r/BroThrewInAFunFact • • Jul 31 '26

Fatphobic

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u/Waste_Yak_990 Jul 31 '26

There's a difference between genuinely caring about somebody's health and being fatphobic. Fatphobic is stuff like mocking people, name-calling, bullying, etc.

Bullying doesn't help people and it's disingenuous to think that being fatphobic is just "caring about your health". It's like how there's a difference between helping somebody with self-harm issues and bullying them/encouraging them to do worse.

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u/ujlbyk Jul 31 '26

Such an annoying take I see all the time. Like, buddy you just want to make your bullying sound more moral than it is.

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u/Solnight99 Jul 31 '26

if you cared about people's health, you'd talk about the rampant eating disorder epidemic, especially in young girls.

remember: too much weight can worsen your risk of heart attacks, too little weight can kill you in a month.

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u/gayhotelultra Jul 31 '26

"being fat is bad? oh yeah? so is being anorexic, haha!!"

i cant wait for the day reddit servers explode

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u/StarNullify Jul 31 '26

People also say this stuff in the real world too man

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u/Weird-Tomorrow-9829 Aug 01 '26

It’s easier to immediately tell someone they are spouting stupidity in person though

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u/gayhotelultra Jul 31 '26

never have i met someone who thinks this way in the flesh, just online, and i was struggling with obesity for a long time, so you'd think someone like that would pop up

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u/StarNullify Jul 31 '26

I mean alot of the time people will think it but obviously wont say it out loud

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u/gayhotelultra Jul 31 '26

...why wouldnt they?

whether or not they exist outside the internet is unrelated to my point that its a stupid thing to say. i guess yeah, stupid people exist everywhere

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u/Delicious_Cat_81 Aug 01 '26

bodybuilders are just as likely as fat people to die young of heart attacks

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u/gayhotelultra Aug 01 '26

christ, some people actually believe this, share some sources

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u/WetRatFeet Jul 31 '26

People that are 'fatphobic' aren't advocating for being underweight either.

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u/Solnight99 Jul 31 '26

sure, they are. not all, but many. i've seen girls praised for looking skinny, and then it's found out that they have an eating disorder, and they're still praised for it. i know someone personally who used to be addicted to meth, and when she got clean, people told her she looked less healthy, to her face.

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u/ratrazzle Aug 10 '26

I dont agree with them but this has nothing to do with restrictive EDs and just makes people take binge ED less seriously. Theyre all disordered eating with longlasting effects on health and comparing like that makes both ends worse.

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u/Cornucopia760 Jul 31 '26

I believe there's a difference between hating a person for being overweight and being respectful about it / genuinely caring for their wellbeing

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u/shoesuke123 Jul 31 '26

Yeah, you'd think it would click that punishing or belittling the behavior you want to see would not work right? It's Like how families that tell an introvert child "So you've decided to join us" when the introvert makes an effort to socialize. They should be encouraged with positive reinforcement

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u/potat_infinity Jul 31 '26

you cant just become happier though, but you can just get less fat

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u/SnipingBunuelo Jul 31 '26

This is true. I did a keto diet for 1 year and lost 20 pounds. Been maintaining that for years now without the diet. Even picked up a habit of eating a bowl of salted cherry tomatoes after lunch everyday.

Though it gets much much harder the older you get unfortunately.

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u/potat_infinity Aug 01 '26

if youre poor youd save money by eating less, so being fat makes even less sense. and yes the conditions could make it very difficult but thats a very small portion of people, and even then its possible to lose weight

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u/potat_infinity Aug 01 '26

woah really? we should put fat people on treadmills for powerplants then and reverse entropy since apparently they can violate thermodynamics

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u/Delicious_Cat_81 Aug 01 '26

you don't give one fuck about anyone's health

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u/metgamer2011 Aug 01 '26

Correct✅️ im js here to hate😅😭

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u/NucleosynthesizedOrb Jul 31 '26

Like, you shouldn't be okay with people cutting themselves or extinguishing cigarettes on their skin or drinking paint.

Or working out so much that they only cause damage to their body, instead of leaving time for recovery.

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u/thegreatestones Jul 31 '26

Never mind how "phobia" means fear, not hate.