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Fat Acceptance

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I searched and didn't find a thread about this.

What does "fat acceptance" mean to you? I'm curious about responses from both fat and non-fat people about the validity or dangers of the movement.
 
I'm suspicious as to what you are alluding to as "the movement" in case this is another spoof thread
do you have a link
ETA
found this
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fat_acceptance_movement

well there you go, you now know what it means to me
nothing, I only just heard about it

I'm taking it for granted that you don't want my basic position on fat people
;)
 
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Marduk said:
I'm taking it for granted that you don't want my basic position on fat people
;)
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Its not a spoof thread. What is your position about people who want their fat to be accepted? Do you accept fat people? Would you look beyond their fat and take one as a mate? Are you a fat person who expects a non-fat person to see beyond your fat and accept you as a mate? Its interesting that among the fat acceptance movement there's a stigma against losing weight, even for health reasons or to mock thin people. If its not okay to stigmatize being fat why is it okay to stigmatize losing weight or mock thinness? I think fat shouldn't be accepted specifically because of the health reasons. I take care of myself, I expect my partner to do the same. I used to be fat and I don't accept myself as I was and I wouldn't accept a partner who accepted themselves as fat. I know I'm going to die someday but it probably won't be due to a complication associated with obesity. I'd rather die on my feet rather than live with over-burdened knees on a couch munching Cheetos.
 
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I like fat people, I have friends who are fat people, I have dated fat people
I don't really have any issues with peoples external appearance, true ugly always hides on the inside anyway
So you're a fat Nazi then ?
what about Santa ?
bad role model ?
:D
 
It usually depends on how many beers I have had. There's a correlation between pints and how much fat I find acceptable in my experience.
 
Marduk said:
I like fat people, I have friends who are fat people, I have dated fat people
I don't really have any issues with peoples external appearance, true ugly always hides on the inside anyway
So you're a fat Nazi then ?
what about Santa ?
bad role model ?
:D
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I am pleased to see that Father Christmas, the Fat Controller and President Taft broke the glass corsett long ago.
 
I'm a bit on the portly side myself, but I haven't always been, so I've seen both sides of this. I don't want to get any fatter than I already am and I would like to lose weight. I've done this in the past, but I've had a bit of a relapse in the last few years.

To me, I say just don't be a dick about it. Don't make fun of fat people or insult them if they are just minding their own business. Don't unnecessarily make an issue of it or offer unsolicited "advice" unless they are your minor children or you are in a relationship with them.

It's when fat people impose on others that I have a problem. You have a right to be fat, but not a right to expect special privileges like larger airplane seats at no extra cost because of it.
 
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Puppycow said:
You have a right to be fat, but not a right to expect special privileges like larger airplane seats at no extra cost because of it.
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what if someone was excessively large naturally (think american wrestler), they also not get a seat comfortable enough to sit in for something thats not their fault ?
 
Puppycow said:
I'm a bit on the portly side myself, but I haven't always been, so I've seen both sides of this. I don't want to get any fatter than I already am and I would like to lose weight. I've done this in the past, but I've had a bit of a relapse in the last few years.

To me, I say just don't be a dick about it. Don't make fun of fat people or insult them if they are just minding their own business. Don't unnecessarily make an issue of it or offer unsolicited "advice" unless they are your minor children or you are in a relationship with them.
It's when fat people impose on others that I have a problem. You have a right to be fat, but not a right to expect special privileges like larger airplane seats at no extra cost because of it.
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"Honey, those pants make your ass look fat...".

*SMACK* *

Yeah, you know that that's pretty much how that one would go down.

*insert a really hard face slap here

That being said I don't usually steer clear of people with a weight problem just because they have a weight problem. I do steer clear of people with bad attitudes and in my own life it's been my experience that it's usually the seriously fat ones that are also more often than not the mean ones. I think that the extra weight makes them cranky...
 
What does 'acceptance' mean in the movement context?

Letting parents turn their 8 year old kid into a 300 pound medical disaster?

Giving up airline seats?

Suing Miss America or modeling agencies for having HWP requirements?
 
Marduk said:
what if someone was excessively large naturally (think american wrestler), they also not get a seat comfortable enough to sit in for something thats not their fault ?
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If it's possible to get them into a seat with more legroom and some nice person is willing to switch, then they should be accommodated to a reasonable extent. They should try to book their seats early or get to the gate early to avoid this if at all possible. If you're too big widthwise to fit into a standard seat though, then you should pay for business class or buy two seats.
 
Scopedog said:
Would you look beyond their fat and take one as a mate? Are you a fat person who expects a non-fat person to see beyond your fat and accept you as a mate?
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This seems to be more about fat and marriage than just fat. Is your spouse overweight?


Scopedog said:
I think fat shouldn't be accepted specifically because of the health reasons.
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My understanding is that being overweight is not, of itself, unhealthy. Except, of course, for people who are morbidly overweight. What is your understanding?


Scopedog said:
I take care of myself, I expect my partner to do the same.
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There you go again with the mate stuff. How about you really state what this thread is about.


Scopedog said:
I used to be fat and I don't accept myself as I was and I wouldn't accept a partner who accepted themselves as fat.
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A third time with the fat mate stuff. C'mon, Scopedog, spill the beans. Did your mate accept you when you were fat or did you meet him/her only after you had slimmed down?
 
Scopedog said:
What does "fat acceptance" mean to you? I'm curious about responses from both fat and non-fat people about the validity or dangers of the movement.
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I wasn't aware that there was such a movement. Is there a standard for what would constitute a 'fat' person? What if an objectively non-fat person decided to join the group since they had a self-perception of being fat? Would this person be accepted, or would it be viewed as an affront by the Fat Acceptance group?
 
I think fat people should just eat less and exercise more.
 
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