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Steven Weissman
Dear Seattle: Why stare at a "morbidly obese" person? Is our society that messed up that we spend precious seconds and MINUTES (really long time, little Asian man!) staring at someone who has been in society for many a decade? Is it so far-fetched that a fat person exists on this planet? I have been all over this nation of ours, and by far, Seattle, you are the worst for this ridiculous transgression. I've got an idea, Seattle—grow up and accept people as humans. Then maybe you will be closer to being one of those humans instead of a rude form of Cro-Magnon. Signed, the "morbidly obese" guy who is not a Paleolithic creature.
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As a formerly obese kid/teenager and currently fit adult man, I have no sympathy for you. Stop whining about how mean people are and take control of your life.
Check out the loseit subreddit for tips & inspiration.
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Check out the loseit subreddit for tips & inspiration.
http://www.reddit.com/r/loseit
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I'm fat. I don't cry about it. I'm the one who stuffed the junk in my pie hole. I'm a big man. I understand why people would stare. It's not polite but I only have myself to blame for I'm the one who stuffs the junk in my pie hole.
But instead of crying I exercise. Someday sooner than later I won't be fat anymore. See how that works?
But instead of crying I exercise. Someday sooner than later I won't be fat anymore. See how that works?
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Lose some weight, fatso, or drink more MALT LIQUOR and take more COCAINE to get over your hangups.
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@4: The loseit subreddit is actually a very positive and encouraging place.
I'd rather be the asshole encouraging someone to take responsibility for their own body, than the asshole who coddles them and enables their suicidal life choices.
I'd rather be the asshole encouraging someone to take responsibility for their own body, than the asshole who coddles them and enables their suicidal life choices.
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Yeah right, because everyone who calls an obese person fatso or tells them just how easy it would be for them to simply lose those pounds does so out of sheer altruistic concern for their health. Right, asshole.
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The point is staring at someone who is odd looking whether it be obesity, a deformity, other medical condition is rude behavior.
Funny how so many people here see fit to judge this fatty for being fat only because that self-destructive choice is more apparent than other unhealthy behaviors like smoking, abusing alcohol or drugs, eating shit foods, fuck around without protection, tailgating while driving, etc.
Let he who is without any bad behaviors throw the first hamburger ya hypocrites!
Funny how so many people here see fit to judge this fatty for being fat only because that self-destructive choice is more apparent than other unhealthy behaviors like smoking, abusing alcohol or drugs, eating shit foods, fuck around without protection, tailgating while driving, etc.
Let he who is without any bad behaviors throw the first hamburger ya hypocrites!
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Seriously peeps, good lord...I was lucky enough to be born with a great metabolism or else I would be stuck with a body the size of a bus because I care very little about my health. I get away with my "poor life choices" purely by genetic luck.
Staring is annoying, but the comments judging this guy as a worse human because he's fat? Fuck you. You're not perfect either.
Especially to the guy who suggested cocaine? Really?
"It's better for you to destroy your life with drugs because then you wouldn't be so offensive to MY eyes!"
Joke or not, FUCK RIGHT OFF.
Staring is annoying, but the comments judging this guy as a worse human because he's fat? Fuck you. You're not perfect either.
Especially to the guy who suggested cocaine? Really?
"It's better for you to destroy your life with drugs because then you wouldn't be so offensive to MY eyes!"
Joke or not, FUCK RIGHT OFF.
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@10: You must not come over to I, Anon very often. Someone always makes the COCAINE and MALT LIQUOR joke at some point. The actual subject of the I, Anon is totally irrelevant.
Oh, and aren't you that guy you said you could just wolf down 40 McNuggets? You bastard, I look at a cheesburger and my waist grows a half inch.
Oh, and aren't you that guy you said you could just wolf down 40 McNuggets? You bastard, I look at a cheesburger and my waist grows a half inch.
