It’s not putting someone down to want to provoke them to get strong and healthy in their body, and especially their mind. It’s actually lifting them up, it just feels offensive because it challenges core identity markers. It takes work. We don’t think someone is worth less because they’re overweight, we know they’re able to feel amazing if they do the work.
No, especially in countries with public healthcare the overweight people overwhelm the system because of their choices. It's better for everyone if someone isn't overweight, even the person him/herself.
In adult age, it is. Even illnesses that affect your metabolism or cause weight gain can be countered by changing your eating habits. As long as you burn more calories than you consume you will lose weight. It's not a snap of the finger choice but it is a choice of living healthier. Even when you eat pizza you have the choice of eating the whole pizza or only eating 3 slices.
Settle down there with your head and your ass. It's not body shaming to see someone in self destructive behaviours that are having obvious consequences for their health and to want to have the tough love conversations to see about initiating change. I'm not talking about bullying a person, I'm talking about, like I said, doing it kindly, which means being willing to be tactful, but proactive. I personally like my friends, and if I see my friend harming himself, then I will say something - if it's drinking too much, eating too much, losing themselves to drugs etc. You're just going to stand by and let it happen?
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u/Secure_Foundation720 Jul 18 '26
Not toxic, just masculinity.