You've just described my feelings on the matter perfectly. I think it might be helpful to treat obesity as a disease or injury in the sense that it's something we should help people overcome or recover from. That attitude works better on drug-related issues than marginalization, insults, and punishment. Why not try it out on obesity as well? FPH causes nothing but harm; communities like /r/fitness, /r/running, /t/fitness, and /t/running have the potential to help people become healthier through exercise.
I've read several posts from people on FPH who pretty much said "thank you for calling me out on being a fat lazy slob. It made me realize I didn't want to be that way anymore and got me to exercise more and eat less" Being straight up with someone instead of (literally) sugar coating it can be painful in the short term, but I think it's better than lying to someone.
If you feel shame and embarrassment because someone said something about you, that something can often have a piece of truth in it.
While that may be true for some, it certainly doesn't work for all and still doesn't present a solution. And the problem isn't telling someone they're unhealthy or fat, it's doing so in a rude, insulting, and demeaning way. Honesty and harassment are two very different things.
You've just described my feelings on the matter perfectly. I think it might be helpful to treat obesity as a disease or injury in the sense that it's something we should help people overcome or recover from. That attitude works better on drug-related issues than marginalization, insults, and punishment. Why not try it out on obesity as well? FPH causes nothing but harm; communities like /r/fitness, /r/running, /t/fitness, and /t/running have the potential to help people become healthier through exercise.
I've read several posts from people on FPH who pretty much said "thank you for calling me out on being a fat lazy slob. It made me realize I didn't want to be that way anymore and got me to exercise more and eat less" Being straight up with someone instead of (literally) sugar coating it can be painful in the short term, but I think it's better than lying to someone.
If you feel shame and embarrassment because someone said something about you, that something can often have a piece of truth in it.
While that may be true for some, it certainly doesn't work for all and still doesn't present a solution. And the problem isn't telling someone they're unhealthy or fat, it's doing so in a rude, insulting, and demeaning way. Honesty and harassment are two very different things.