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The problem here might be an imbalance in the COCAINE and MALT LIQUOR ratio. Too much malt liquor and not enough cocaine? And sometimes it’s just not that easy to take one’s eyes of such a target as a hideously morbidly obese 300 to 400 pound undulating pile of fat lumbers by sweating and panting...
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This year, I resolved to quit doing lunchtime lines then practicing railed-up Kung Fu on the obese homeless in Pioneer Square. Instead I enjoy my midday COCAINE with 40 oz MALT LIQUORS as the good Lord intended.
Regardless, passive agressive Seattle has a staring problem. This can easily be resolved with stiff kicks to the nuts (or hoo ha). If violence isn't your style, get a laser pointer. Nothing changes a judgemental dolt's mind faster than temporary blindness!
Regardless, passive agressive Seattle has a staring problem. This can easily be resolved with stiff kicks to the nuts (or hoo ha). If violence isn't your style, get a laser pointer. Nothing changes a judgemental dolt's mind faster than temporary blindness!
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Ugh. Slack-jawed staring assholes are an unavoidable nuisance in this city. A few weeks ago, I was trying to parallel park behind a scooter, and kept running up against the curb. I had to retry a couple of times, I happened to look over and a guy was *staring* at me, mouth agape. I think I would've been less put off if he had been laughing at me. Slack-jawed stares are fucking creepy.
Anyway, Anon, just stare back with a "fuck you" look in your eyes. The socially incompetent, passive-aggressive freaks will get the message.
Anyway, Anon, just stare back with a "fuck you" look in your eyes. The socially incompetent, passive-aggressive freaks will get the message.
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Sorry, one of those people might be me. I love anatomy of any type so I end up staring at people with any extreme. Extremely skinny, old, fat, ill. Its not out of judgement though,just more...how would I sculpt that?
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I don't think anyone did a sufficient job implementing the importance of COCAINE and MALT LIQUOR into this thread. What is wrong with you guys this week? ;)
Anon - Don't feel bad, I get the same shit for being 'stick thin'. If I eat another sandwich, I'll probably turn into one. People are predictable assholes, just learn to do what makes you happy. Fuck the rest.
Anon - Don't feel bad, I get the same shit for being 'stick thin'. If I eat another sandwich, I'll probably turn into one. People are predictable assholes, just learn to do what makes you happy. Fuck the rest.
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I used to be a fan of the "cocaine and malt liquor" shit, but after a year of seeing it written by lots of people and misunderstood and overused, I think it's old and tired now.
Now accepting new running jokes.
Also, food is a tough one to kick. And staring is rude. Give Anon a break--hell, give everyone a break.
Now accepting new running jokes.
Also, food is a tough one to kick. And staring is rude. Give Anon a break--hell, give everyone a break.
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#4: +100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
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It's not the hideously obese fat slob undulating down the street, it's the ridiculously embarrassing noise and smell of this freak of nature's farts, reverberating against the plate glass windows along the street.
Now accepting new running jokes.The issue here is not,it is clearly uncontrollable flatulence.
It's not the hideously obese fat slob undulating down the street, it's the ridiculously embarrassing noise and smell of this freak of nature's farts, reverberating against the plate glass windows along the street.
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@27 In Middle-Earth, trolls are best destroyed with sunlight. In D&D, it's fire and acid. Online, I much prefer the latter...
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Thank you #10. It's horrifying how not being a size 2 means that you are no longer a person and no longer deserve to be treated with respect and decency.
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I got the opposite reaction from my parents -- they visited Seattle from the Midwest, and were amazed at how *few* fat people there are here. Frankly, if you stared at every fat person you ran across in the Midwest, you'd never have time for anything else. I'm not sure what makes the difference, although I imagine walkable neighborhoods and relatively mild winters help, by keeping people more active.
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You can't ask for ketchup with your fries in Seattle without somebody staring.
That being said, the benefits of eating right and exercising regularly number in the thousands. Make 'em stare for the right reasons.
That being said, the benefits of eating right and exercising regularly number in the thousands. Make 'em stare for the right reasons.
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We stare because it is disgusting, like watching a car wreck.
