PSA: Fat shaming women is shameful, but facial hair shaming is not

May 9, 2021
5:23:08pm

bruincoug All-American

That’s my takeaway here. Seriously funny that the poster person for this “all bodies are beautiful” type story is an electrologist.

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Fat shaming, BMI and alienation: COVID-19 brought new stigma to large-sized people

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought into stark focus the long battle between the medical establishment and the fat acceptance movement.

https://news.yahoo.com/fat-shaming-bmi-alienation-covid-120034530.html

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PSA: Fat shaming women is shameful, but facial hair shaming is not

bruincoug

5/9/21 5:23pm

National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance. SMH.

Backcountry

5/9/21 5:33pm

The anti fat shaming movement is (largely) stupid. I agree that you shouldn’t

Powerbait DPM

5/9/21 5:36pm

RE: The anti fat shaming movement is (largely) stupid. I agree that you shouldn’t

letthewookieewin

5/9/21 5:53pm

Enter Covid.

StalwartBraveTrue

5/9/21 5:54pm

Literally

coucou

5/9/21 6:22pm

I agree. diabetics and obese people make up a huge portion of healthcare costs.

Powerbait DPM

5/9/21 6:32pm

As a member of the fat community, I fully agree with this. The fat acceptance

Pickett

5/9/21 6:15pm

The biggest problem is probably children, if they accept being fat as ok it will

Pretorian

5/9/21 7:01pm

It depends on your definition of fat I guess. I’d say o lineman are fat but more

ColonelMustard

5/9/21 9:36pm

Blows my mind that even though we knew in March or April last year that obesity

BangkokCoug

5/9/21 5:40pm

Absolute Shame our “public health” leaders like Fauci haven’t emphasized

cougfanz

5/9/21 5:46pm

Way to confirm her point. Irony is beautiful sometimes.

StalwartBraveTrue

5/9/21 5:53pm

Talking about it from a health perspective to improve life duration and quality is not the same as shaming.

Turnpike Lane

5/9/21 6:29pm

Losing weight is a lifestyle change. If it’s going to work it starts small.

Powerbait DPM

5/9/21 7:51pm

Do you feel the same way about smoking?It’s about mitigating risk. Obesity, like

Delicate Genius

5/9/21 10:16pm

It’s just the assumptions that were made by the poster are typical.

StalwartBraveTrue

5/10/21 12:07am

They should keep trying until they find something that works. Throwing one’s hands up and acting like it’s an immutable

Cheesy Gordita

5/10/21 1:22am

The point is you don’t know that. No one does. Looking at a fat person and

StalwartBraveTrue

5/10/21 10:18am

This is just one of many examples of why faith is more important than knowledge

ldssdl

5/9/21 6:21pm

Did you accidentally post in the wrong thread?

Cheesy Gordita

5/9/21 7:22pm

Nope, it's just that poor health decisions are a great illustration for why

ldssdl

5/9/21 10:57pm

A massive failure of healthcare and society, never has there been that much

Pretorian

5/9/21 7:05pm

It WOULD be a shame to trim down and LOSE your authenticity as a fat activist

bruincoug

5/9/21 7:28pm

RE: PSA: Fat shaming women is shameful, but facial hair shaming is not

JohnnyC

5/9/21 5:46pm

The Simpsons writers are brilliant. For 20+ years, they are brilliant.

Fat shaming, BMI and alienation: COVID-19 brought new stigma to large-sized people

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