hardly bullying (Reply #58) - Democratic Underground

In the discussion thread: Bully calls news anchor fat, news anchor destroys him on live tv [View all]

Tue Oct 2, 2012, 10:35 PM

sheldon (230 posts)

58. hardly bullying

Uncool to send that to her, but most fat people are fat because they are ignorant of their own health, and/or addicted to garbage food.
I don't consider it on the same level as racial/sexual/handicap bullying. Those are things that people can't change.

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88 replies	Author	Time	Post
Bully calls news anchor fat, news anchor destroys him on live tv [View all]	Quantess	Oct 2012	OP
what a woman. that was a speech for many. good for her.	seabeyond	Oct 2012	#1
I can not recommend this highly enough...	hlthe2b	Oct 2012	#2
Powerful message. I know as a fat person myself and had somewhat of an experience that	southernyankeebelle	Oct 2012	#18
wow	blue_heron	Oct 2012	#3
She's so inspiring!	Melinda	Oct 2012	#4
K&R to watch later	arcane1	Oct 2012	#5
She was so inspiring	duhneece	Oct 2012	#6
K&R n/t	lupinella	Oct 2012	#7
Holy crap.....she's my early morning news anchor.....	a kennedy	Oct 2012	#8
Same here!	emmadoggy	Oct 2012	#61
thanks, that was very good	Douglas Carpenter	Oct 2012	#9
Her eloquence & grace are remarkable.	JNelson6563	Oct 2012	#31
Bullying is wrong.	RC	Oct 2012	#35
Kicking for later n/t	Cracklin Charlie	Oct 2012	#10
Hey, just put this up myself. I'll delete but yes, she was amazing!	nolabear	Oct 2012	#11
K&R	kywildcat	Oct 2012	#12
The schmuck is right.	GoCubsGo	Oct 2012	#13
Totally awesome!	byoung6	Oct 2012	#14
K&R	skeewee08	Oct 2012	#15
And I ca't believe this but..	byoung6	Oct 2012	#16
Bullying is every where. At your job, at school at social organizations and even here in DU. nm	rhett o rick	Oct 2012	#17
I agree. WARNING: GRAPHIC	deafskeptic	Oct 2012	#56
Awesome!	Rider3	Oct 2012	#19
Truth: She IS fat. Far BIGGER truth: He needed that can of Whoop ASS (TM).	kestrel91316	Oct 2012	#20
Outstanding rebuttal	jsr	Oct 2012	#21
There are a few issues here	Andy Stanton	Oct 2012	#22
As long as diabetics, cancer survivors, hair transplant recipients, arthritis sufferers, eczema	nolabear	Oct 2012	#23
+1,000,000	NOLALady	Oct 2012	#33
+1,000.	freshwest	Oct 2012	#47
When anorexic models and actresses are no longer lionized, and when fat men aren't governors,	WinkyDink	Oct 2012	#26
she's lovely	Skittles	Oct 2012	#24
Beautiful response from a beautiful woman	-Steph-	Oct 2012	#25
Sizeism is literally the most unAmerican bigotry there is...	Bucky	Oct 2012	#27
Recommended.	William769	Oct 2012	#28
WOW.	Warpy	Oct 2012	#29
She's been on for years,	Lifelong Protester	Oct 2012	#55
Typical	MAD Dave	Oct 2012	#30
Gastric Bypass Surgery	Andy Stanton	Oct 2012	#36
you can throw atheist in there too...	awoke_in_2003	Oct 2012	#52
If you don't mind not talking about it, you can hide easier than gender, size or color.	freshwest	Oct 2012	#60
Very true...	awoke_in_2003	Oct 2012	#68
The world is, and always has been, a dangerous place. Civilization is only skin deep.	freshwest	Oct 2012	#69
Very thoughtful post. nt	awoke_in_2003	Oct 2012	#71
Live your life...	AnneD	Oct 2012	#88
as someone else who had gastric bypass	keroro gunsou	Oct 2012	#67
BRAVO!!!!!	Spitfire of ATJ	Oct 2012	#32
K/R -- from a short man	Jack Rabbit	Oct 2012	#34
she had a teachable moment	barbtries	Oct 2012	#37
wonderful reply by a wonderful woman	madrchsod	Oct 2012	#38
I'll be a little unpopular here.	caseymoz	Oct 2012	#39
adult bullying can subtle	shireen	Oct 2012	#42
Unless it damages your livelihood	caseymoz	Oct 2012	#48
In what country are all of these people serving time for bullying?	DURHAM D	Oct 2012	#62
Our country, USA	caseymoz	Oct 2012	#72
I disagree with you. I see bullying in lots of places. Some is blatant and some is subtle.	rhett o rick	Oct 2012	#65
Zimmerman is under indictment	caseymoz	Oct 2012	#70
You're wrong. This kind of belittling torture is bullying.	aquart	Oct 2012	#74
Frankly, your innuendo about legitimate rape...	caseymoz	Oct 2012	#77
I started INEXPLICABLY gaining	DarleenMB	Oct 2012	#40
Is Chris Christie a good role model?	lumberjack_jeff	Oct 2012	#41
Frankly, I don't care what Chris Christie looks like	chollybocker	Oct 2012	#50
This message was self-deleted by its author	AnotherMcIntosh	Oct 2012	#54
Right on, Baby!	Gal Friday	Oct 2012	#43
This message was self-deleted by its author	Stuart G	Oct 2012	#44
She's a GREAT role model	PossumSqueezins	Oct 2012	#45
Kids, Do Not let your self worth be defined by bullies...	Agony	Oct 2012	#46
Some bullies never grow up	magic59	Oct 2012	#49
So nice, had to watch it twice.	chollybocker	Oct 2012	#51
rec, rec, rec...	handmade34	Oct 2012	#53
Wow, what a wonderful speech!	Tumbulu	Oct 2012	#57
hardly bullying	sheldon	Oct 2012	#58
It's not the fat people who are ignorant.	Bette Noir	Oct 2012	#64
So you have diagnosed most fat people in the world?	fasttense	Oct 2012	#73
k&DUrec	JTFrog	Oct 2012	#59
To the 103rd Chairborne Rangers in the overweight fight? Just stop.	flvegan	Oct 2012	#63
That some quality news...	MrMickeysMom	Oct 2012	#66
I disagree	maindawg	Oct 2012	#75
you are entitled to you opinion, I suppose. However she was bullied.	Raine1967	Oct 2012	#78
"Possibly fabricated incident"?	Quantess	Oct 2012	#83
I love this woman. I just love her. She is a great person. nt	msanthrope	Oct 2012	#76
His name is Kenneth Krause of Lacrosse WI	Magleetis	Oct 2012	#79
Good for her!	Catherine Vincent	Oct 2012	#80
I love the age we live in	liberal_at_heart	Oct 2012	#81
Too many people just assume a big person is unhealthy	liberal_at_heart	Oct 2012	#82
Obesity is a serious health issue	Andy Stanton	Oct 2012	#85
there are better ways to encourage health	liberal_at_heart	Oct 2012	#86
by the way my obese MIL is not diabetic anymore	liberal_at_heart	Oct 2012	#87
That was worth 4 minutes.	CrispyQ	Oct 2012	#84

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