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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think we're on the verge of fat shaming becoming just as taboo as other judgments based on appearance.

Sure, some percentage of people have knowingly and willingly made bad lifestyle choices, but how can we be sure  just by looking at them?

What if people are overeating because of undiagnosed depression? [b]Maybe they've suffered trauma and self-soothe with food? [/b]What if they have a genetic predisposition exacerbated by poor parenting?

What if they've become addicted to fat/salt/sugar? Is addiction to food really so different from addiction to alcohol or drugs? Those are considered illnesses that need to be treated, not shamed.

How is judging someone by their size and shape any different from judging them by their color? Before you say people can't help what color they are, here's the thing—since we can't know why someone is overweight, why is it ok to judge them for their appearance?

An argument used against homosexuality being a choice was "why would anyone choose to be something that would make their life much more difficult?" So, why would anyone choose to be fat?[/quote]

I use to watch the show my 600-lb life and pretty much every woman on that show had been molested and/or raped. I had to stop watching it because they were so damaged and wounded. I know my rape is what led me to put on weight, I wanted to be ignored and not seen by men. I had to work through that pain before I could even begin to sort out my weight itself. [/quote]

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