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13. One thing I wonder about the health thing

Wed Feb 6, 2013, 11:06 PM

Feb 2013

I noticed that if for example, a fat person has a bad knee, it's because of their weight. If a thin person has a bad knee, it's something else. So I wonder how much of the alleged health issues are simple attribution of anything wrong with fat people to their weight.

I ate a lot less healthy when I was thin, too. Some of it is down to just age.

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When they say it isn't about the sex, it is about the sex and when people say criticism of fat [View all] dsc Feb 2013 OP

I'm just saying this for your own good ... REP Feb 2013 #1

I have never met anyone who HATES "fat people" and Ive been around awhile nt msongs Feb 2013 #2

Oh really? dsc Feb 2013 #3

I've not even been around Tien1985 Feb 2013 #5

You probably aren't fat. Ed Suspicious Feb 2013 #6

+1 wickerwoman Feb 2013 #31

+1 SmileyRose Feb 2013 #44

Spot on. Ed Suspicious Feb 2013 #4

But you have such a pretty face libodem Feb 2013 #7

Bwah! AND a jovial personality! WinkyDink Feb 2013 #22

exactly libodem Feb 2013 #28

Sigh. If I had a nickel for every time someone said that to me......... PDJane Feb 2013 #35

It is a particularly libodem Feb 2013 #40

If I had a dime for every time I heard that while I was growing up, I'd be a freakin' billionaire. smokey nj Feb 2013 #49

Tiresome isn't it libodem Feb 2013 #50

Tiresome doesn't even begin to describe it. smokey nj Feb 2013 #51

I don't think what you are saying is entirely true about the shaming R B Garr Feb 2013 #8

weight loss is like religion liberal_at_heart Feb 2013 #16

+1 wickerwoman Feb 2013 #25

There has been very interesting research Rainforestgoddess Feb 2013 #42

"If a pill came out tomorrow..." Mariana Feb 2013 #47

Ah yes bluestateguy Feb 2013 #39

yes, I didn't realize this thread was related to another one R B Garr Feb 2013 #46

K&R. David Zephyr Feb 2013 #9

exactly like the phony jesuslovesyou crap spewers BlancheSplanchnik Feb 2013 #24

The only time my best friend ever hurt my feelings FLyellowdog Feb 2013 #10

and for all the talk about how unhealthy fat people are dsc Feb 2013 #11

when the ice age comes, the skinny ones are going to be fucked. ;-) n/t eggplant Feb 2013 #34

I like you. David Zephyr Feb 2013 #12

I thought you'd never notice!!!! FLyellowdog Feb 2013 #15

very well said liberal_at_heart Feb 2013 #18

You rock!!!!nt FLyellowdog Feb 2013 #20

I love your post! Tumbulu Feb 2013 #36

And be happy with your birthday cake, too! :-) WinkyDink Feb 2013 #23

And ice cream. FLyellowdog Feb 2013 #29

I needed your post SmileyRose Feb 2013 #45

You are most welcome. FLyellowdog Feb 2013 #48

"Stay away from people who steal your joy" smokey nj Feb 2013 #52

One thing I wonder about the health thing treestar Feb 2013 #13

very true. BlancheSplanchnik Feb 2013 #27

thank you! liberal_at_heart Feb 2013 #14

Be careful how you reply to this thread. Buzz Clik Feb 2013 #17

this thread was very likely a response to a cruel thread that was already created. liberal_at_heart Feb 2013 #19

No doubt. Buzz Clik Feb 2013 #21

Thank you very much... Kalidurga Feb 2013 #26

It is unhealthy, but so are a lot of other things that people do that go un-criticized bluestateguy Feb 2013 #30

Don't worry, we can pray the weigh away demwing Feb 2013 #32

touche dsc Feb 2013 #33

I don't know why people think it's acceptable ohheckyeah Feb 2013 #37

Hi dsc hibbing Feb 2013 #38

it's not often someone acknowledges when they've done something wrong. Thank you. liberal_at_heart Feb 2013 #43

Like the Beatles would say fadedrose Feb 2013 #41

Well, my parents are both obese ecstatic Feb 2013 #53