Qafka · 8 answers · 4y

Can you blame someone for being obese?

I feel like it's tempting to blame someone for being fat, but you have to consider that we live in a culture where all the foods are full of fat, sugar, partially hydrogenated oils, over-sized portions, and whatever else makes people fat. And also we live in a profoundly broken culture where depression is normal, so for some people eating is the only thing that makes them happy and lets them get by. To be downright obese, though, I don't know.. that's like another level of fat. I guess the same factors apply, but having no self-control and not caring about your body at all seem like they're more likely to be factors when it comes to obesity per se. All I know is, when I see someone obese, on a reflexive level it looks offensive af. Like how dare they embody such a gross mockery/abuse of the human form.

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