(August 28, 2014 at 8:32 am)Chad32 Wrote:(August 27, 2014 at 10:42 pm)Losty Wrote: 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.
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.
I guess I don't see badgering someone you love about losing weight to be the same as belittling them. If you care about someone you want them to lose weight because they are important to you, I feel like belittling them would have an adverse effect. Then I again I think Americans tend to be overly sensitive about being called fat. I call my kids fat all the time but they're not fat it's just used as a term of endearment. (Ok my youngest actually is fat haha but she's a baby she's allowed to be fat)