Cut down on the processed food and run some fucking laps fatty. Your gluttony and lack of self esteems creates a cost to society as a whole when it comes time to pay for your inevitable health problems.
Not to mention how heard it is going to be to lift your fat stinky corpse when you get put down due to heart attack or stroke, and yes will will be shittalking you to the grave.
Cut down on the processed food and run some fucking laps fatty. Your gluttony and lack of self esteems creates a cost to society as a whole when it comes time to pay for your inevitable health problems.
Not to mention how heard it is going to be to lift your fat stinky corpse when you get put down due to heart attack or stroke, and yes will will be shittalking you to the grave.
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You can't ask for ketchup with your fries in Seattle without somebody staring.
That's because the only thing that goes with fries is aioli. Ketchup is gross.
That's because the only thing that goes with fries is aioli. Ketchup is gross.
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Hell- drunks drink and smokers smoke themselves to death every damn day of the week, but nobody screams at them to 'live sensibly' fer crissake. What's with all the hatin' on fat tubs of lard these days?
I'd blow my brains out if I weighed over 225, but that's me. Others not so much. Live and let live all.
I'd blow my brains out if I weighed over 225, but that's me. Others not so much. Live and let live all.
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Has it occurred to you that these people could have been famished with hunger and looking at you enviously, or as a potential meal? Cheer up fella.
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so, people calling you out (it's seattle, staring is about as close as you get) for your fatness is wrong, but bringing up someone's asian-ness is totally cool?
honestly, though, your problems are yours and yours alone, and only you can fix it. either figure it out or get over it.
honestly, though, your problems are yours and yours alone, and only you can fix it. either figure it out or get over it.
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@1 Asshole Reddit comment + fat hate + link to a weight loss sub.
Reddit is a fucking parody of itself.
Reddit is a fucking parody of itself.
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@37
If wanting the members of our community to be healthy makes me a bad person so be it.
When you have to have a coworker help you squeeze together the fat rolls of a stiff to get them through the morgue door, you lose a lot of sympathy for the obese.
The fact of the matter is that if you are fat it is going to shorten your life span, and it is going to be a real pain in the ass for everyone that is going to need to lift you.
If wanting the members of our community to be healthy makes me a bad person so be it.
When you have to have a coworker help you squeeze together the fat rolls of a stiff to get them through the morgue door, you lose a lot of sympathy for the obese.
The fact of the matter is that if you are fat it is going to shorten your life span, and it is going to be a real pain in the ass for everyone that is going to need to lift you.
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maybe they're not staring at you because you are fat, maybe they are staring at you because you are from Texas.
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I'm tired of the Seattle = passive-aggresive. Complete bullshit. Seattle tries to be polite and accepting, more so than a lot of other places. I grew up on the east coast, in the NYC area, the heart of "east coast". People who think that Seattle should be more "east coast" should just fucking move to the east coast or STFU. If you want the "open and honest aggression" of NYC then fucking move there already, or are you too much of a pussy? I'm sorry, was that not passive enough for you?
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@35
What are you talking about?! No one screams at drinkers and smokers to live more sensibly? How many laws do we have governing where and when you can smoke/drink? Every bottle or pack has a message from the Surgeon General. I'm listening to Pandora and every other commercial is condemning people who drink and drive. I'm all for live and let live, but I if you look like a walking freak show, I have the right to stare. Count your blessings I'm not throwing peanuts.
What are you talking about?! No one screams at drinkers and smokers to live more sensibly? How many laws do we have governing where and when you can smoke/drink? Every bottle or pack has a message from the Surgeon General. I'm listening to Pandora and every other commercial is condemning people who drink and drive. I'm all for live and let live, but I if you look like a walking freak show, I have the right to stare. Count your blessings I'm not throwing peanuts.
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I never noticed anyone staring at my morbid obesity.
It takes two to tango. Don't stare back and you won't notice.
Accept that most people are dumb animals, and walk among them as you would walk among a heard of oblivious creatures, who know not what they do or why.
