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Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
"I pity people like you who deprive themselves of the joy of eating to satisfy some unrealistic attractiveness ideal."
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Three things:
1) Aside from being, in my opinion, less attractive, being overweight is unhealthy. Being "fit" and overweight is better than being a couch potato and overweight, but being overweight leads to inumerable health problems. For example, you do not have weak ankles. You are too fat, and your bones can't handle your weight.
2) I'm all for self esteem. People should feel good about themselves. But people should not convince themselves that it is okay to be obese. Be the best you can be. And the best you can be is your ideal weight.
3) I'm sick of hearing that "real women" have curves, or "real women" are not a size two. I have curves and am not a size two (anymore--dammit!!!), but I am no more real than the attorney in the office down the hall who is naturally thin and straight up and down. Fat people should not attempt to boost their self esteem by putting down those who look how they may want to look.
