some ppl take things to personal...
I took the very first thread as you (wakeup) trying to educate but some where along the lines it turned into a thread of putting obese fat ect. ppl down and the name calling has just became out of control....
Originally Posted by Dayna Love
When things turn to name calling on these threads (generally, not always), it is usually because some one got their feelings hurt, the comments were reasonably legitimate, and the "name caller" lacked any valid, learned response to the legitimate comments ... so they start name calling to deflect the attention away from them ... or "reflect" the attention back at the poster who made the comment. It is also used in an attempt to marginalize the poster and make the real target of the comment seem superior intellectually.
It is an age-old knee-jerk response, although patently transparent.
After re-reading WU's initial post it is obvious he was talking about himself as an example and he was not name calling or labeling beyond common terms that are customarily used.
In a marketing environment the "marketers" tend to adopt phrases and acronyms that "candy coat" or camouflage the truth and reality to create a more palitable product or service and thereby attempt to gain a greater share of the market place .... or in some cases appear to be something that they are are not ... I once met a used car salesman who had a card that read "Transportation Counselor"!
For instance as our society grows "larger" the "bar" of what people call "petite" moves higher on the weight and size scale for instance. It's just that on BP (and on here) guys want to see a picture(s) of the real person and the advertiser wants to publicize they are "petite" so they publish pictures of someone who weighs 140 to 150 and is 5'5" .... I will give them the benefit of the doubt and assume they don't know what "petite" is when they are selecting someone's pictures to steal.
As for folks who have "a weight problem" ... they have two choices basically ... live with it or live without it, which means they either accept their condition or reject it and do something about it. But if they are going to "accept" their over-weight condition, part of that "acceptance" is dealing with criticism and accepting that without attacking the folks who recognize the condition .... and for everyone's sake don't expect the rest of society who do control their condition to accommodate your unwillingness to control yours.