Quote Originally Posted by I'm my own MILF View Post
My stance, in short, is that when I read something like "Obese people only have themselves to blame" I balk. Blame? Blame for what? It's a characteristic. Leave them alone. Let them be obese. Yes, it is for the most part their doing, but to me, looking down on fat people because it's their own doing is like looking down on people with dyed hair because it's their own doing. It makes absolutely no difference in any way. We would never get away with vilifying any ethnic or cultural group like this. We'd be lynched if we spoke about women as we speak about fat people.
The only problem is THEY sometimes blame people, which is what the whole 'suing mcdonald's' thing is about. I agree, if they don't have a problem looking into the mirror then I say be fat. If it's something they can't control, well there is help for them as well. But when they turn to society and cry out that it's someone else's doing...I don't know...It's hard for me to understand since I hit the genetic jackpot.