• LittleBorat3@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    This body shape just does not really exist over here in Europe. No idea what you would have to eat to get there.

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      2 days ago

      Decades of cheaply made food that doesn’t trigger your body’s “full” response

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      It’s not diet alone. There are environmental and lifestyle factors as well.

      Chemicals that have been outlawed in the EU because they mess with our endocrine systems are still heavily used in the US. Businesses have better representation in Congress than citizens do, so commercial production has far fewer environmental and health regulations in the US.

      Walkable cities/towns are rare in the US. Zoning laws in many places put residential properties far away from things like grocery stores and workplaces. The norm for most people is driving (or maybe public transportation if you live in a city that’s big enough to support it).

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      Hahaha this is false. I am from the EU, live in the EU, and have travelled all over the EU, and I can categorically and confidently say that there are people this obese in Europe. I have no idea how common this is in the USA, and it probably is way more common than in Europe, but it does happen here too.

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        The first one is so fat that they can shoot around his bullet proof west. The west is like a little bullseye on an elephant

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    3 days ago

    I’d say we need one for the kids, too. But, if those kids have guns, we should not provoke the sensitive little tykes.

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      I think you may be forgetting the fact that they tend to just shoot people. I can’t imagine shooting someone in the back is out of bounds for this fine bunch.

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    3 days ago

    A) Fuck ICE.

    B) Let’s mock them for being evil, not for being fat. There’s actual reasons to hate them, going “oh haha look how fat they are” just hurts regular fat people.

    – Frost

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      2 days ago

      Given the identity ICE agents have of themselves, as a muscular brute standing between civilized Americans and barbaric outsiders, fat-shaming them is reasonable. Also, they don’t deserve to be treated as human beings. Even murderers deserve better than ICE agents.

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      To be fair, regular fat people should be shamed as well. There is an obesity epidemic, and we need to stop accepting it as normal. I’m no telephone pole of a human being myself, but I’d definitely be a lot heavier than I already am if no one ever called me out on my weight. Every fat person needs to be called out. It’s a good motivator to be healthier.

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        Tbh I would feel way worse and demotivated (I’m not morbidly obese but js) but especially If they’re already struggling with mental issues then they’ll just feel worse about themselves if they’re being shamed on top of it all… They’ll feel even more anxious or depressed and want to eat to fill that void, so you’re really just feeding a feedback loop (depending on the person, of course) and making it worse for them. Unless I am misunderstanding that the usage of “shamed” here means constructive criticism/advice that you are genuinely giving to them. Even then, perhaps they might already know what they need to do, but they aren’t making progress and lack the motivation/executive function to do it.

        You don’t know what their circumstances are, just try to help them out best you can and don’t make them feel like shit.

      • Tenderizer@aussie.zone
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        Fatshaming is almost never done out of a genuine concern for the person’s health, and it’s debatable how effective it is at getting people to lose weight. Especially because of how confusing the process is.