They are just bigots,

  • CookieOfFortune@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    Diet and exercise work for a lot of people but it’s just not always viable given what we’re expected to do with all our time. Also we celebrate by eating so there’s a level of enjoyment with food for many people. If people could have time and money it’d be easier but for most it’s just not feasible.

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      10 months ago

      …But that’s not actually relevant to the initial opinion. From a strictly medical perspective, the overwhelmingly vast percentage of people that are overweight are overweight because of how much they eat, and what their activity level is. You’re talking about factors outside of that, and that’s simply not what the person that posted the original unpopular opinion was claiming.

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        10 months ago

        Sorry what I mean is that the explanation goes beyond just science. These other factors are real and affects a broad swathe of the populace. I’m saying that fatphobics are bigots for more than their misunderstanding of science. I’d say that’s supporting the original argument.

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          10 months ago

          The original statement refers only to not understanding medical science, and that they’re bigots because they don’t understand that science. I refuted that argument. Now you’re saying that there are social and cultural factors rather than just science. You have moved the goal posts of the argument.