lessismoreohio wrote: » Never a legitimate reason to body shame someone. Reveals far more about the person doing the shaming than about the person being shamed.
brianpperkins wrote: » lessismoreohio wrote: » Never a legitimate reason to body shame someone. Reveals far more about the person doing the shaming than about the person being shamed. Is pointing out that being so large that they spill into adjacent seats and cause others to relocate truly shaming?
yopeeps025 wrote: » So I should be angry when these two obese guys tried to ride and stalled the roller coaster by a half hour because they were to big to use the seat belt?
jgnatca wrote: » Was the trainer concerned perhaps that the fan was unaware of their size? If there were inconvenienced fans, shouldn't it have been dealt with there rather than publishing the incident? When I was at my largest, should I have deferred air travel until I could fit in the seats without infringing on my neighbours? Don't laugh. I have acquaintances that pretty well turned themselves in to shut-ins because of the shame.
amyrebeccah wrote: » yopeeps025 wrote: » So I should be angry when these two obese guys tried to ride and stalled the roller coaster by a half hour because they were to big to use the seat belt? I don't see why you shouldn't be annoyed--angry seems like a bit of a reaction but that's your call. But I wouldn't find it appropriate to post a picture of them so their bodies can be judged and pretend like you had some kind of magnanimous purpose.
fallenoaks4 wrote: » jgnatca wrote: » Was the trainer concerned perhaps that the fan was unaware of their size? If there were inconvenienced fans, shouldn't it have been dealt with there rather than publishing the incident? When I was at my largest, should I have deferred air travel until I could fit in the seats without infringing on my neighbours? Don't laugh. I have acquaintances that pretty well turned themselves in to shut-ins because of the shame. There are some people who are unaware of their size. My 500 lb BIL insists that he is just "big boned" for example. It does happen. Not saying this excuses what the personal trainer did. The lady should have bought two seats. Same as air travel. If you use two seats/spaces, pay for them.
wolverine66 wrote: » fallenoaks4 wrote: » jgnatca wrote: » Was the trainer concerned perhaps that the fan was unaware of their size? If there were inconvenienced fans, shouldn't it have been dealt with there rather than publishing the incident? When I was at my largest, should I have deferred air travel until I could fit in the seats without infringing on my neighbours? Don't laugh. I have acquaintances that pretty well turned themselves in to shut-ins because of the shame. There are some people who are unaware of their size. My 500 lb BIL insists that he is just "big boned" for example. It does happen. Not saying this excuses what the personal trainer did. The lady should have bought two seats. Same as air travel. If you use two seats/spaces, pay for them. When I was 225, I knew I was fat, I just had no idea how fat. Actually, it's only now, when i look at comparison pictures do i realize just how big i had let myself get.
BinkyBonk wrote: » wolverine66 wrote: » fallenoaks4 wrote: » jgnatca wrote: » Was the trainer concerned perhaps that the fan was unaware of their size? If there were inconvenienced fans, shouldn't it have been dealt with there rather than publishing the incident? When I was at my largest, should I have deferred air travel until I could fit in the seats without infringing on my neighbours? Don't laugh. I have acquaintances that pretty well turned themselves in to shut-ins because of the shame. There are some people who are unaware of their size. My 500 lb BIL insists that he is just "big boned" for example. It does happen. Not saying this excuses what the personal trainer did. The lady should have bought two seats. Same as air travel. If you use two seats/spaces, pay for them. When I was 225, I knew I was fat, I just had no idea how fat. Actually, it's only now, when i look at comparison pictures do i realize just how big i had let myself get. I think most of us agree with that. Pictures tell the story. But this wasn't done out of concern, it was spite. They guy is just nasty.
I_Will_End_You wrote: » What else is sad is that if you read some of the comments on his Facebook page, people go off on him for body shaming, and follow it up with "curves are beautiful, sticks are not". Way to make your whole argument invalid.
BinkyBonk wrote: » Wow. I want to cry for that woman, even though her face is never shown. Does this guy think she's completely unaware of her weight? Yes, we need to be having frank discussions about weight - with our Doctors, family, and others who care about our wellbeing. Some a-hole fat shaming a stranger on social media is not having a discussion. It's a DB being insensitive and using someone else's misfortune to his advantage. It's sickening. At the risk of the other MFPers jumping down my throat, I'm going to use the B-word here. This guy is a bully. Plain and simple.
I_Will_End_You wrote: » The guy definitely sounds like an *kitten* on his Facebook page in general, but his post about the people next to her having to move does not bother me. I don't know that I'd call it fat shaming, more like an observation. Reporting what she was eating? Yeah....all aboard the douche canoe. While I don't think it was necessary to post her picture, I agree that people should not have to be uncomfortable in a seat they paid for because the person next to them is sharing it with them! ETA: The media definitely didn't need to post it all over the place. It's likely the woman would have never seen it had they not.
