Yuki's Passion 1 Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 So, youre saying its OK for really obese people to sit halfway in my chair on an airplane or bus and at a movie theater/etc then? Link to post Share on other sites
ncorrenti 0 Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 Well maybe it's not fair to you, but life in general is unfair. I mean, is it OK for someone who's 6'2" to stand in front of me (5'5") at a concert so I can't see? Link to post Share on other sites
veronica 2 Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 you are lucky nicole - I wish I could eat endlessly without putting on weight. Luckily I'm good at controlling myself so it is not a problem. Link to post Share on other sites
ncorrenti 0 Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 Veronica, yeah but I'll probably be a diabetic by the age of 30, due to years of stuffing my face full of chocolate. Link to post Share on other sites
number9 0 Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 I can't buy that Americans have somehow become mostly genetically overweight in the last few decades. Genetics should account for only a minority of people with weight problems in the States... unless there was a fat gene mutation epidemic http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060111/ap_on_he_me/fit_fat_attitudes_1 Link to post Share on other sites
ncorrenti 0 Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 I wasn't suggesting that, I was merely refuting that people become and remain fat simply because they lack self-respect or dignity. Link to post Share on other sites
bushpig 0 Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 I kinda agree Nicole. I think the issue is more to do with people really struggling to control their "desire" for food, combined with a lack of any real exercise. While I don't have a lot of sympathy for really overweight people, I think it's a personal matter for them to deal with. So why should I worry about it. Of course I hear what you are saying too CB, that it does affect us when we have to sit next to a really overweight person on a plane or somewhere. But to be honest, how many times have you actually had to do that? Personally I haven't had to deal with that. Link to post Share on other sites
number9 0 Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 Or a significant amount of your tax dollars/pounds being used for health problems associated with obesity. This was part of the rational behind anti-smoking campaigns too, remember? Tobbacos are taxed to death in many countries (but not in Japan), why not fatty foods? It is interesting that fatty food is cheap in the states, while things like fatty sushi (otoro) and marbled steak are prized and expensive here in Japan. Though cheap fatty food like McDonalds is starting to take a stronghold.. Of course, the big difference is the volume of consumption. Link to post Share on other sites
ncorrenti 0 Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 I have a friend who is very fat, mostly because she likes to eat more than she likes to excercise. She is one of the most exuberant, outgoing people I know, and her attitude is 'I like the way I am, so if you don't then step the **** off'. I have a huge amount of respect for her because of this. I can't tell you how many insecure skinny girls I know. They bust their asses at the gym every day in the pursuit of what they think is perfection. Sure, they look good on the outside but on the inside they're a hot mess. What use are their looks when they're not mentally stable enough to hold down a relationship for longer than a week? I'd rather be fat with a great personality than a skinny, vapid piece of batshit. Link to post Share on other sites
number9 0 Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 Fat people aren't evil, they're kinda like smokers, a burden on the healthcare system. Link to post Share on other sites
ncorrenti 0 Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 If governments were to put a tax on fast food, I can guarantee you the money wouldn't end up funding the healthcare system. Link to post Share on other sites
bushpig 0 Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 Quote: Originally posted by nicole: I'd rather be fat with a great personality than a skinny, vapid piece of batshit. Nice one Nicole It's actually amazing just how much of a hold the media and entertainment industry has on our ideas about the perfect body shape. Lots of cultures have traditionally seen bigger as beautiful. Link to post Share on other sites
griller 9 Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 Many (disproportionately) of the great personalities I know belong to fat people. Often the case. Link to post Share on other sites
ncorrenti 0 Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 Very much so. Check this out:http://www.i-am-bored.com/bored_link.cfm?link_id=14537 Link to post Share on other sites
number9 0 Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 So, fatter = better? Link to post Share on other sites
bushpig 0 Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 Damn! Santa ia a big old fat-arse, and we still expect him to bring the goods. We don't complain when he gives the chimney a good old clean-out with his wide girth and leaves soot all over the lounge room! BTW Nicole, just what does a vapid piece of batshit look like? I'm curious. Link to post Share on other sites
ncorrenti 0 Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 number9, no. Who's to say what's better? The world would be boring if we were all the same. Live and let live, I say. BP: Ever been out clubbing at Surfers Paradise? You'll find a few good specimens there. Link to post Share on other sites
bushpig 0 Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 Sorry, haven't been there since I was about 13... But I might have spotted a few specimens in Perth... Link to post Share on other sites
ncorrenti 0 Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 The species 'vapidus batshitus' is becoming prolific in capital cities all over Australia. They can usually be found huddled in the girls toilets at a nightclub, fixing their bleached blonde hair in front of the mirror while reapplying their makeup for the fiftieth time. They seek eachothers reassurance that they are, in fact, the hottest girl in the nightclub. A common interaction might be: BAT#1: "S$@#! Is my spray-tan streaking?" BAT#2: "Shut up, you are totally hot OK?" BAT#1: "No way, I'm like, so fat. You're so skinny, I hate you!" BAT#2: "Whatever! I'm so effing ugly tonight!" BAT#1: "Haha as if! I'm MAJORLY fugly. Let's go dance." Link to post Share on other sites
bushpig 0 Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 fugly. Great word that. I was wondering what a "real" vapid piece of batshit might look like?? Link to post Share on other sites
ncorrenti 0 Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 Hmm. Well I do have some batshit on the roof of my car... not sure if it's vapid though. I'll check it out tomorrow. Link to post Share on other sites
bushpig 0 Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 a picture would be good Link to post Share on other sites
Stefan 0 Posted January 13, 2006 Author Share Posted January 13, 2006 Quote: Well said nicole! People who concern themselves with the weight of others are obviously lacking practical interests A good point! But being as I started the topic I should defend myself. One of the reasons was to see how much people really gave a toss about the weight of others! It looks like overweight people provoke a negative reaction from most of you. A friend of mine recently refused to hire a few overweight people on the grounds that "...they lack self discipline and project an image of laziness..." They never knew what he thought of them of course. Link to post Share on other sites
kintaro 0 Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 So should obtusely fat people be able to spill onto your airplane seat? Gotta be a no! The answer isn't to persecute big people. How about airlines create and install bigger seats? Ever flown economy class? Sucks, doesn't it? Why? 'Cuzz the seats are tooooooo small (and I'm even a pretty small guy). No sarcasm inteneded, but, how'bout accomodating lefties? This right handed world is a bit overwhelming at times! Link to post Share on other sites
damian 0 Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 Quote: Originally posted by nicole: The species 'vapidus batshitus' is becoming prolific in capital cities all over Australia. They can usually be found huddled in the girls toilets at a nightclub, fixing their bleached blonde hair in front of the mirror while reapplying their makeup for the fiftieth time. They seek eachothers reassurance that they are, in fact, the hottest girl in the nightclub. A common interaction might be: BAT#1: "S$@#! Is my spray-tan streaking?" BAT#2: "Shut up, you are totally hot OK?" BAT#1: "No way, I'm like, so fat. You're so skinny, I hate you!" BAT#2: "Whatever! I'm so effing ugly tonight!" BAT#1: "Haha as if! I'm MAJORLY fugly. Let's go dance." Ease up there lady, I used to suffer a relationship with one of those types. Have some sympathy for the real victims. I used to call her Show Bag: glossy and cheap on the outside, full of shit on the inside, yet strangely in demand by people with small minds. (ps - being Australian I assume you know what a show bag is?) Link to post Share on other sites
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