I never thought about that. That probably does more harm than cuss words kids will hear in school anyway. I mean, people will obviously still use the word, but without the media making fun of it constantly maybe it wouldn't be so bad? Hmm. Why don't they just put her in charge already?
Exactly. If you censor fat then shouldnt you censor skinny too? People can take offence by that too. Wouldnt it be better if we stopped seeing fat as a insult? "Fat" should just be a way to describe a person like tall, slim, short etc.
It shouldn't be an insult. If you are merely just using it to describe someone it is different. Nowadays if someone asks "what does he/she look like?" And you say they are black they automatically call u racist. It's not racist if your not discriminating them or being rude.
i dont know maybe if they would exercise they wouldnt be as fat. i feel like making fun of someone fat is like making fun of someone who doesn't bathe or brush their hair or teeth
It's not always their fault though. Some people are overweight because that's just how their body is built. Others have pre-existing medical conditions that don't allow them to work out. I'm not saying that it's never a choice, but there are circumstances where it really isn't.
i understand the medical reasons but is seems the more our country get fatter the more people have a medical excuse to be fat go back a certain amount of years the only way to be fat was if you were rich
I just lost some respect for her over this statement. Then again, I'm from the Carlin school of anti-censorship. Not to mention I think that we've been raising our kids to be too soft, and that a thicker skin is easier and more practical to achieve than getting the world to be nice to you 24/7.
I respected her so much and then she goes and says something like this. No matter what her moral standpoint is, banning words from tv is censorship. They ban words one at a time so people don't get suspicious, and before you know it you've got a whole list of taboo - censored - words. No matter what the word is, censorship is wrong and the fact that JL condones it tarnishes my mental image of her.
The tabloids run around saying whatever they like under the flag of "Freedom of The Press". The fact that they are so out of control that it would drive people to think censorship is a good idea makes me fear for the future.
This is dumb on so many levels. If you are fat, and ashamed of being called fat, go to the gym and work out. Then people won't call you fat, and you will have a healthier lifestyle as well.
I honestly want a link to an actual legitimate disease that makes you fat. Saying you have a disability cause you are 400 pounds so you can ride Disneyland dosen't count...
http://www.healthcentral.com/obesity/complications-000053_2-145_2.html
http://www.webmd.com/diet/medical-reasons-obesity
http://www.medicinenet.com/cushings_syndrome/article.htm (About Cushing's syndrome)