(October 23, 2015 at 9:07 pm)Irrational Wrote: If someone is happy about the way they look, then I'm happy for them. It doesn't matter if their body doesn't look "normal" or "healthy" to me. What the hell is "normal" anyway? If I accept the person for who they are, then who cares about body shapes and sizes. They don't affect me.
And comparing fatness to smoking is funny. Smoking affects other people around you, not just you. Whereas obesity, that's their problem only.
It's funny because that's only true if you're a complete idiot who likes blasting smoke on people's face - Everybody has different experiences, but I've seen no proof at all that the majority of smokers take pleasure in deliberately harming other people. Also, it really depends on the perspective. For example, research shows that the fatter a country becomes, the lower the standards are, meaning that people who once thought they were fat might think they're thin when comparing themselves to fatter people - Many of my friends who think they're fat say they felt thin when traveling to America - This has an effect of putting more people at risk of getting fat because they think they are thin. Arguably, the main argument against smoking is not just the fact it is bad for others, it's also because governments want to protect smokers from themselves and improve public health, decrease healthcare costs, etc - That applies to being a fat as well, and in that case there is no extra high tax on food like there is no cigarettes.
I pay about 4€ por a pack of Marlboro, about 3.50€ is taxes, now assuming someone smokes a pack a day for 30 years that means 3.50€X365 (number of days in a year)X number of years until they get cancer. Don't tell me the ridiculous amount of money the government gets is not enough to pay for it.
Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you
