As usual in your phony compassionate moralising way you have completely missed the point. Unlike you, I think gluttony should be derided, along with the other deadly sins, which no doubt you can also make excuses for.
And what was your point? It wasn't focused on Glutony.
To address the original point on the contestants which I did mentioned were designed to fulfill your misconceptions. But,
What the hell are some of these people on here for? Money!
They are on a commercial television show, designed to make a profit for channel 10. They are in essence - the talent of the show. Just like all reality TV, they are far, far from reality.
My point was derogatory comments are not required to prove any point and simply insulting. Over eating is just one reason for weight gain. Most people can really eat what they like as their motabilsm allows them to do so. A high majority of highly obese people - yes, the people you scoff at whilst shopping, have a disorder, either physical or mental.
Its like saying alcoholics all went clubbing and partied to much. Disregaring the social, mental and economic causes. Obesity is more prevalent in the lower class, many have been overweight since childhood and evidence of hereditary obesity.
Its brilliant people like yourselves that come up with solutions like was touted by the NSW Government. To weigh children at school. Sounds great. In reality, the children all line up to be "weighed", and they gossip about the fatsos and tease and place more shame and pain on the innocent child. So, they hide away and eat in a corner. Noone plays with them. They are the last to be picked at everything. If they stand next to a skinny boy, its "fatty and skinny" walking along. So, better not to go anywhere really, just stay at home and stop the glares and judgemental hurtful snipes.
You see, you've never seen someone, struggle against their weight, but not because of over eating, to struggle against society and your misguided disgust for all overweight people, to be embarresed to go out. To be embarresed to eat in public. To be hesitant to dress up as what's the use. To have so little self confidence and no true non-judgemental support. (Even doctors just assume your a pig)
Nothing is ever anyones own fault. Maybe its because daddy didnt come watch you play cricket when you were 10, or mummy didnt read you bedtime stories. BS you are in control of your own destiny
Or maybe molested, raped, locked up in a cage or bullied there entire life by righteous individuals, or their drug addicted parents. Not the perfect little daddy and mummy you came home to.
but what percentage of porkers does this encompass 5% maybe?
Nicely put. A
high percentage of obese people have either a medical or psychological disorder. You say this is to make them feel better, but again why is that so many people can really eat what they like (me included) and not gain excessive weight. If it were sooooo simple - do you think it would be such a problem?
If this is the case why they don’t see medical help before they reach weight outside bathroom scales limit..
Children rarely take themselves to the doctor. And most parents say, oh, there just like me. Big boned. By the time anything can be done, the psychological damage is done. And it is very, very hard to change or help yourself.
I too hate seeing an overweight person stuffing there face full of food, glutony is truly disgusting. But what is more disgusting is the persecuting gang mentality which this thread is displaying. Which frankly is no better than calling disabled people retards, spastics and freaks. Ok - so that may be politically correct, but really its just about being nice and talking about issues like obesity and other
illnesses with a level of descency and taste.