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EstimatedProphet Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-23-06 11:25 AM
Response to Reply #77
95. It's only bizarre if you're looks-obsessed and shallow.
Edited on Wed Aug-23-06 11:39 AM by EstimatedProphet
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  -what is "fat acceptance"/"fat liberation"? nam78_two  Aug-20-06 10:52 PM   #0 
  - Nobody is encouraging obesity, it's uncomfortable.  Warpy   Aug-20-06 10:59 PM   #1 
  - well thats not me  nam78_two   Aug-20-06 11:03 PM   #3 
  - Oh it's legit... That doesn't mean you have to support them.  Kickoutthejams23   Aug-20-06 11:32 PM   #6 
  - The site did strike me as a little nutty !/nt  nam78_two   Aug-20-06 11:35 PM   #7 
  - Like any ideology, it has its extremists  SheWhoMustBeObeyed   Aug-21-06 12:16 AM   #11 
  - Fat people who are active are in much better shape  Warpy   Aug-21-06 09:40 AM   #24 
     - thinness as a risk factor  pitohui   Aug-22-06 01:21 AM   #55 
  - Thin will become the next "anti"-campaign...  dragndust   Aug-20-06 11:13 PM   #4 
     - Who is "they?"  Atman   Aug-21-06 06:40 AM   #17 
  - An excuse not to exercise  alcibiades_mystery   Aug-20-06 11:00 PM   #2 
  - How ironic...LACK of movement is called a Movement!  Atman   Aug-21-06 06:41 AM   #18 
  - ROFL  alcibiades_mystery   Aug-21-06 09:00 AM   #19 
     - Oh man...  cracksquirrel   Aug-23-06 12:30 PM   #101 
  - Can I join your procrastination movement?  Ravenseye   Aug-21-06 09:12 AM   #21 
  - Interesting site.  niallmac   Aug-20-06 11:19 PM   #5 
  - Ummm... yeah, it's a movement...  TreasonousBastard   Aug-20-06 11:58 PM   #8 
  - "I was at a progressive event today and besides all the usual suspects..."  PBass   Aug-21-06 12:06 AM   #9 
  - no, not encouraging obesity  Skittles   Aug-21-06 12:15 AM   #10 
  - As an overweight person....  AZBlue   Aug-21-06 12:16 AM   #12 
  - As a formerly over weight person, I say boo hoo hoo!  dogfacedboy   Aug-21-06 01:16 AM   #14 
  - You sound like a particularly obnoxious ex-smoker  AndreaCG   Aug-21-06 01:09 PM   #26 
  - As AZblue has said, some people are overweight because of  raccoon   Aug-21-06 01:24 PM   #28 
  - I had a doctor tell me that diabetes was less of an on / off  KurtNYC   Aug-21-06 01:52 PM   #31 
  - You just proved my point.  AZBlue   Aug-22-06 01:09 AM   #50 
  - Congratulations!  Ex Lion Tamer   Aug-23-06 12:54 PM   #104 
  - With all the medical issues, depression, metabolism, and needs  alcibiades_mystery   Aug-21-06 09:06 AM   #20 
  - I wonder why you post here  AndreaCG   Aug-21-06 01:11 PM   #27 
  - Blah blah blah  alcibiades_mystery   Aug-21-06 02:15 PM   #34 
  - He makes a point however crude.  Kickoutthejams23   Aug-21-06 03:52 PM   #35 
     - And you just proved my point too!  AZBlue   Aug-22-06 01:13 AM   #52 
     - It's very easy to run around saying that everybody who disagrees  alcibiades_mystery   Aug-22-06 10:18 AM   #69 
     - You're big on 'personal responsibility', aren't you?  Lindacooks   Aug-22-06 11:38 PM   #85 
        - When it comes to eating or having kids... yeah.  Kickoutthejams23   Aug-23-06 03:42 PM   #106 
  - You just proved my point.  AZBlue   Aug-22-06 01:12 AM   #51 
     - Keep belieiving that, if it makes you feel better  alcibiades_mystery   Aug-22-06 10:16 AM   #68 
  - FWIW...  skids   Aug-22-06 05:14 AM   #59 
  - I'm not too worried or perplexed about physical variations  John Q. Citizen   Aug-21-06 12:43 AM   #13 
  - I just love the fact that certain department store chains now list size 10  niyad   Aug-21-06 05:41 AM   #15 
  - I used to be a ten.....  dragndust   Aug-21-06 06:36 AM   #16 
  - A rationalization.  Tesha   Aug-21-06 09:19 AM   #22 
  - With few exceptions, people  calico1   Aug-21-06 09:19 AM   #23 
  - It's just not true for women over 35.  readmoreoften   Aug-21-06 06:49 PM   #46 
  - These people are in denial about thier weight problem.  Odin2005   Aug-21-06 09:41 AM   #25 
  - I resent them  JitterbugPerfume   Aug-21-06 01:28 PM   #29 
  - It's about letting people be what they want  EstimatedProphet   Aug-21-06 01:39 PM   #30 
  - Eat less, move more. n/t  Throd   Aug-21-06 01:56 PM   #32 
  - Um, if it were as simple as that...  Lindacooks   Aug-22-06 11:35 PM   #84 
  - "Fat Liberation" = Opening Your Belt  WinkyDink   Aug-21-06 01:58 PM   #33 
  - YES!  Conan_The_Barbarian   Aug-22-06 09:20 AM   #65 
  - Mandatory sex with "overweight" (fat) people; BBWs in Vogue!  patcox2   Aug-21-06 03:58 PM   #36 
  - You know, it's fine if you don't find me attractive  TimeChaser   Aug-21-06 04:07 PM   #37 
