With all that we know about the human mind, and all the empathy and understanding we're capable of...

Why do we still joke about obesity?

Ten years ago I weighed 300lbs and lost half of it. I was destroyed emotionally and never taught how to take care of myself. My parents self destructed in their 60's. Even though I'm in good shape now and make consistently good choices, there's a big girl inside me that only feels empathy. It was really hard to overcome the cycle of overeating because I was sad then being sad because I overate.

I guess I just don't think it's funny. People are people and everyone is struggling with something.