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Wed Aug-23-06 12:53 AM
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| 93. It means that 'fat' people have a right to exist |
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Edited on Wed Aug-23-06 01:06 AM by kineta
that they have a right to be treated with the same dignity as any other person. that they have as much right to their sexuality as any other person. and so on.
no it's not an encouragement of obesity.
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| -what is "fat acceptance"/"fat liberation"? |
nam78_two |
Aug-20-06 10:52 PM |
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Nobody is encouraging obesity, it's uncomfortable. |
Warpy |
Aug-20-06 10:59 PM |
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well thats not me |
nam78_two |
Aug-20-06 11:03 PM |
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Oh it's legit... That doesn't mean you have to support them. |
Kickoutthejams23 |
Aug-20-06 11:32 PM |
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The site did strike me as a little nutty !/nt |
nam78_two |
Aug-20-06 11:35 PM |
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Like any ideology, it has its extremists |
SheWhoMustBeObeyed |
Aug-21-06 12:16 AM |
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Fat people who are active are in much better shape |
Warpy |
Aug-21-06 09:40 AM |
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thinness as a risk factor |
pitohui |
Aug-22-06 01:21 AM |
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Thin will become the next "anti"-campaign... |
dragndust |
Aug-20-06 11:13 PM |
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Who is "they?" |
Atman |
Aug-21-06 06:40 AM |
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An excuse not to exercise |
alcibiades_mystery |
Aug-20-06 11:00 PM |
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How ironic...LACK of movement is called a Movement! |
Atman |
Aug-21-06 06:41 AM |
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ROFL |
alcibiades_mystery |
Aug-21-06 09:00 AM |
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Oh man... |
cracksquirrel |
Aug-23-06 12:30 PM |
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Can I join your procrastination movement? |
Ravenseye |
Aug-21-06 09:12 AM |
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Interesting site. |
niallmac |
Aug-20-06 11:19 PM |
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Ummm... yeah, it's a movement... |
TreasonousBastard |
Aug-20-06 11:58 PM |
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"I was at a progressive event today and besides all the usual suspects..." |
PBass |
Aug-21-06 12:06 AM |
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no, not encouraging obesity |
Skittles |
Aug-21-06 12:15 AM |
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As an overweight person.... |
AZBlue |
Aug-21-06 12:16 AM |
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As a formerly over weight person, I say boo hoo hoo! |
dogfacedboy |
Aug-21-06 01:16 AM |
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You sound like a particularly obnoxious ex-smoker |
AndreaCG |
Aug-21-06 01:09 PM |
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As AZblue has said, some people are overweight because of |
raccoon |
Aug-21-06 01:24 PM |
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I had a doctor tell me that diabetes was less of an on / off |
KurtNYC |
Aug-21-06 01:52 PM |
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You just proved my point. |
AZBlue |
Aug-22-06 01:09 AM |
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Congratulations! |
Ex Lion Tamer |
Aug-23-06 12:54 PM |
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With all the medical issues, depression, metabolism, and needs |
alcibiades_mystery |
Aug-21-06 09:06 AM |
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I wonder why you post here |
AndreaCG |
Aug-21-06 01:11 PM |
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Blah blah blah |
alcibiades_mystery |
Aug-21-06 02:15 PM |
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He makes a point however crude. |
Kickoutthejams23 |
Aug-21-06 03:52 PM |
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And you just proved my point too! |
AZBlue |
Aug-22-06 01:13 AM |
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It's very easy to run around saying that everybody who disagrees |
alcibiades_mystery |
Aug-22-06 10:18 AM |
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You're big on 'personal responsibility', aren't you? |
Lindacooks |
Aug-22-06 11:38 PM |
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When it comes to eating or having kids... yeah. |
Kickoutthejams23 |
Aug-23-06 03:42 PM |
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You just proved my point. |
AZBlue |
Aug-22-06 01:12 AM |
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Keep belieiving that, if it makes you feel better |
alcibiades_mystery |
Aug-22-06 10:16 AM |
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FWIW... |
skids |
Aug-22-06 05:14 AM |
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I'm not too worried or perplexed about physical variations |
John Q. Citizen |
Aug-21-06 12:43 AM |
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I just love the fact that certain department store chains now list size 10 |
niyad |
Aug-21-06 05:41 AM |
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I used to be a ten..... |
dragndust |
Aug-21-06 06:36 AM |
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A rationalization. |
Tesha |
Aug-21-06 09:19 AM |
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With few exceptions, people |
calico1 |
Aug-21-06 09:19 AM |
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It's just not true for women over 35. |
readmoreoften |
Aug-21-06 06:49 PM |
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These people are in denial about thier weight problem. |
Odin2005 |
Aug-21-06 09:41 AM |
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I resent them |
JitterbugPerfume |
Aug-21-06 01:28 PM |
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It's about letting people be what they want |
EstimatedProphet |
Aug-21-06 01:39 PM |
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Eat less, move more. n/t |
Throd |
Aug-21-06 01:56 PM |
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Um, if it were as simple as that... |
Lindacooks |
Aug-22-06 11:35 PM |
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"Fat Liberation" = Opening Your Belt |
WinkyDink |
Aug-21-06 01:58 PM |
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YES! |
Conan_The_Barbarian |
Aug-22-06 09:20 AM |
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Mandatory sex with "overweight" (fat) people; BBWs in Vogue! |
patcox2 |
Aug-21-06 03:58 PM |
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You know, it's fine if you don't find me attractive |
