DUCKBOY wrote:murdurur wrote:
yes big agree
imo fatphobia is being so blown out of proportion lately that it's starting to look like a joke
i think people can be assholes to fat people, though, and i know it from first hand. and yeah fuck these people but real fatphobia could be a doctor not taking the same care they do to their skinny patients whenever you have a problem (yes, i get that being fat is def going to be an aggravating factor for plenty of medical conditions and such but its not always the only thing that's going on), or getting less job opportunities just because of your physical appearance (again, it can also depend on what kind of job, because there's some that because of the physical difficulty it may be impossible for a fat person to take, but fat people shouldnt be disadvantaged/not have the same opportunities to take other jobs where you being fat or skinny matters, just because of them being fat if you get what i mean).
someone not wanting to be fat, or not wanting to date a fat person is not fatphobic, its personal choice. you may dislike it, but you can't force attraction
people can be assholes to anyone though, but i'm not saying you're wrong lol.
totally anecdotal but when i was obese i'd occassionally get some mean comments on my body and i would say i still get the same amount of mean comments. maybe i just didn't experience fatphobia but sometimes i get the impression that some of the body positivity people are just mad they're not being applauded and given special treatment for their weight like they assume skinny people are (they're not lmao most people are barely acknolwedged unless they have a huge social platform)