Obesity

[Chad32]

No, we really see no connection between belittling people who are mostly that way due to their own mistakes, and belittling people who were born a certain way or otherwise suffer from things they have no control over.

Most people who are obese are that way because they haven't been taking care of themselves, and could fix on their own. Cripples and retards are not in the same group.

I just have to say that I think belittling people is wrong regardless of whether or not they are at fault for becoming whatever it is you're belittling them for.

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You know, I am not a stickler for PC language, but is there some reason why we are saying cripple and retard as if they're not blatantly offensive terms?

Well I didn't really start trying to lose weight enough until my mother and grandmother badgered me so much about it. I mean I wouldn't say something really hateful, but making someone uncomfortable about their problem can help them work their way out of it.

Retard is kind of a bad word to say. I'm not sure about cripple, but I guess different people find different words just as bad. I'm pretty sure Drich was going for offensive, though.