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The Effect Fat Acceptance Is Having On Kids

About a documentary called Junk Food Kids. The increase is insane, even more sad when you see little kids in the hospital because of their junk food diets. When you see them on a hospital bed knowing they shouldn't be there in the first place or they lose all their teeth.

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helsbels · 31-35, F
I think there are two issues it's important not to confuse. Junk food diets, junk food addiction etc are very sad and borderline abusive when it's parents feeding their kids nothing but McDonald's (education is part of it - budgeting and cooking skills). But being fat itself is not a crime and the thought that kids shouldn't be 'accepted' (where... in society?) because of their body size is wrong. While it shouldn't be 'celebrated' as such (there doesn't have to be a 'fat pride' movement!), no-one should be demonised either or they could be sent the other way towards eating disorders. Especially the younger they are. Which is awkward, because that's when you still have time to help them make changes. It's like most things today, there needs to be a sensible, sensitive middle ground but instead it's 'obesity is beautiful, bigot'! Or 'you fat waste of life, you are disgusting and should be ashamed' 🙄
LordShadowfire · 46-50, M
@helsbels
It's like most things today, there needs to be a sensible, sensitive middle ground but instead it's 'obesity is beautiful, bigot'! Or 'you fat waste of life, you are disgusting and should be ashamed' 🙄
Well, yeah. Nobody's saying we should make these kids feel like shit for being fat. I'm just saying they need to be taught how to live a healthy lifestyle. Goddess knows I wish somebody had pressured me into exercising more when I was younger.
SatanBurger · 36-40, F
@helsbels I'm sure some people are mean to bigger people just to be mean but that's not what they're talking about in the video I posted.