Overweight men may feel stigmatized, too

hackableyou · 2019-08-02T04:51:52+00:00

I used to be overweight years ago. I definitely felt stigmatized. Not so now, I lift weights 4 times a week and throw in some cardio as well. But I can definitely relate to this.

Gaki-San · 2019-08-02T12:53:55+00:00

May?

There's abundant evidence that overweight women have advocates that constantly defend their right to participate equally in society, but there's virtually no such advocates for men in the same position. Fat shaming is virtually always a phrase used in reference to women.

That one-sided approach to the problem where all the effort and expenditure are going towards helping stigma against overweight women, is pretty indicative of the stigma in society against overweight men. It combines two of our largest biases.

mgtowolf · 2019-08-02T15:43:51+00:00

I agree it's a problem, but I disagree with the solution. I am vehemently against this bullshit of telling fat girls they look great how they are and deserve to be able to date models if they want, and that men are shallow if they reject that. I want that whole mentality eradicated, not extended to men.

grandmasbroach · 2019-08-02T18:37:00+00:00

I have no sympathy for people who are overweight. No one did that to you. You made the conscious choice to ignore your health, not exercise, and eat more food than you need to. Not only that, but if they chose to do so, they could lose all the weight and be healthy.

Don't try making excuses either like, it's my thyroid. No it isn't, that would make you gain 10-20lbs, not 100-200lbs. You have time to go to the gym, you just don't prioritize it. Obama went to the gym every day. You're not busier than him, sorry. No one forced you to go through the fast food drive through either, and not go to the store to get healthy food. Again, you have the time to do this, you just didn't want to cook, and wanted to plop your ass on the couch the minute you get home. What a miserable life it must be to live like that...

A-fuckingnerd · 2019-08-11T09:02:48+00:00

Wait till you are a short male.

Mightyoak123 · 2019-08-02T09:06:12+00:00

I think the way overweight people are treated in general is poor. There’s no need for it, I used to be quite fat and now I’m not and I’ve noticed such a difference in how im treated but it might be because I have more confidence now. Fat people are seen as greedy and lazy, but over eating is addictive behaviour same in cause as any other. Loving and caring for yourself and dealing with your issues is the only way to overcome it and that’s made harder if people can’t keep nasty comments to themselves

Title	Overweight men may feel stigmatized, too
Author	goodmod
Upvotes	7
Comments	11
Date	August 2, 2019 4:10 AM UTC (7 years ago)
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