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In response to "I just feel extremely sad when I see excessively overweight people...especially when they're in line at an all-you-can-eat buffet...." by MorbidMeg

Agreed with all of that. I also realize there are people who, at their skinniest, might still be considered overweight.

Posted by ty97 Oct 23 '12, 11:27

And that there are overweight people who are healthy.

But I deplore that she is suggesting that there is no correlation, at a societal level between weight and health. She thinks she's fighting a good fight, but I think she's ignoring facts.

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I think the trick is not to judge people individually, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't talk about an underlying problem - Guigue Oct 23, 11:30 2
- I fully agree with not judging individually. She goes a step further and say don't equate obesity and health at all. -- nm - ty97 Oct 23, 11:44
- And of course some people will still feel targeted no matter what, but it doesn't mean we should fight a problem just to spare their feelings -- nm - Guigue Oct 23, 11:32

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Agreed with all of that. I also realize there are people who, at their skinniest, might still be considered overweight.

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