i loved Ralphie May. His Just Correct album is one of my favorites of all time.
He didn't have to die, at age 44, with a wife and two kids. He ballooned to 800 lbs and had a heart attack. The human body is NOT designed to handle hundreds of pounds! Obesity affects mood. It's a tremendous strain on organs. Obviously.
I agree you should not make over weight people feel like shit about their weight. It's just gonna trigger them into eating more. That's their coping mechanism. But addressing weight needs to happen. It might have saved poor Ralphie's life!!!
Looks matter. If you're a meth head you look sick. If you're obese; you look sick. Any Atheist should be able to understand. You're human but you're still animal. What do pack animals do when something looks sick? They notice. They respond. It's evolutionary biology.
We need to figure out obesity. Cheering them on and BS-ing them into embracing their early death is not the way.
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