Originally Posted by
OngBonga
That's a reasonable rebuttal, but I'm still not satisfied that fattie-bashing is anything other than prejudism.
Smoking doesn't serve a purpose. It's pure nurtured addiciton, there's no instinct that tells us we need to smoke. Food, on the other hand, is essential for survival. Kids need to eat. Some kids eat too much. Why? Maybe because their parents are irresponsible fat fucks who think a big mac is an acceptable regular dinner for a child. That's hardly the child's fault. Or perhaps the child is bullied at school and has distant parents, perhaps the only time little Suzy is happy is when she's stuffing her face with cake. Well, if that was literally the only time I was happy, I'd probably be a fat fuck too.
I think in the vast majority of cases, poor eating discipline is developed as a child, and it's extremely difficult to change such habits in adult life, because it's rooted in psychology. The fact we need to eat makes it even more difficult to get control of than smoking... you can't just cut food out of your life altogether, so you'll always know how fucking fantastic eating is.
Bad food should be taxed more for the same reason ciggies are taxed to shit. It's not the fault of fatties that it isn't.
I don't find fat people attractive, but I don't have a problem with them per se. I think they get a rough deal. Most of them don't want to be fat, they just are.