• GroundhogNight
    +3

    The example you gave can happen, absolutely! But there's a huge difference between the example you gave and starting a group whose sole purpose is to mock and ridicule fat people. You want to say, "Hey, being 500 pounds isn't okay, whether or not you're fine with it. It's an unnatural weight...etc. etc." While Fat People Hate had posts with titles like, "Great letter from dissatisfied flyer who had to sit next to a diaobese whale." Or, "My GF found one doing what they do best, taking up space." You pointing out to someone that their idea of "being in shape" is constructive, where the entire purpose of Fat People Hate is to ridicule and destroy. One is legitimately hate speech.

    • Idontmindturtle
      +2

      Yep, definitely. I appreciate there is a very big difference between fph and my viewpoint, but I also believe that many people will group my viewpoint with fph, in order to right it off. For the record, I think that someone who is morbidly obese and doesn't preach their lifestyle should be treated just the same as everyone else in society. I don't bring up weight with my overweight friends and I don't bring up weight with my skinny friends.