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Thornescape t1_ix0c79k wrote

Reply to comment by elixier in Writer wears Lizzo's dress to red carpet gala after an unusual request | CBC Radio by ChrisOntario

Overweight people all know it's hard on their health. They all know. All of them. They don't need additional abuse from strangers. They have more than enough stress in their life without it.

My sister is overweight in an unhealthy way. It would be reasonable for me to talk to her in a caring way about her weight, because of the relationship that we have. That would be appropriate.

It isn't necessary for me to talk to her because she already knows, and her doctor and husband have talked to her about it and she really truly doesn't need additional people on her case about it. She doesn't need her brother talking to her about it as well. And she certainly doesn't need strangers pretending to be concerned either.

She knows. The false concern doesn't help anything or anyone.

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_PM_ME_PANGOLINS_ t1_ix0dpfi wrote

However, it would not be appropriate to promote being dangerously overweight as being desirable.

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Thornescape t1_ix0q1di wrote

No one does that. No one. It's a myth and a lie and an excuse to abuse others.

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elixier t1_ix12zok wrote

They literally do though. There was someone on a breakfast show not that long ago saying it very plainly

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elixier t1_ix12rif wrote

I love the defence is "abuse" when all the people here are saying is don't say its a GOOD thing lol

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Thornescape t1_ix1h33e wrote

If you don't think that overweight people are continually treated like trash and abused because of their weight, then you don't really know any overweight people. It's rampant. It's destructive. It ruins people.

People justify the abuses with garbage just like this.

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elixier t1_ix2ar1h wrote

I like the way all I have to say is I don't think treating being overweight as overly positive means I must think abusing overweight people is ok. Funny how your brain can't handle that

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Thornescape t1_ix2clvf wrote

Ah yes. Why would I get the impression that you would be the type who would make snide and biting comments towards others, with just enough plausible deniability to pretend to be a supportive kind of person?

Perhaps my "brain" has simply heard far too many people who talk just like you and had to watch far too many people severely depressed afterwards.

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elixier t1_ix2ov1i wrote

Actually mental how you can't even pretend to not assume what other people think lmao. Even when they've made if clear lol

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