In light of recent news that fat advocates are mobilizing against the subreddit "fatpeoplehate" I have drafted a manifesto itemizing and providing support for reasons why fat people are hated, with the objective of helping those who are on the fence about "fatpeoplehate" see the harm fat people cause and rally with the supporters of the subreddit. I will spend no time trying to convince fat people to hate themselves, if becoming obese is not enough to do this (or at least cause one to admit this) there are no words I could express to achieve that objective. I will discuss specific reasons why fat people are hated, which I am confident will be fairly comprehensive, but I welcome comments discussing reasons I may have missed. In addition, should any of you feel the need to lash out at me in comments, feel free (be careful though, those of you who would lash out at me probably have high blood pressure and could have a heart attack).
Reason #1: Fat people sully the backdrop of everyday life. Everyday I commute into a city via public transportation, as I have done so for years. 30 years ago, I would see plenty of unattractive people during my commute, but the number of times my commute is disrupted by a repulsive fat schlub these days is staggering. Fat people simply make the landscape of everyday life, whether urban, at the beach, even on nature hikes, less pleasing to the eye. No one likes it when a big fatso passes one's line of sight, it invokes repulsion.
Reason #2: Fat people decrease the pool of acceptable mates. This reason is somewhat related to the above reason. What's something all of us can say about a "before and after" weight loss picture? That the "after" picture features someone who is looking MUCH better. Sometimes, the person in the "after" picture is actually hot! It is simply unacceptable that in everyday situations to meet partners, the pool of people we would be willing to flirt with is unnecessarily diminished by hoards of big fat fucks. It's not fair to people who have treated their bodies responsibly to be denied access to a healthy pool of potential partners due to the selfish self-abuse of the hams.
Reason #3: Fat people take up too much room This is just simple physical science. Fat people take up more of their fair share of space. Two similar examples come to mind:
a) Sidewalks: Most sidewalks are designed for normal sized individuals to allow two way single-file traffic. Somehow, some people think it's ok when a big disgusting fatty takes up the whole sidewalk to him/herself. If someone were to walk down the sidewalk holding a huge refrigerator box (held sideways), someone would stop that person and say "lose the fucking box!" Why then is it socially unacceptable for someone to say, "Hey fatty. You are disrupting sidewalk traffic. Go chase traffic in the road and lose a few"? Is it because it's someone's "right" to be fat? Well it's someone's right to walk down the sidewalk with a humongous refrigerator box too, but that wouldn't fly for long before someone spoke up. Not to mention, at least the person with a refrigerator box can walk at a normal speed and at least keep one lane of foot traffic flowing at a reasonable rate.
b) Trains and airplanes: We all paid the same amount for our tickets. Yet, the big fatty gets more room because the disgusting ass flop won't fit in the seat otherwise. Sometimes the person sitting next to Jabba on the plane can’t even have an armrest due to needing to push it up to accommodate Jabba’s fat ass. How is that fair to a person who respects one's own body and paid good money for a plane ticket, but ends up getting pressed against slimy, sweaty, smelly fat? On a train, sometimes the reasonably sized person can't even get a seat because all the two sweaters are filled up by single-seated big fat schlubs. The above reason can be applied to many areas, elevators and ski lifts (yes some fatties ski) to name a couple more.
Reason #4: Fatties reduce accessibility to healthy food options. Ever been to Southern California, especially near the beach? If not, let me tell you there are massive amounts of healthy and delicious food options available. Because in Southern California, if you are fat, you are justly shamed. So there are fewer fat people. Therefore, if a business wants to make money in the food business, the business needs to cater to the tastes of reasonably sized people. Everywhere else, what do you see? Greasy fast food shithouses filled with disgusting slop. Because of the purchasing power of hams as a whole, due to their numbers and the sheer amount of food they consume, most eateries and food markets focus on the fatty target market. This means us reasonably sized people just have just the option of Subway (which SUCKS, fuck you Jared), a smattering of reasonable options hidden in menus full of otherwise disgusting food options, and Whole Foods (which is too fucking overpriced). You are poisoning the nation fatties!
Reason #5: Fat people are disproportionally increasing the cost of healthcare. There are many irresponsible life choices that contribute to the increased cost of healthcare. But the fatties seem to get a pass. For example, where I work, smokers have to pay a higher health insurance premium and we drug test candidates as a pre-hire requirement to prevent junkies from getting on the plan. Now why on Earth would that concept not also apply to the obeasts? After all, the number one killer (at least in the US) is coronary heart disease, which is more prevalent in smokers and the obese. Why shouldn't fatsos pay for their fair share of healthcare? Not to mention, fat families have fat kids, tell their kids “It’s OK to be fat”, rob these poor children of years of life, and give these kids a head start to an unhealthy life (which will be artificially prolonged at the expense of healthcare). Granted, rising cost of healthcare is more complicated than the obesity epidemic alone, but we cannot ignore that fat significant add to the bill. It's only fair that fats pay for that premium.
I hope you embrace this message and join me, and those who embrace the “fatpeoplehate” subreddit, in shaming the fat lards into making better choices for themselves and for the rest of the world.
Submitted April 07, 2015 at 05:35AM by ban_the_fats http://ift.tt/1IEch1F fatpeoplehate
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