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Well this morning I clicked my links on MSN today as I do every morning as they usually have some of the more buried articles highlighted and there was a story in the Daily Mail about a 53 year old, 22 stone woman that was beaten up on her way home late at night who was beaten badly by a fellow passenger for being overweight.
Obviously this type of physical attack is a rare occurrence in the adult world, but rather then the link taking me to the article immediately I was taken via Digg and what I saw there saddened me immensely. Below are just a sample of the reactions to the above article:
“Could it be because no one likes to see, much less be subjected to sitting next to, some disgusting pile of ***** that can’t control their eating habits? It’s not a disease or mental disorder. It’s simply a lack of self control. If you want to convince yourself, go to Walmart and watch some fat cow riding on the little scooter to the soda and snack aisle. It’s absolutely revolting.”
“Skinny people are thin for a reason; exercise and diet – Fatties sit on their asses, i think you may have the two confused (understandable from your rage, you may only have experience being the latter)….. Pro Tip: Don’t be a human turd, do some exercise.”
“There’s a poll there that asks “Should discrimination against overweight people be made a hate crime”. 53% of the people said yes. First off, the whole definition of a “hate crime” is stupid. Second, “discrimination against overweight people”!? God damn it, lose some ***** weight! It’s not some disease you can’t help.”
“fat people are in a group that people can join or quit. Assigning the term “hate crime” to discrimination against fat people is akin to calling discrimination against to trekkies, libertarians or pot smokers a “hate crime.”"
“Do smokers get beaten up for being a smoker? I agree that it’s the same type of issue….self-destructive behavior that’s the result of addictions sometimes. But in my eyes, ‘addiction’ to food is more questionable most definitely. Nicotine is addictive. Sundaes and chips and deep fried foods are not. People just cannot control themselves anymore. Our parents and their parents had rough lives…they were tough and they had balls. This generation is such a bunch of pussys. ”I’m addicted to food!” No you’re not. You have absolutely no self-control. Quit giving the word ‘addiction’ a bad name. Control yourself, realize that cravings are not addictions and then exercise on a regular basis. Choose natural foods, vegetables, whole grains, fruits instead of candy…this is much more an issue of self-control and self-respect than it is an issue of addiction.”
“I think that a lot of the people expressing anti-fat rage are going to be singing a different tune in 15 years or so. People go through a time in their mid 20s to mid 30s when their metabolism crashes, and then again in middle age. I’ve known a lot of people who’d just come to think of themselves as ‘thin people’ who suddenly found themselves fat.”
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Hun I was going to post the exact same story, I too read this with disgust. Just shows the intolerance and ignorance that comes so easily to people.
I hope they never have to feel the way that we feel, because it makes you feel like the most worthless person in the world.
Comment by Vicky October 21, 2009 @ 7:43 pm