View topic - Fat Acceptance
I understand that fat can be beautiful but there's a certain extent to where you really need to understand you're becoming unhealthy and that's not a good thing. Like understanding that super skinny models are pretty because their unhealthy. Extremely obese people aren't pretty either.
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I think fat people should be accepted. I'm not calling fat people beautiful, but some people just can't help it, they've tried to lose weight and be healthier and it just doesn't work. As long as a person is eating healthy and making an effort to be healthy, nothing else should really matter too much.
If I poof, it's because I got lost o.0
Junk food is actually much cheaper then healthy food. Such as, so many people eat at fast food. A dollar cheeseburger, I think it is, people will buy a few of those rather then taking the time to cook a meal at home. There is a huge difference between 'fat' and being obese. 'Fat' people can weigh a bit but still be healthy however, it's highly unlikely that you're healthy if you're obese.
But this isn't even about fat acceptance, what about the acceptance of people that are underweight? That's not beauty nor healthy either. You cannot just assume 'fat' is the only wrong doing here because then you're not really concern about the health issues attached, you're just doing it to make yourself better. I never understood that how some people could say fat is unhealthy yet, not say anything at all about people that are underweight. They are very similar, there are people that cannot put on weight just like how there are people in this world that can't take it off no matter what they do.
Considering what you said Poot:
You do realize that it is in fact unhealthy and it does also make them look terrible? This is exactly what I mean, people such as yourself only want to look at one side of the picture, you have a problem with fat people, you don't really care if it's healthy or not.
But this isn't even about fat acceptance, what about the acceptance of people that are underweight? That's not beauty nor healthy either. You cannot just assume 'fat' is the only wrong doing here because then you're not really concern about the health issues attached, you're just doing it to make yourself better. I never understood that how some people could say fat is unhealthy yet, not say anything at all about people that are underweight. They are very similar, there are people that cannot put on weight just like how there are people in this world that can't take it off no matter what they do.
Considering what you said Poot:
I was recently back in the psych ward and was in the eating disorders unit for a few days (because there were no beds on the normal unit)...and I was astounded. There were 15 ana/mia girls there and 1 binge eater. The binge eater was quite large...and she kept saying that she was glad she wasn't ana/mia because "It was so unhealthy and made the girls look terrible". This girl, no joke, weighed 400lbs. The thing is, it's a common perception.
You do realize that it is in fact unhealthy and it does also make them look terrible? This is exactly what I mean, people such as yourself only want to look at one side of the picture, you have a problem with fat people, you don't really care if it's healthy or not.
I don't think there is anything wrong with it, just as long as the person is healthy. I think its offensive for someone to not accept someone just because they're 'to fat'.
So just because you have to pay higher rates you blame on the over weight people
that isn't fair to us.
I don't look over weight but I am
I have tried everything I can to get skinny
But because of all the medications I am on it causes me to gain weight and makes it so I pretty much can't loose it
I can't stand how I look but nothing seems to be helping
Same goes for my mom she has tried everything out there and she is the healthiest person I know and she still can't lose weight
Why don't you look at the reality before you start judging.
I used to be extremely skinny
just about 165
which for my hight (6')is too skinny
and then because of medication I HAVE to take
I gained a shit load of weight and can't get it off.
We don't make it go up it's the stupid government
Look at the facts dude before you judge
people like you make me sick
that isn't fair to us.
I don't look over weight but I am
I have tried everything I can to get skinny
But because of all the medications I am on it causes me to gain weight and makes it so I pretty much can't loose it
I can't stand how I look but nothing seems to be helping
Same goes for my mom she has tried everything out there and she is the healthiest person I know and she still can't lose weight
Why don't you look at the reality before you start judging.
I used to be extremely skinny
just about 165
which for my hight (6')is too skinny
and then because of medication I HAVE to take
I gained a shit load of weight and can't get it off.
We don't make it go up it's the stupid government
Look at the facts dude before you judge
people like you make me sick
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First of all some people are fat because they're fat. They might have an health issue that makes them fat or be stress eaters, and stress eaters won't eat healthy just because someone tells them to. They know they're doing wrong, but the stress actually changes their brain metabolism.
Also I believe the point is for kids to stop bulying other kids and for fat people to be respescted in general. Yes, they are fat, but they're also human beings and they deserve to be treated with as many respect and dignity as everyone else.
Also I believe the point is for kids to stop bulying other kids and for fat people to be respescted in general. Yes, they are fat, but they're also human beings and they deserve to be treated with as many respect and dignity as everyone else.
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I haven't been on Ernya in many months, so sorry I haven't kept up with this thread.
While I still don't agree with the campaigns for fat acceptance, I equally don't agree with a lot of the anti-fat campaigns because they're causing children to get eating disorders.
However, I would like the admit and say that I was recently diagnosed and sent to treatment for an eating disorder. So yes, my opinions have been brought to my attention to be very skewed.
While I still don't agree with the campaigns for fat acceptance, I equally don't agree with a lot of the anti-fat campaigns because they're causing children to get eating disorders.
However, I would like the admit and say that I was recently diagnosed and sent to treatment for an eating disorder. So yes, my opinions have been brought to my attention to be very skewed.
Acceptance is cool. We don't want to ridicule people about their weight. But we should encourage everyone to live a healthy lifestyle.