It takes two to tango. Don't stare back and you won't notice.
Accept that most people are dumb animals, and walk among them as you would walk among a heard of oblivious creatures, who know not what they do or why.
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Because you woke up like that one day, right? With all due respect, anon, if you are indeed "morbidly obese", you cannot get upset that people are going to stare at you. You know why? BECAUSE IT'S GROSS!! When your upper arm is larger than both of my legs and when four of me can fit into one of legs of your elastic waist stretchy pants (the only kind you can wear), that is gross. And when we as a society, start seeing 400-500 pound people and just think, " oh, that's normal", now that is a problem.
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Hey Fatso, next time you see someone eyeballing you as you roll down the middle of the sidewalk, feel free to stare right back til they quickly avert their gaze.
If it's a woman who happens to be overly blatant, go ahead and stare right back at her tits.
If it's a woman who happens to be overly blatant, go ahead and stare right back at her tits.
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You want to be fat? I don't care. You want to eat youse,f into a coronary? Go for it. But when your poor life choices end up being supportedby MY tax dollars, I give a fuck. If you're a self sufficient fatty. Good for you, but if being this huge has output you in the system with all if us paying for it, I've got a problem with that...
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thats sucks that some person was staring out you for being fat. It also sucks you call him little asian man and the article is accompanied by a racist little picture. Hierarchy of oppression i guess. I wish The Stranger did a better job at handling this.
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@41 - Did you read about the crematorium that caught fire because they were incinerating an overly fat person? No joke - so much fuel it burned the damn place to the ground. Being fat is dangerous in so many ways...
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We... You know how the Asian are, all these really strange perversions like Tentacle Porn and Bukkaki ... Maybe the guy had the hots for this fat pig...
thats sucks that some person was staring out you for being fat. It also sucks you call him little asian man
We... You know how the Asian are, all these really strange perversions like Tentacle Porn and Bukkaki ... Maybe the guy had the hots for this fat pig...
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Dude, he's not being racist. Asians stare all the time whether your fat or not. I should know, I live there.
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The staring has exactly zero to do with anybody giving a fuck about anyone else's health. It entirely has to do with shaming fat people into staying home, because these assholes think they are entitled to every person on Earth looking in a way that gets their bits tingly. I mean, seriously, how the FUCK is someone expected to get out of the house enough to reach a healthy weight if they are consistently treated like shit every time they encounter the public? I think being fat is less harmful to society than the shitty attitudes and sadism displayed in this thread. Yeah, there's a health care cost with being fat. This kind of shitty cultural fat-shaming is way worse. A person's fat doesn't in actuality cause other people to commit suicide. These sadistic body fascists do, and are generally unashamed of it.
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I agree with @55. I've had people give me the "I'm just worried about your health" speech WHILE CHAIN SMOKING CIGARETTES! (Not to mention, one of the smokers also drinks coffee as breakfast and takes daily laxatives.) And one of them had the nerve to say "well I try to gain weight but can't" while completely discounting my point that nicotine in cigarettes is a stimulant and appetite suppressant. Personally, I think that's exactly why she smokes, because clearly how you look is more important than being healthy, right? That's why I call BS on people saying they are only mean to fat people for health reasons.
This is why dogs are far better company than people. My dogs don't lecture me on my weight, but they do encourage me to walk. And they are great walking companions because when I want to walk, they are always ready to go with no scheduling conflicts. We walk at least 3 miles per day, sometimes more. And I've lost 45 pounds so far.
(I also use a smartphone app to keep track of calories. I eat when I'm hungry but exercise more on days I need to eat more.)
This is why dogs are far better company than people. My dogs don't lecture me on my weight, but they do encourage me to walk. And they are great walking companions because when I want to walk, they are always ready to go with no scheduling conflicts. We walk at least 3 miles per day, sometimes more. And I've lost 45 pounds so far.
(I also use a smartphone app to keep track of calories. I eat when I'm hungry but exercise more on days I need to eat more.)
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