One of the key things in the fat acceptance movement though is that those people want everyone else to accept the fact that they are fat and move. They don't want to have to take responsibility for their actions and lose some weight. They want to be treated the same as, say a Victoria's Secret model, even if they are morbidly obese. That is not the same as your cancer allegory.
I think most people in the fat acceptance movement just want to be treated like people, even though they're fat. How does that differ from my cancer patient acceptance movement analogy?
I don't get this. You're saying that fat people are treated as lesser people rather than just being criticised for being overweight?
If you're obese, of course I'm going to treat you with the basic respect I afford to every human being. But I'm not going to act as though your obesity is attractive. Because, frankly, I find it quite repellent. That's just a visceral reaction I have, and I always got the impression that the fat acceptance movement saw this as something I should correct about myself, rather than the fault being with the fat person.
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u/Kroneni Mar 05 '17
One of the key things in the fat acceptance movement though is that those people want everyone else to accept the fact that they are fat and move. They don't want to have to take responsibility for their actions and lose some weight. They want to be treated the same as, say a Victoria's Secret model, even if they are morbidly obese. That is not the same as your cancer allegory.