(September 10, 2015 at 7:49 pm)CapnAwesome Wrote:(September 10, 2015 at 7:45 pm)Pyrrho Wrote: Fat people don't usually have their fat waft over into other people's faces. And most smokers throw their butts on the ground. Smokers very often ask for it. Not all, of course. I have met a few (very few) smokers who are considerate of others.
I think this is an example of what I'm saying. What you are saying isn't really that bad but lets rework that into something about fat people, say:
"Fat people throw their candy wrappers all over the place, they are asking to be made fun of, very few are considerate of others"
That would be considered horrific fat shaming. It's definitely a double standard.
If fat people all threw candy wrappers on the ground, I would be very much against fat people. But throwing candy wrappers on the ground does not seem to be connected with how fat the person is. Just with how much of an inconsiderate asshole the person is.
Basically, with the few considerate smokers I have encountered, I have been very impressed with them. The only reason I wish they did not smoke is that they are good people and they will likely die sooner and have other health problems because of it. Other than that, their smoking does not bother me. The assholes who smoke cannot die fast enough as far as I am concerned.
"A wise man ... proportions his belief to the evidence."
— David Hume, An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, Section X, Part I.
