Maher/Corden and obesity

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I've never seen a more useless phrase than "literally tons of people"

Or maybe you did truly literally mean it, fat-shamer.

Actually, plenty of people do literally react this way to discussions of obesity. It's precisely what James Corden is doing. Maybe if he felt a little more superior, he could shed a few pounds.  

But in all seriousness, no one is saying we should point and laugh every time we see a fat person in public. Kids who get bullied about their weight can grow up with self-esteem issues, which leads to more overeating. So I get what Corden is saying, but why is Corden even reacting this way? Maher didn't say anything egregious. He even says, "We shouldn't taunt people about it. And overeating shouldn't be singled out as the only vice..." He also stated a list of facts about the dangers of obesity, and mentioned that maybe shame is an appropriate reaction to the realization that you're overweight. Maybe that shame will motivate you to get up and move.

To me.. You're offended? Good. Get your fat ass up on the treadmill and run it off. Stop making excuses.

That's what I did, and I feel great for it. And people can't make fun of me for being fat anymore, because I can outrun and outperform the vast majority of those people who once upon a time teased me for my weight. I could probably beat the shit out of most them too, but sometimes living a good life is the best revenge you can get. I could steal most of those guys girlfriends now, funnily enough. I get interesting messages from "taken" women often enough. That never happened to me before, and for good reason. Being overweight isn't attractive to most people.

I really don't see what Maher said that was so terrible.

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Yes, that is what's happening. Did you even see the full video of Maher talking about this? The whole "fat shaming" line was one small part of a much larger conversation about obesity and healthcare.

And the people saying he was out of line weren't referencing the conversation about obesity and healthcare. In fact, they furthered that conversation. They were not at all crying fowl at saying the word obese, which you insinuated.

That's literally what tons of people do now. They cry fat-shaming as soon as obesity is even brought up.

Is that what's happening here?

Watch the whole video. Maybe you still think it's not funny, or a bit mean-spirited, but what do you expect from Maher? It doesn't change the legitimacy of what he's saying.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dm4TAdiEFn0

Please refer back to the things people in this thread and in the article found distasteful. Your entire rant was that no one can say obese when literally no one cared about people saying obese.

Okay Shell got it.

Now, please explain to me exactly what it is all about since I'm just missing the point so terribly. Enlighten me as to what I'm missing.