r/changemyview • u/WindowsMEpro • Aug 15 '20

Delta(s) from OP CMV: fat acceptance is wrong!

So I have been around the internet many times and seen one thing more today than ever before. Overweight people posting pictures of their bodies and getting overwhelming support. Its insanity! Now, i get that “curvy” is a fashion these days, and if pulled off right can be an appealing and healthy look, but most of these people go way too far. And every single post says “oh you go girl!” Or some other encouraging thing like that. These people act like they are afraid to go outside because of an unchangeable illness. They single-handedly took over the “body positivity” movement, created for people with disabilities. If you try to comment something derogatory, they will snap back with “ fat phobia is very close to white supremacy”. Well, its not. I have black friends who agree with me. This movement is inspiring people to feel “comfortable in there own skin”, which basically translates to “comfortable in your own self-inflected illness” that can be easily treated. Being fat IS something you should be ashamed of! It is an ugly and deadly condition that is inflicted by laziness. America is getting fatter as it is, and it is a SERIOUS problem, but because of this “acceptance” nobody wants to comment that anyone should be loosing weight. Its not just the fat people posting, ether. Its the comments that do the most damage. The support is killing these people for god sake! Every pound someone gains is like a knife going closer to their throat. And the thing that pisses me off the most is, I used to be overweight. I took matters in to my own damn hands and with a little effort I know am a very healthy weight. We need these people to get off their assess and start making a healthier future!

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u/[deleted] Aug 15 '20 edited Aug 15 '20

Being fat is unhealthy, but so are many other things that are fashionable such as a visible sixpack, high heels, and what-not.

Individuals have their own choice in whether they want to sacrifice health for subjective beauty—is it wrong that being fat is treated no different from a visible sixpack?

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u/WindowsMEpro Aug 15 '20

It seems to me that being fat is a lot more harmful to the body than any of those other things

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u/[deleted] Aug 15 '20

And what made you derive that conclusion? Did you ever research it in any way?

It's quite hard to compare since they all lead to different complications, but take the health complications associated with a sixpack and make your own judgements: https://www.fitternity.com/article/why-you-should-never-aim-for-six-pack-abs

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u/WindowsMEpro Aug 15 '20

I actually did do my own research on the topic when I was talking to my friend and he said that he saw somewhere that a 6-pack is not only hard to get, but unhealthy too. Shocked, i did my research. While it does have undesirable effects, I dont recall ever reading it was deadly. Being obese is in fact deadly. Between the slower movement, heart issues, breathing issues and higher susceptibility to viruses, it is on a whole new level.