulnerable to weight loss products that is either harmful to the body or scamming them of their money.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I almost had never seen people mocking smokers for example or even people who are addicted to drugs, while it's normalized to mock fat people

I feel this is because things like smoking, drinking, and drug use are all immediately recognized as addictions people can struggle to overcome, but the same isn't true for over eating. Even anorexia is clearly thought of as an eating disorder, but do obese people have an eating disorder? I'd say they do. I think the only reason it's not thought of as a disorder is because it's so common.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

OP is trying to make himself a unique victim

claiming people don't slag junkies and smackheads is the wildest claim I've read on the internet this week

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Addicts are one of the most marginalized groups in the world. Because their situation is self-inflicted, very few people will offer them a helping hand. It's the same with the homeless - the prevailing opinion is that they got themselves into it so they should get themselves out.

I don't agree with those opinion but it's crazy to pretend they aren't made fun of

[–] [email protected] -3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

OP is trying to make himself a unique victim

I had never mentioned myself in the post.

claiming people don't slag junkies and smackheads is the wildest claim I've read on the internet this week

I guess we don't have the same experiences.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

I had never mentioned myself in the post.

You didn't have to.