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Originally Posted by Rivermaxx
Ok,obesity has been proven a disease just like drug addicts, alcoholic and people with HIV and cancer. If if it makes you feel better yourself when picking or beating up on people with a diseases. More power to you it really shows what kind of person you are . I feel its unacceptable and anybody who does it is just trying to pad their own insecurities. I also think that anybody who does this is as bad anyone saying garbage racial slurs about any ethnic group. I am sure if it was a racist comment this thread would be deleted so whats the difference. Like I said maybe that guys an asshole because of this type attitude against people that are obese. Treat everyone like you want to be treated regardless of size, race , sexual preference and gender, its not hard to do.
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I still agree with you, but more on a principle level. While I would like to be nice, and treat everyone the way I would like to be treated it does not always work. I think most people generally treat each other well, but there are some people who would like to ruin it for the rest of us. The big guy freaking out about his sandwich is a good example. What right does he have to disturb everyone else? If he is "craving" some food, well that is his deal. If he is "addicted" that is his deal as well. I understand addictions, seen plenty of them, but I will not accept them. It is that person's fault that they are addicted, plain and simple. And being nice to addicts does not cure the problem, it just empowers them and they think it is ok.
I am a firm believer in being strict with people who cannot be strict with themselves. This dude has let himself go physically, and that is an indication towards his mental state. While I agree that "poking fun at him" is wrong, what else can we do? Just shoot the guy and put him out of our/his misery? Let him keep doing it? Try to be nice and hold his hand?
He is a grown man, and is acting like a child. I think that beating him up and calling him names is not productive, a good on the spot fix would be everyone, lets say 30 and up, in that area should have gathered around him, and politely but firmly told him that his actions were unacceptable, and that he was making a fool out of himself. He was disturbing everyone, and using inappropriate language. If he resisted, he should have been removed by said people, and instructed not to visit that store again by the manager. But no one has the balls or care these days to do that. So you either let him do it, hoping he will stop and leave, or one person confronts him. That one person has to take a different route, cause it only appears that just he has issues, not the majority. That is where the physical violence comes in, good way to get the point across. Not the right way, but effective. I prefer verbal abuse myself, not good either, but yet again very effective if used correctly. When you are on your own, and have to resove something, you lack the rest of "society's" help, so acting in a "social" manner is often not very effective. This is an example of using the tools you have at your disposal, right or wrong the situation calls for some action. This not a true repair of the problem, just a quick fix of the situation. However I view the rights of the rest of the people in that area as more important that this one childish guy. Maybe that is wrong, but we all have to co-exist with each other.
Stereotyping is not a good thing, when viewed in our current social enviorment. But it is the main reason we still exist. Back in the old days when we were hunting and gathering stereotypes were very important. Any animal with big teeth and large body mass was considered a threat, and generally avoided. If you did not you ran the risk of being eaten. Good sterotype if you ask me. People stereotype pretty much everything. You see a guy on the street who has olive complexion, dark hair and a bunch of gold jewelery, he must be itialian. Not a bad thing, but you just used a common sterotype to place him in a category. Maybe you do not like itialians, it does not really matter for this example. I think racial slurs are overused, and have a negative conotation these days. They are derogatory by nature, but can be used to describe exactly what they refer to. If you see a guy walking a dog down the street you can call him a dog walker. So if you see a guy acting like a (insert racial slur) you can certainly call him that. Will he like it? Who cares, he is acting just like it. So it applies. Maybe he thinks the way he is acting is ok. Well, in your opinion it may not be ok. Somone here is wrong and someone is right... That is where the grey area of life comes in, and that is why we have sterotypes. Quick and dirty way to keep yourself in or out of situations, and make judgements that will hopefully benefit you.