Normalisation of being fat

[bennett83]

Sorry mate, are you a short arse?

Didn't realise.

little man syndrome,probably a lycra twerp aswell

 

[Some Random Guy]

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That tree could have a class treehouse.

 

[SYB_DC]

I'm referring to the op and his criticism of curvy

I read "the creep of..." meaning "the changing definition of..." Those terms used to mean different things than "fat." Now they don't.

 

[Harry Angstrom]

What a bizarre thread. I don't think being fat has been 'normalised' at all. Overweight people are still seen as figures of fun or derision and women, in particular, are still being led down the 'perfect body' path.

People considered normal weight now would have been fatties 40 years ago.

 

[lenshack]

See also 'bubbly', 'cuddly', and the time honoured 'lovely personality'.

"Plump and Buxom" has always made me prick my ears up......

amongst other things.

 

[monkeytassle]

little man syndrome,probably a lycra twerp aswell

A fit one.

 

[Thackeray]

A fit one.

Sing Lofty.

 

[raindog]

 

[zwartekat]

People considered normal weight now would have been fatties 40 years ago.

If you say so although the common usage of 'fatties' and worse on here suggests that it has hardly been normalised.

 

[Some Random Guy]

Diabetes can be cured for nothing. That bomb can be diffused

No, it can't.

Type 2 (the one most people get) is generally, but not always, preventable. It can't be cured, but can be managed and even go into remission with the right lifestyle changes.

Can't be arsed to get into a thing with you at this time of night Harry. You're a born contrarian, although I'm sure you'll disagree.

 

[monkeytassle]

Sing Lofty.

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[Napoleon Dynamite]

No, it can't.

Type 2 (the one most people get) is generally, but not always, preventable. It can't be cured, but can be managed and even go into remission with the right lifestyle changes.

Can't be arsed to get into a thing with you at this time of night Harry. You're a born contrarian, although I'm sure you'll disagree.

 

[Some Random Guy]

The last sentence is my favourite, either way I win.

 

[bernardbresslaw]

When we were at school there was one fat lad, and he was called fat Kev.
I bet the kids nowadays don't use this naming system...

 

[mcq10]

I'm an avid reader of the daily mail sidebar much to my own chagrin but I can't help but notice the creep of curvy and buxom etc.

It's not. It's fat and it's propagating a problem potentially worse than smoking. Nationally our diet is absolutely shit and diabetes is off the charts.

Don't know where I'm going with this rant to be fair but I need to vent.

I get what you're saying but the daily mail?

f***ing hell man

My missus reads that shit

 

[nyron4england]

Fat ***** that take up two spaces on the tube should pay double during peak hours!

 

[Deleted member 559]

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Tattoos are spelt correct

 

[mcq10]

When we were at school there was one fat lad, and he was called fat Kev.
I bet the kids nowadays don't use this naming system...

It's true.

We had a couple of lard arses in our school. Now there's 6/7 in every class. I have to stop myself calling them chunk or chubs

 

[Jasper]

I'm an avid reader of the daily mail sidebar much to my own chagrin but I can't help but notice the creep of curvy and buxom etc.

It's not. It's fat and it's propagating a problem potentially worse than smoking. Nationally our diet is absolutely shit and diabetes is off the charts.

Don't know where I'm going with this rant to be fair but I need to vent.

You're more ranty in your old age marra nevertheless I agree with you in this instance.

It is, like most societal trends, cyclical. A social norm is propogated and people buy into it, literally and figuratively. However there will inevitably be a counter culture by those who are unable or unwilling to consume the norm. There is then the realisation that actually the counter culture can be exploited and that is then propogated as the social norm. Rinse and repeat.

E.g. Everyone sees slim models in magazines and on TV, they buy slimming products, clothes, beauty products etc.

Fatties can't afford or can't lose weight and a consensus builds up that why should overweight people conform. Kerching, let's put a plus size model on a billboard advertising swimsuits for "normal people".

 

[Arkle]

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