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That Is Not Respect and Equality

sleepydumpling:

  • If you feel that fat people need intervention in their health based on the size of their body, that is not respect and equality.
  • If you feel that all fat people are unhealthy by default, that is not respect and equality.
  • If you feel that a television show publicly labelling fat bodies as “embarrassing” is a good health strategy, that is not respect and equality.
  • If you feel that you know a fat person’s health by seeing their fat body, that is not respect and equality.
  • If you feel that referring to fat people who object to your views as “idiot haters”, that is not respect and equality.
  • If you feel that stating that you are a “chubby chaser” excuses your stigmatisation of fat people as inherently unhealthy, that is not respect and equality.
  • If you dismiss the experiences and perspectives of fat people, that is not respect and equality.
  • If you cannot see that fat people are discriminated against, vilified and treated as second class citizens by the majority of Western society, that is not respect and equality.

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    Unfortunately, due to human nature, there is no way you can truly expect 100%, pure “respect and equality” no matter who...
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    Then it’s a good thing America’s not very good at respect and equality. And you’re right, assuming that an obese person...
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    The only person here, in the entire time of this argument, who has engaged in ad hominem attacks, is you. You question...
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    You’re aware this is the INTERNET, no? So when I say “screaming” I don’t mean literal screaming? I was implying that...
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