Comments on: Extreme fat hate in “Fat and Fatter”

By: kath

kath — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 05:24:29 +0000

I actually appreciated all of the honesty expressed by every single person. I didn’t perceive any exploitation, just self honesty and a struggle that exists for most humans, some form of addiction, some coping mechanism, whatever form it may take, food, drugs, whatever….human beings try to cope with emotional pain in unhealthy ways, sometimes.
I saw a true concern for others and an identifying factor for these people, think support groups, peolple with the same affliction can truly help one another…whether or not they totally change their lifestyle or take little steps or possibly do nothing at all, atleast they have kindred souls to comfort and understand.
I found this program quite inspiring, I found it by accident at twelve am flipping channels, feeling depressed…I do not have a weight issue, but, I’ve got other demons and I found the level of honesty, all around, refreshing and hopeful and very human.
I wish all of these people well, and, from what I’ve read here, there are other episodes? I look forward to finding them. Peace to every body.

By: veganlifediaries

veganlifediaries — Sun, 17 Jun 2012 10:42:30 +0000

you’re obviously fat

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By: JR

JR — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 17:43:43 +0000

I am flabbergasted. Where to even start? First off, as a US woman who lives right next door to Mississippi, and seeing the woman they choose to feature, and judging from the comments I regularly hear from people who live outside the US, if this is the kind of thing they tell people who don’t live here – namely, that the average person in the US is “eating themselves to 240kg (I think that’s about 500 lbs)” – well that’s simply nonsense. It is exceedingly rare even down here in the “fat capital” of the US to see someone that size.
But do there tend to be some size differences? Yes. And is that anyone’s business to gripe about and moralize over and mock and portray health problems as a side effect of sheer gluttony? FFS, no! I’m glad you wrote a letter because all I can think of is profanity. Geez, this poor woman has diabetes and and is living in the midst of a region where she has to deal with poverty and racism and none of that stress has had ANY effect on her health or weight, I’m sure, nor has any of her genetics, oh no. Just like I know people who eat twice as much as me and are thinner, or I weigh more than a lot of people and am middle aged and yet am healthier than they are, because life is just like that.
Does this woman even know they made the “documentary” to ridicule and shame her?!

By: 1a1a

1a1a — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 14:06:29 +0000

Slightly off topic but, spent a bit of time exploring this ‘fat acceptance’ thing post off-the-cuff commenting (pre getting comment response). Among other things must say – thank you for blogging.