Is Fat Acceptance Being Normalized? MD Power Hour E18

[Jen THE Admin]

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[SISTEROFJESUS]

i didn't watch the vid, but no one over weight should live like that, please get n the gym and lose weight for ur family and urself, that way u can move and live longer. my hubby and i watch a person showin' a mother who' baby rolled away from her and she was over weight and couldn't even run to save her baby. she called or help and thx God to men heard her an one saved her baby from almost gettin' hit by cars on the highway and another came and got the mother up from the ground. it was sad seein' the mother tryin' to get her baby, but she couldn't even run. she fell down twice. again overweight folks should not live like that. again. please go to the gym and change the way u eat. ti will help u n the long run.

[Jen THE Admin]

i didn't watch the vid, but no one over weight should live like that, please get n the gym and lose weight for ur family and urself, that way u can move and live longer. my hubby and i watch a person showin' a mother who' baby rolled away from her and she was over weight and couldn't even run to save her baby. she called or help and thx God to men heard her an one saved her baby from almost gettin' hit by cars on the highway and another came and got the mother up from the ground. it was sad seein' the mother tryin' to get her baby, but she couldn't even run. she fell down twice. again overweight folks should not live like that. again. please go to the gym and change the way u eat. ti will help u n the long run.

It was a really good show. We didn't fat shame or pick on overweight people at all. Instead, we point out why it's important to try and live a healthy lifestyle. Just from the example that you cited, it is important to be as healthy as you can for yourself and others around you.

[Bestia]

Yes it is being normalized. If you want the flip side perspective, just watch any of the many Bill Burr routines about "you ate your way in, you can walk your way out of this".

In all seriousness, the problem is that any scrutiny or criticism of obesity (however valid and respectful or helpful it may be) is instantly categorized as "fat shaming"

[Beti ona]

If normality is defined by the majority and the number of fat people increases, then it is logical that obesity will normalize.

But everyone knows that being fat is horrible, whether they suffer from it themselves or see it in other people, so no matter how fat you are, you can't escape reality.

[lifepulse]

What Bestia said, observing that somebody is fat -- and observing that it is objectively undesireable to be fat (for health and longevity, not to mention subjective happiness) -- is not "shaming", by definition. Saying the sky is blue is not "color shaming the sky". Facts are facts, and if fat people are offended by having facts presented to them, their emotions are their own problem, not the problem or "fault" of the individual pointing out the facts.

[SISTEROFJESUS]

It was a really good show. We didn't fat shame or pick on overweight people at all. Instead, we point out why it's important to try and live a healthy lifestyle. Just from the example that you cited, it is important to be as healthy as you can for yourself and others around you.

thx u, and i mean that n all love. not fat shamin' at all. i just wish they would get healthier and live longer for their families and themsefls.

[bigmikecox]

If you are happy with your body and you are overweight, so be it. Live your life. But this brotha has been PREVIOUSLY known to rock with a heavier chick! No shame in my game.

[Bestia]

If you are happy with your body and you are overweight, so be it. Live your life. But this brotha has been PREVIOUSLY known to rock with a heavier chick! No shame in my game.

More cushion for the pushin

[bigmikecox]

More cushion for the pushin

Maaaannnnnn!!!!! Some of my best loving has been with a big gurl! That is a black mans kryptonite!

[Bestia]

They try harder. Putting in the effort to please makes it that much better pleasing them. Don't get me wrong, I appreciate women of all shapes and sizes. Female form is a fantastic thing

[bigmikecox]

They try harder. Putting in the effort to please makes it that much better pleasing them. Don't get me wrong, I appreciate women of all shapes and sizes. Female form is a fantastic thing

[Beti ona]

What Bestia said, observing that somebody is fat -- and observing that it is objectively undesireable to be fat (for health and longevity, not to mention subjective happiness) -- is not "shaming", by definition. Saying the sky is blue is not "color shaming the sky". Facts are facts, and if fat people are offended by having facts presented to them, their emotions are their own problem, not the problem or "fault" of the individual pointing out the facts.

Some people can be happy with their fat provided they are not trapped in a bed and can have some mobility to do daily activities.

And heath/longevity, let's be sincere, it is a secondary addition for people who interesting in bodybulding as young people. Most of us want to train because it is fun or challenging, and do diet because we want to look good, we are not thinking about anything else.

[lifepulse]

Some people can be happy with their fat provided they are not trapped in a bed and can have some mobility to do daily activities.

