Ok look, I want to preface this by saying I am not saying this out of hate for anyone, but because I think your ignorance may cause actual harm to people.
it’s kind of obvious that this post is referring to the fat/body positivity movement. And yeah you know what, telling people to be unhealthy is bad. But no one actually does that. What people do, is tell fat or obese people that they shouldn’t feel like their bodies are inherently ugly (which by the way finding fat people ugly is rooted in actual racism) it’s telling them that despite what people have said, being obese is not a moral failing. Because you know what people do when they’re made to feel that way? TW EDS, SELF HARM! They starve and sometimes even hurt or kill themselves. They feel terrible. TW END. People don’t celebrate poor health. They celebrate that their bodies are beautiful and worthy of love. People are obese for a variety of reasons; mental health, genetics, disease, and yes, eating too much or not exercising enough. But none of those things mean anyone deserves to be shamed. So yeah. It is ok for people to be obese, because their health is their business, and no one should refrain from celebrating themselves or their bodies just because they are unhealthy.
Hot take: people should not celebrate or endorse obesity. Making something that is very unhealthy seem okay isn't right, especially something like weight.
Edit: I wholeheartedly do not mean to insult or make anyone feel bad. I support anyone who is fat, being fat does not make you a bad person or anything, but it's extremely important to understand that weight issues can be big health problems and it's important to care about weight.
Again, I mean no harm to anyone. If you are feeling depressed or negative, please reach out. There are people who will support you.
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Also the body positivity movement was meant for people who had tragic accidents, like loosing a leg or having an arson attack, but overcoming this despite having extra challenges/lost body parts from these attacks. It was never for fat people.
Also a strong body really helps with a positive mind so fat people will fill extremely proud when they loose weight, physically and mentally, and exercise is one of the best things to battle mental health with. So yeah, we just need to constructively encourage people to loose weight
“We” don’t though. I literally said in the beginning that I’m not saying to good to be unhealthy. No one has ever said that. But it’s no one else’s business what anyone else does with their bodies. Most people don’t choose to be obese, and it’s really difficult for people to lose weight. I don’t want to argue with either of you because I know it won’t go anywhere, but I think it’s wrong to judge other people about their weight, especially if you don’t know them. They should be allowed to just exist in peace, healthy or not.
Let’s agree to disagree then since I think it’s good to encourage others to get in a more healthy body that’s better for their health physically and mentally.