Body shaming, and "My Big Fat Fabulous Life"

[Pyrrho]

Personally, I think people are more openly and publicly vitriolic towards smokers than the obese.

You should see the way they look/act when ya got a needle in your arm. (diabetic friend)

You know, using a needle would not bother me so much, even for getting high in public, as long as the person was not recklessly waving about the needle, endangering others.  If what someone does affects themselves and no one else, I am generally okay with it.  But when they start affecting others (and not just their "feelings"), then I object.  This is where the smoking matter comes into play.  If they inhaled all of the smoke, and did not exhale any of it, and if they did not leave butts all over the place, then it would be a concern for them, not for me.  But when their smoking puts smoke in my lungs and their damn butts on the ground, then I object.  For the needle to be a problem, they would have to be injecting me without my consent (or some other analogous conduct).  And obviously, I would object to that, just like I object to people putting smoke in my lungs without my consent.

Of course, not everyone feels as I do, and many want to impose their will on others.  But I personally think people should be allowed to kill themselves if they want to do so, whether it be fast or slow.  As long as they do not harm others in the process.  The fact that someone else is upset counts for nothing to me.  No matter what one does, someone is upset.  The fact that fascist assholes are upset when someone else decides to live their lives as they see fit (in a way that does no harm to others) upsets me, so they should fucking stop that if we are all going to be concerned about everyone's feelings.