Milton Keynes headmaster accused of fat shaming

Original post by The PoliticalGuy

Obesity causes according to the NHS

it can lead to a number of serious and potentially life-threatening conditions, such as:

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type 2 diabetes

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coronary heart disease

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some types of cancer, such as breast cancer and bowel cancer

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stroke

Obesity can also affect your quality of life and lead to psychological problems, such as depression and low self-esteem .

However some stupid people (*cough* feminists *cough*) say like Stephanie Abraham that say " Fat is beautiful, if someone wants to be fat then let them"

I am an advocate for freedom but children must be taught to diet and exercise otherwise the obesity problem in the UK will continue, why the Headteacher is being criticised is beyond me.

I agree with you, but I seem to have failed to see how being a feminist equates to endorsing unhealthy body image. There's no correlation there.

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Original post by mundosinfin

I agree with you, but I seem to have failed to see how being a feminist equates to endorsing unhealthy body image. There's no correlation there.

beauty standards. "due to partriachate the unrealist beauty standards were set and not everybody is perfect, we should accept everybody as is"
generally obesity for both genders is covered by SJW (on the internet you can hear crap like - if you refused xxx if xxx is fat then it fat shaming)
add spices like modern tendency to blame the organism for everything - I am fat because of bones, legacy, being born like this...

and here we are. with the development of science it is possible to lose fat, adjust looks (in the future - possibly genes) but ironic that people are becoming uglier than before.

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Original post by Chucke1992

beauty standards. "due to partriachate the unrealist beauty standards were set and not everybody is perfect, we should accept everybody as is"
generally obesity is covered by SJW (on the internet you can hear crap like - if you refused xxx if xxx is fat then it fat shaming)
+ spiceys like modern tendency to blame the organism for everything - I am fat because of bones, legacy and son.

Due to the what now?
No, feminists advocate for equality between men and women. Many modern feminists are also SJWs, but this doesn't mean that feminists are the ones who brought this stigma about. The reason why people say this is because it's true, but not to the extent that people who are seriously at a health risk are referred to in this statement. The beauty standards most of these people mean are things like shaved legs, no stretch marks, perfectly flat stomach, etc. In relationships I would say you have a valid reason to reject someone because of their appearance - it isn't ideal but it's your preference, However, if you refuse someone for a job then I'd say this is fat shaming, unless the job requires physical fitness (e.g. personal trainer, sport coach - actually in my days I've seen numerous overweight coaches haha)

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rickyrossman

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Britain is going down the same route as the USA.

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Original post by mundosinfin

Due to the what now? No, feminists advocate for equality between men and women. Many modern feminists are also SJWs, but this doesn't mean that feminists are the ones who brought this stigma about. The reason why people say this is because it's true, but not to the extent that people who are seriously at a health risk are referred to in this statement. The beauty standards most of these people mean are things like shaved legs, no stretch marks, perfectly flat stomach, etc. In relationships I would say you have a valid reason to reject someone because of their appearance - it isn't ideal but it's your preference, However, if you refuse someone for a job then I'd say this is fat shaming, unless the job requires physical fitness (e.g. personal trainer, sport coach - actually in my days I've seen numerous overweight coaches haha)

Wow, so rejecting a person because of their looks is not ideal? Then what is?

Fat shaming generally refers to not liking a fat person. It rarely includes the job at all and more things like "as a fat person I did this or that".

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Original post by Chucke1992

Wow, so rejecting a person because of their looks is not ideal? Then what is?

Fat shaming generally refers to not liking a fat person. It rarely includes the job at all and more things like "as a fat person I did this or that".

I mean, it wouldn't be ideal - as in favourable, nice, good etc - if someone told you they didn't want to be in a relationship with you because of your looks. A perfectly fine reason would be personality incompatibility, for example.

That would be true, but you could also say that this sort of prejudice in job interviews etc could be referred to as fat shaming.

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Original post by mundosinfin

I mean, it wouldn't be ideal - as in favourable, nice, good etc - if someone told you they didn't want to be in a relationship with you because of your looks. A perfectly fine reason would be personality incompatibility, for example.

Not to hurt those feelings. I get it.

I think people should strive for generally healthy society and not "whatever society that doesn't hurt others feelings"

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Original post by Chucke1992

Not to hurt those feelings. I get it.

Honestly I don't understand why you'd want to though...

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Tiger Rag

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I'm not sure I get the issue. He didn't name a particular child. He was talking about in general.

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Friar Chris

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'Fat shaming' is nonsense. But it's of the same ilk of nonsense that thinks that people have a right to not have to hear or see things that offend them.

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CookieButter

15

We have an overly obese feminazi in our year that yaps on about fat shaming in class whenever she gets the opportunity. She's already reported a number of students in our year and a lecturer this one time for disagreeing with her. She reported me for asking a lecturer what impact recognising transsexuality as being natural would have on psychology in medicine.

These lowlifes they impose their views on others whilst having the audacity to claim that it is society that imposes its views on them.

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