Wow. I will agree that people should not fault others for the way they look, but to go as far as to say you can't tell whether someone is at risk for obesity related health problems when they are easily 200 kilo's, that's just denial of facts.
She's not fighting for society to treat people with obesitas better, she wants to pretend that obesitas isn't a dangerous physical state to be in. I'll pass on that, thanks.
You know what she's right
I'm so sorry for actually wanting my fellow humans be healthier and not die early deaths and be disabled from things of their own choosing
Shame on me
It's not a social obligation to be healthy, it's a personal obligation.
Society as a whole couldn't care less if you die of self-induced obesity, substance abuse, reckless behavior, or anything else and/or a combination of the above. You owe it to yourself to be healthy.
It should be a social obligation though, as people with obesity related issues are clogging up the healthcare system with issues that are easily fixed with improved diet and some excercise. They are wasting doctor's time and tax payer funds when these things should be going towards people who can't help themselves..
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^ that was me, btw. And, Hi! I'm new here :) long time lurker, first time poster!
The thing is, you could treat them normally and not give them any special treatment and they'll still get on you for thinking actually healthy people are pretty. I'm not gonna come up to you in the store one day and tell you you should lose weight. And your doctor should have an obligation to make you want to be healthy if you actually can, because probably not even 5% are actually overweight for medical reasons other than they no longer can run that much or bend over
Yes guest..yes! Thank you! I think this topic gets me upset because i work in health care. Idk about obligation but it is frustrating and it does affect others at one point
Ugh....I'm all for respecting others but don't act like it's ok to be obese. If u want ok be obese but don't act like u r not hurting yourself (I understand some cases is not a choice. But I'm really bothered by people that take it as offensive when is for their own good)
Her logic "No one that's thin is going to be asked if they're healthy" Because anorexic people never get asked if they're healthy. I'd name other visually keying diseases that someone's definitely not healthy but i'm to bored
Of course we have a moral obligation to be healthy. Because guess who has to pick up the tab for medical treatment of people who've made poor choices in regards to maintaining health?
Am I the only one to think they are both stupid? He is a rude insensitive douchebag, and she claims that his thoughts are pure prejudice, like obese people are not at all exposed to a metric ton of health issues that can be at least alleviated by eating less and/or practicing any sport. Nothing about the issue of mass obesity can be summed up in a few sentences on a TV show.
He didn't say anything offensive or rude, he pointed out his logical argument by asking a question: have the doctors told you that you're healthy?
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Exactly, he never said you aren't healthy because you're overweight. He simply asked if her doctor's had told her she was healthy. If her doctors had in fact told her she was then she was and nothing else really mattered.
She's not fighting for society to treat people with obesitas better, she wants to pretend that obesitas isn't a dangerous physical state to be in. I'll pass on that, thanks.
I'm so sorry for actually wanting my fellow humans be healthier and not die early deaths and be disabled from things of their own choosing
Shame on me
Society as a whole couldn't care less if you die of self-induced obesity, substance abuse, reckless behavior, or anything else and/or a combination of the above. You owe it to yourself to be healthy.