And heath/longevity, let's be sincere, it is a secondary addition for people who interesting in bodybulding as young people. Most of us want to train because it is fun or challenging, and do diet because we want to look good, we are not thinking about anything else.

I can speak here with authority/first-hand experience.


I weighed 10lbs at birth, and I was always overweight growing up. Not sloppy morbidly obese, but fat enough to where I couldn't do the same things that other "normal" kids could do. In gym class growing up, I couldn't climb the ropes, I could never do a pullup, I could never do a situp -- when we had to run the mile at the end of the year, I dreaded it -- I wasn't athletic or good at sports -- I always had to shop in the husky section (fat kid section) -- and I was that way from the age of 1yr old, until the age of 24 years old (when I started bodybuilding).


During those years, I got teased by other kids in school. It hurt some, but I never let it define me or crush me. I started playing the drums very young, and I was an accomplished student, so I had other things that made me feel self-worth and accomplishment. My self-esteem was never based 100% on my physical appearance, and I never got all that upset when I was teased. I would just throw it back at the bully.


But during those first 24 years of life, I didn't like my body -- I didn't understand why I was fat, even though I ate sort of healthy, didn't eat fast food, and even though I was fairly active. It felt sort of "unfair", like I was born with the wrong genetics to represent my spirit. Hence deciding to change it after college, and get into bodybuilding.


Once I lost most of the body fat and built some functional muscle -- it opened up completely new doors of "feeling good" -- being able to work hard and not get winded -- being able to shop for clothes that fit somewhat normal, all that stuff.


I never dwelled in my fatdom like many do. But I also always knew it was undesirable, and that I would feel better -- physically AND emotionally -- if I made the effort to change it. That took educating myself, and then installing certain mechanisms of discipline (diet and training). The discipline itself is what made me feel the MOST better -- knowing that I now had some control over my OWN life, and could make my own informed decisions.


Once I went down the bodybuilding route, I became so much more physically functional -- and that was an amazing feeling. Body finally matched mind and spirit.


So you're right, you can be fat and still be fairly happy. I was. But I also didn't cry in my cereal during those years if somebody called me "fat". People call people things. It's the responsibility of the person being called something undesirable, to learn to ignore it and move on with their life. It's not sane to try to censor the words and thoughts of an entire society, to protect your fragile feelings, when your feelings themselves are due to your own decisions in life (mostly).

[Bestia]

I can speak here with authority/first-hand experience.


I weighed 10lbs at birth, and I was always overweight growing up. Not sloppy morbidly obese, but fat enough to where I couldn't do the same things that other "normal" kids could do. In gym class growing up, I couldn't climb the ropes, I could never do a pullup, I could never do a situp -- when we had to run the mile at the end of the year, I dreaded it -- I wasn't athletic or good at sports -- I always had to shop in the husky section (fat kid section) -- and I was that way from the age of 1yr old, until the age of 24 years old (when I started bodybuilding).


During those years, I got teased by other kids in school. It hurt some, but I never let it define me or crush me. I started playing the drums very young, and I was an accomplished student, so I had other things that made me feel self-worth and accomplishment. My self-esteem was never based 100% on my physical appearance, and I never got all that upset when I was teased. I would just throw it back at the bully.


But during those first 24 years of life, I didn't like my body -- I didn't understand why I was fat, even though I ate sort of healthy, didn't eat fast food, and even though I was fairly active. It felt sort of "unfair", like I was born with the wrong genetics to represent my spirit. Hence deciding to change it after college, and get into bodybuilding.


Once I lost most of the body fat and built some functional muscle -- it opened up completely new doors of "feeling good" -- being able to work hard and not get winded -- being able to shop for clothes that fit somewhat normal, all that stuff.


I never dwelled in my fatdom like many do. But I also always knew it was undesirable, and that I would feel better -- physically AND emotionally -- if I made the effort to change it. That took educating myself, and then installing certain mechanisms of discipline (diet and training). The discipline itself is what made me feel the MOST better -- knowing that I now had some control over my OWN life, and could make my own informed decisions.


Once I went down the bodybuilding route, I became so much more physically functional -- and that was an amazing feeling. Body finally matched mind and spirit.


So you're right, you can be fat and still be fairly happy. I was. But I also didn't cry in my cereal during those years if somebody called me "fat". People call people things. It's the responsibility of the person being called something undesirable, to learn to ignore it and move on with their life. It's not sane to try to censor the words and thoughts of an entire society, to protect your fragile feelings, when your feelings themselves are due to your own decisions in life (mostly).

Taking command of your life, body, and happiness. Admirable man