dating event bans fat people

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  • Erisad
    Erisad Posts: 1,580
    Meh, those people deserve each other I guess. I already have a boyfriend so what do I care? :P
  • EmCarroll1990
    EmCarroll1990 Posts: 2,832 Member
    Can i just point out that there are a number of what i would consider to be very attractive girls, supposidly sticking up for the 'a few extra pounds' type of guy.... and almost give the impression they wouldnt be fussed at all....

    my quetion is... WHERE IN THE HELL ARE YOU IN REAL LIFE! ha ha :-(

    Si x

    I found this adorable.
  • andrewsmommy13
    andrewsmommy13 Posts: 30 Member
    I don't think it's offensive.

    Being overweight is a choice.

    I don't respect people aren't taking care of their bodies, this includes by doing drugs or staying overweight or anything that is destructive, and I certainly wouldn't want to date someone who is.

    Being overweight is a choice? Give me a break. There are those that have medical reasons as to why they are overweight.

    Being overweight is a choice to a point. Most people just have never really been taught how to avoid being overweight . In my circumstance, I was completely ignorant on how to control my weight. I took health in high school and college. I never learned anything that really taught me a healthy lifestyle. I graduated 2nd in my class and have a pretty high iq, so it wasn't due to my inability to grasp what they taught. I simply was not taught the basics for living healthy.

    There is a lot of ignorance surrounding the obesity problem in this country. I see a lot of it on these forums. People seem to think that if you are obese it is because you are lazy, eat constantly, and don't care about yourself. Maybe some are, but I see far more people that are just lost and have no idea how to get back. I would suggest that people should not just make blanket judgements based on physical appearance. I tend to believe people are inherently deserving of respect until they prove otherwise.

    Thank you for such an intelligent response! I agree with you completely. I was never taught how to live a healthy lifestyle. But I am learning now and trying to make it a healthy lifestyle change for my family and myself.
  • Awkward30
    Awkward30 Posts: 1,927 Member
    Age restrictions are different and quantifiable. Either you are in your 20's or you are not. Size is subjective. Size 12 is considered fat by some and a goal by others. How would you determine who was too fat?

    Are you kidding?

    Height and weight are quantifiable. Height and weight gives you a BMI. A cutoff BMI of 30 as "too fat" is no different than a cut off of age 30 as being "too old".

    Not that I subscribe to that idea myself... way too many attractive people over 30.

    Damn, if they use BMI as a cutoff, I'm not going. I like a built or builtfat guy and even at low BF their BMI would be high.

    Someone said they actually used size 10 as a cutoff, which is even stupider, as I've seen plenty of small framed obese or overweight girls that don't hit that size. As I've seen people who are relatively in shape that are damn close to that.

    Meh, I don't object to the idea of narrowing the subset of allowed people, but I think that with this criteria, there is no good way to do it. bodyfat% is the best measure of whether someone is fat or not, so I demand a caliper test on everyone entering the event. Also, everyone must wear bathing suits so that the caliper sites are unclothed.

    Who's coming to my party?
  • EmCarroll1990
    EmCarroll1990 Posts: 2,832 Member
    Random thought: Maybe it'll motivate those denied to lose weight.

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