  - that a picture of you?  JitterbugPerfume   Aug-21-06 04:51 PM   #38 
  - See, this is what I don't get - the double standard and the hypocrisy  nonconformist   Aug-21-06 06:56 PM   #47 
  - Sorry about that  TimeChaser   Aug-21-06 07:52 PM   #49 
     - nicole richey is ill  pitohui   Aug-22-06 01:31 AM   #56 
  - very nice  Blue_Tires   Aug-21-06 06:57 PM   #48 
  - How about the thin, perfect, muscular people who can't get a date?  HypnoToad   Aug-21-06 04:53 PM   #39 
  - Why should ANYONE not get a date because of their looks?  EstimatedProphet   Aug-22-06 01:01 PM   #72 
     - It's is a strange hardwired part of our evolution.  Kickoutthejams23   Aug-22-06 03:02 PM   #73 
     - Perhaps, but  EstimatedProphet   Aug-22-06 06:40 PM   #74 
     - What a bizarre question.  BlooInBloo   Aug-22-06 06:46 PM   #77 
        - It's only bizarre if you're looks-obsessed and shallow.  EstimatedProphet   Aug-23-06 11:25 AM   #95 
           - Hmmm... nope - it's bizarre any way you cut it.  BlooInBloo   Aug-23-06 12:21 PM   #98 
              - No, what I am talking about is the assumption that  EstimatedProphet   Aug-23-06 12:35 PM   #102 
                 - Oh. Ok. That's very different from what I responded to....  BlooInBloo   Aug-23-06 12:45 PM   #103 
                    - I may not have been clear. Sorry.  EstimatedProphet   Aug-23-06 01:07 PM   #105 
  - I think there is a difference between  nam78_two   Aug-21-06 05:11 PM   #40 
  - You're right, those kinds of comments are wrong  conflictgirl   Aug-21-06 05:24 PM   #42 
     - I hear ya  nam78_two   Aug-21-06 05:47 PM   #43 
  - Your post says a lot about you.  raccoon   Aug-22-06 09:12 AM   #64 
  - lol! It does *seem*, at times, as though that's really...  BlooInBloo   Aug-22-06 06:46 PM   #76 
     - You are the only one who got the joke. Sad.  patcox2   Aug-22-06 10:08 PM   #81 
  - I think the people who argue that "fat is healthy" are on the extremes  conflictgirl   Aug-21-06 05:17 PM   #41 
  - Some thoughts.  Donald Ian Rankin   Aug-21-06 06:06 PM   #44 
  - What I hear is a lot of people here saying is that many  Evoman   Aug-21-06 06:36 PM   #45 
  - I was thinking about the same thing last night.  AZBlue   Aug-22-06 01:20 AM   #54 
  - With respect to point #1  Ms. Toad   Aug-22-06 07:45 AM   #60 
  - It depends on what kind of diet you need.  AZBlue   Aug-22-06 12:36 PM   #70 
     - It's been a long time since I bought chicken,  Ms. Toad   Aug-22-06 08:57 PM   #79 
  - Healthy food is WAY cheaper  Evoman   Aug-22-06 08:48 AM   #61 
     - Most don't consider vegetarian meals.  redqueen   Aug-22-06 09:27 AM   #66 
     - A bag of grapes cost me $10 the other day.  tjdee   Aug-22-06 10:19 PM   #82 
     - Not true.  Lindacooks   Aug-22-06 11:43 PM   #86 
  - two reasons  pitohui   Aug-22-06 01:37 AM   #57 
  - Your post makes a lot of sense.  Evoman   Aug-22-06 08:49 AM   #62 
  - I honestly think a lot of it is our food  conflictgirl   Aug-22-06 02:32 AM   #58 
  - There definitely is something up  Evoman   Aug-22-06 08:51 AM   #63 
  - Excellent points.  AZBlue   Aug-22-06 12:56 PM   #71 
  - Why do you "highly doubt" that?  BlooInBloo   Aug-22-06 06:57 PM   #78 
  - Right, I forgot, ALL of those things are caused by the individual  conflictgirl   Aug-22-06 09:35 PM   #80 
  - yes and water also  pitohui   Aug-23-06 12:15 PM   #96 
  - Everyone has a reason why it's not their fault...  BlooInBloo   Aug-23-06 12:18 AM   #89 
  - it is no joke  pitohui   Aug-22-06 01:17 AM   #53 
  - Oh I wasn't mocking it at all  nam78_two   Aug-22-06 09:47 AM   #67 
  - I'm liberating my fat.  porphyrian   Aug-22-06 06:42 PM   #75 
  - Read "The Obesity Myth" by Paul Campos.  athena   Aug-22-06 11:32 PM   #83 
  - Thank you for a well-reasoned post.  Lindacooks   Aug-22-06 11:46 PM   #87 
  - I didn't know this  barb162   Aug-23-06 12:57 AM   #94 
     - anorexia/bulimia actually affects the vision somehow  pitohui   Aug-23-06 12:26 PM   #99 
  - I have a question I wonder if someone can answer.  Oregonian   Aug-22-06 11:54 PM   #88 
  - Yes, that is true  conflictgirl   Aug-23-06 12:40 AM   #90 
     - Thanks for the info.  Oregonian   Aug-23-06 12:19 PM   #97 
  - The responses in this thread showing it's okay to make jokes about fat  LittleClarkie   Aug-23-06 12:50 AM   #91 
  - I have heard of that for years as fat people deal with so much  barb162   Aug-23-06 12:51 AM   #92 
  - It means that 'fat' people have a right to exist  kineta   Aug-23-06 12:53 AM   #93 
  - I've lost 51 lbs since April 1st. I look better, but mostly I FEEL better  TheFriedPiper   Aug-23-06 12:29 PM   #100 
 

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