TimeChaser |
Aug-21-06 04:07 PM |
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that a picture of you? |
JitterbugPerfume |
Aug-21-06 04:51 PM |
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See, this is what I don't get - the double standard and the hypocrisy |
nonconformist |
Aug-21-06 06:56 PM |
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Sorry about that |
TimeChaser |
Aug-21-06 07:52 PM |
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nicole richey is ill |
pitohui |
Aug-22-06 01:31 AM |
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very nice |
Blue_Tires |
Aug-21-06 06:57 PM |
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How about the thin, perfect, muscular people who can't get a date? |
HypnoToad |
Aug-21-06 04:53 PM |
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Why should ANYONE not get a date because of their looks? |
EstimatedProphet |
Aug-22-06 01:01 PM |
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It's is a strange hardwired part of our evolution. |
Kickoutthejams23 |
Aug-22-06 03:02 PM |
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Perhaps, but |
EstimatedProphet |
Aug-22-06 06:40 PM |
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What a bizarre question. |
BlooInBloo |
Aug-22-06 06:46 PM |
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It's only bizarre if you're looks-obsessed and shallow. |
EstimatedProphet |
Aug-23-06 11:25 AM |
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Hmmm... nope - it's bizarre any way you cut it. |
BlooInBloo |
Aug-23-06 12:21 PM |
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No, what I am talking about is the assumption that |
EstimatedProphet |
Aug-23-06 12:35 PM |
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Oh. Ok. That's very different from what I responded to.... |
BlooInBloo |
Aug-23-06 12:45 PM |
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I may not have been clear. Sorry. |
EstimatedProphet |
Aug-23-06 01:07 PM |
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I think there is a difference between |
nam78_two |
Aug-21-06 05:11 PM |
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You're right, those kinds of comments are wrong |
conflictgirl |
Aug-21-06 05:24 PM |
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I hear ya |
nam78_two |
Aug-21-06 05:47 PM |
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Your post says a lot about you. |
raccoon |
Aug-22-06 09:12 AM |
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lol! It does *seem*, at times, as though that's really... |
BlooInBloo |
Aug-22-06 06:46 PM |
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You are the only one who got the joke. Sad. |
patcox2 |
Aug-22-06 10:08 PM |
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I think the people who argue that "fat is healthy" are on the extremes |
conflictgirl |
Aug-21-06 05:17 PM |
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Some thoughts. |
Donald Ian Rankin |
Aug-21-06 06:06 PM |
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What I hear is a lot of people here saying is that many |
Evoman |
Aug-21-06 06:36 PM |
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I was thinking about the same thing last night. |
AZBlue |
Aug-22-06 01:20 AM |
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With respect to point #1 |
Ms. Toad |
Aug-22-06 07:45 AM |
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It depends on what kind of diet you need. |
AZBlue |
Aug-22-06 12:36 PM |
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It's been a long time since I bought chicken, |
Ms. Toad |
Aug-22-06 08:57 PM |
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Healthy food is WAY cheaper |
Evoman |
Aug-22-06 08:48 AM |
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Most don't consider vegetarian meals. |
redqueen |
Aug-22-06 09:27 AM |
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A bag of grapes cost me $10 the other day. |
tjdee |
Aug-22-06 10:19 PM |
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Not true. |
Lindacooks |
Aug-22-06 11:43 PM |
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two reasons |
pitohui |
Aug-22-06 01:37 AM |
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Your post makes a lot of sense. |
Evoman |
Aug-22-06 08:49 AM |
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I honestly think a lot of it is our food |
conflictgirl |
Aug-22-06 02:32 AM |
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There definitely is something up |
Evoman |
Aug-22-06 08:51 AM |
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Excellent points. |
AZBlue |
Aug-22-06 12:56 PM |
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Why do you "highly doubt" that? |
BlooInBloo |
Aug-22-06 06:57 PM |
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Right, I forgot, ALL of those things are caused by the individual |
conflictgirl |
Aug-22-06 09:35 PM |
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yes and water also |
pitohui |
Aug-23-06 12:15 PM |
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Everyone has a reason why it's not their fault... |
BlooInBloo |
Aug-23-06 12:18 AM |
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it is no joke |
pitohui |
Aug-22-06 01:17 AM |
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Oh I wasn't mocking it at all |
nam78_two |
Aug-22-06 09:47 AM |
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I'm liberating my fat. |
porphyrian |
Aug-22-06 06:42 PM |
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Read "The Obesity Myth" by Paul Campos. |
athena |
Aug-22-06 11:32 PM |
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Thank you for a well-reasoned post. |
Lindacooks |
Aug-22-06 11:46 PM |
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I didn't know this |
barb162 |
Aug-23-06 12:57 AM |
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anorexia/bulimia actually affects the vision somehow |
pitohui |
Aug-23-06 12:26 PM |
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I have a question I wonder if someone can answer. |
Oregonian |
Aug-22-06 11:54 PM |
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Yes, that is true |
conflictgirl |
Aug-23-06 12:40 AM |
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Thanks for the info. |
Oregonian |
Aug-23-06 12:19 PM |
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The responses in this thread showing it's okay to make jokes about fat |
LittleClarkie |
Aug-23-06 12:50 AM |
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I have heard of that for years as fat people deal with so much |
barb162 |
Aug-23-06 12:51 AM |
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It means that 'fat' people have a right to exist |
kineta |
Aug-23-06 12:53 AM |
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I've lost 51 lbs since April 1st. I look better, but mostly I FEEL better |
TheFriedPiper |
Aug-23-06 12:29 PM |
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