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MistressRoux -> RE: Why do we get all uppity about Weight based Threads? (4/4/2010 7:48:24 AM)
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It's because a good percentage of people are fat and are sensitive about it.
First, pretty much everyone thinks it's okay to tell a smoker they need to quit or an underweight (whether naturally or eating disorderly) person that they need to eat. I find it strange that telling an overweight person that they are unhealthy is so frowned upon. Look, I weighed 180 lbs at age 12 standing 5 feet 4 inches (gained 80 lbs and 3 inches in 2 years) and when one doctor finally brought it up, it was in such a way that it barely qualified as an alert. It was more "try not to gain more weight." It's made out to be an attack on the person and unless someone's being a jerk, I don't see why close friends, family and healthcare providers can't say this frankly.
There's also the attractiveness part. So many people are sensitive about not being found attractive by members of the opposite sex who are allegedly all after stick figures and body builders instead of "real" men/women. Bull. Everyone has a preference and they're entitled to it. Just as I am too tall, too big and too black for most American (and Asian as I live in Asia) men to consider a relationship with me, there are people who aren't going to consider a relationship with someone because they're too fat. There are also people who don't care and some who even want people because they're fat. I think the vast majority of men in the world (this site is not representative by virtue of the BDSM theme) want women who are shorter, smaller and more effeminate (sum total of hair length and color, skin color and texture, body shape, face shape, etc) than them. Most women want men who are taller, bigger and overall more masculine than them.
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