Meaybe if they walked a mile every now in their own shoes it would'nt be such an issue:lol::lol:
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If there was a Hell I'd probably have a one-way ticket there for laughing, but I couldn't help it! :lol:
I put on weight once. During my honours year I studied long hours every day, sometimes going for a month or so without a day off. I'd get up, go to uni, sit in the lab or in front of a computer all day, go home and go to sleep, then get up and go straight to uni... Almost every meal was take-away (mostly Chinese or pizza), and surprise surprise, by the end of the year, I had a weight problem. I could have said "Oh, poor me!" and made myself feel better by Skaarfing myself with pizza and hamburgers, but instead I excercised and ate well. Within a month I'd lost almost all of what I'd put on and within another month I was probably a lot healthier than I'd been before I started my honours year. If I ate chocolate or hamburgers every time I was upset or hungry, I would certainly be a chronically fat person. It's physically possible for almost everyone to be healthy and in a good weight range, but psychological issues prevent many people from eating properly and/or excercising. Psychological issues can also have a direct impact on your metabolism and biochemistry. Most of us have problems we can't deal with because our heads are making it difficult for us, unfortunately for fat people their problems are clearly visible to everyone who sees them, unlike those with gambling addictions, snake addictions, etc etc, which can easily be hidden. To many healthy people, it is very difficult to comprehend why someone who is fat doesn't just eat less and move more (I must admit, I can't comprehend it), but many fat people would look similarly at a smoker or gambler who can't quit, the depressed person who can't just cheer up, etc etc. The average person probably looks at obese people with more distain than smokers or gamblers, but they tend to keep it quiet, or mock and laugh quietly with those nearby who they know will feel the same way.
When it comes to airlines, if it costs more to fly a heavy person (whether they're body builders or obese individuals, healthy or sick, pregnant or not), it's perfectly fair to charge them more, or give lighter people a larger luggage allowance. Because it is politically incorrect to disadvantage a fat person, the airlines are unlikely to do it because of the inevitable criticism and false-but-damaging accusations of discrimination.
Why it is okay to yell at a smoker but not a person who is stuffing chocolate or soft drink into their face is a bit of a mystery to me. Eating a mars bar is going to do you more harm than smoking a cigarette. It's similarly strange that alcohol is so acceptable, stranger that it is socially acceptable, and legal, to have a couple of alcoholic drinks and then drive a car! :shock: I do find it disturbing that society sees it as acceptable to give chocolate, soft drink and lollies to children, I wouldn't be surprised if in the future confectionary carries the same type of warning labels that we currently see on cigarette packets, and it would only be fair if confectionary carried extremely high taxes, just like cigarettes do. I'd be surprised if alcohol doesn't.