Yeah, they all have Cushing's Syndrome or endocrine disorders. What a crock. I'd be surprised if one percent can use that excuse legitimately. And, if you had done any research on the subject (remember your "education" comment?), you would know that people with Cushing's Syndrome and other medical reasons don't balloon to 800 lbs. Nice try.
The instances of these people having an actual medical condition that contributes to their horrendous weight is about zip. They are the size of a garden shed because they eat too much. Plain and simple. They take in more than they burn, some of them darn near exponentially.
Education? What? Seeing people stuff an amount of food into their face in one sitting that would be enough for a normal, healthy sized person for two weeks requires some type of obesity education to find some excuse? Is this the education you are speaking of?
You hate what you don't know.
It doesn't require weighing 800 pounds to realize how a human being weighing 800 pounds is absolutely ridiculous. The human body was not designed to be like this. I don't think being instinctively repulsed by this is something that requires political correctness when speaking of it. It's hideous.
not all obese people stuff their face with fast food and junk food and do not exercise, or stink, don't bath.
With the exception of the last two, of which the last we are treated to at the beginning of each episode, this only applies to the people on here, right? Sure, I see 500 pounders out for a jog on a regular basis, who then replenish themselves with a salad and a glass of water.
You can give every excuse you want for them The fact is that when someone weighs 800 pounds it's of their own doing, and it's hideous. I'm not advocating calling someone like that out on the street or in an "All You Can Eat for $5.99" restaurant, but this isn't the public, so to speak, and on here people have the freedom to be honest.
Lastly...Anorexia is a far more psychological condition than stuffing your face with 30,000 calories at a sitting, so calling them out is an entirely different thing.
You ought to try that education thing you mentioned before posting again. You call people stupid in a not so veiled way. Really? Isn't that the pot calling the kettle black? Take a look at your entire post. Did you skip your English class that decade?
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leybadana
8 years ago
People that bash or make fun of others due to their size or appearance, or illnesses need to take Empathy 101, especially if they are well into adulthood and still doing this. I guess their parents or teachers didn't teach them tolerance for those we view as not normal. Its called bullying period! There, I've made it plain and simple for you, OK?
Its disgraceful, and depraved on a cellular level. If the show repulses or sickens you, why sit down and watch? For the sickening entertainment, or so you can make fun of their addictions or illness?
They need help, not to be judged and made fun of by some insecure person with major character flaws, that have 0 integrity. Also, you obviously don't have a clue about endocrine orders and the toll it can take on a person's psyche, and physicality, AND the possible underlying problems/conditions bc of them.
That being said, I'm done trying to school, that should've already happened in childhood Pre K.
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disinter
8 years ago
I agree with what you are saying, I really do. There is a severe lack of empathy but the fact is that these people do it to themselves and it's human nature to be fascinated with it and/or even disgusted by it. They can't help how they feel either but at least they are doing it here instead of on the street or irl. I'm truly torn on the issue. No one deserves to be humiliated but everyone has the right to their opinion.
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leybadana
8 years ago
I agree with what you are saying, I really do. There is a severe lack of empathy but the fact is that these people do it to themselves and it's human nature to be fascinated with it and/or even disgusted by it. They can't help how they feel either but at least they are doing it here instead of on the street or irl. I'm truly torn on the issue. No one deserves to be humiliated but everyone has the right to their opinion.
finally the true voice of reason! you are correct indeed, its just sad that they put themselves out there, and for what? a few bucks and a free surgery? sheer desperation i guess. i feel badly for the kids as well. smh
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Gabe1972
8 years ago
Your opinion is not righteous law.
If the show repulses or sickens you, why sit down and watch? For the sickening entertainment, or so you can make fun of their addictions or illness?
For the same reason people slow down on the road to look at an accident.
People that bash or make fun of others due to their size or appearance, or illnesses need to take Empathy 101, especially if they are well into adulthood and still doing this.
You do realize that empathy isn't a given, and for some things it just isn't possible for various people. For me, and many others, this is one of those things. My sympathy, on the other hand, I reserve for others.
They need help, not to be judged and made fun of by some insecure person with major character flaws, that have 0 integrity. Also, you obviously don't have a clue about endocrine orders and the toll it can take on a person's psyche, and physicality, AND the possible underlying problems/conditions bc of them.
An insecure person with major character flaws and zero integrity? Not insecure one bit, and my integrity is not your integrity. Is making assumptions an every day thing with you, or do you reserve that just for people that don't feel the same way about something as you? And if you think speaking one's mind and not being PC for the sake of being PC is a character flaw, then it's a character flaw, by your description, that I happily embrace. You ought to get out a little. And there we go with the medical excuse again, of which a VERY SMALL percentage of these people can actually use. For those that can, I do feel sympathy. These people aren't them. If they were they wouldn't be on this show. I know someone with an endocrine disorder, one called hypothyroidism, and they are overweight, but nothing like this. They aren't so fat that they can barely fit in the tub to take a shower.
That being said, I'm done trying to school, that should've already happened in childhood Pre K.
That's good. You can stop wasting your time on me and others like me and direct it towards people that will weep for these people. From the immortal words of CCR, "It ain't me."
Again, your opinion is not righteous law.
Time wounds all heels.
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Samuraibro
8 years ago
THANK. YOU. GABE.
My mother works as a vascular technologist and in the nature of her profession, she sees MANY overweight and obese people. They constantly complain about blood clots, they have diabetes (and don't take their fluid medication and then get confused when their legs swell up because they don't know how medicine works), and they constantly complain about pain and soreness in their joints and knees BECAUSE LIKE YOU SAID, THE HUMAN BODY ISN'T MADE TO HOLD THAT MUCH WEIGHT.
Overweight and obese people who boast about having "low blood pressure" and/or "low cholesterol" and claim to be perfectly healthy are ridiculous. As if that's the only thing to worry about when you're fat. I think many people don't actually know what blood pressure IS.
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SataiDelen
8 years ago
It's funny how people are quick to acknowledge that anorexia comes with psychological issues, but people are also so quick to attack someone who is severely overweight and make fun of them, rather than to acknowledge that here too, are people with psychological issues. There are reasons why people overeat and become severely overweight. SOMETIMES yes, it's a slow metabolism or thyroid issue, but more often than not, it is because the person IS suffering mentally and is using food to distract them from their problems.
They're using food to hide. This sounds bizarre, I'm sure, but many of them are HIDING inside their bodies, and then have to deal with people staring at them because they're overweight, so now they have even more issues, and once again, they turn to food to deal with it. Once they are severely overweight, they then feel helpless and hopeless and that's when the excuses start as to why they're eating the way they do. They are using the food as a crutch. "I love sweets!" or "'x' food makes me happy when I eat it." and for a brief moment, that may be true. But that moment passes, and then they want to get that feeling back, so they eat more.
And like an alcoholic or a druggie, they need to hit rock bottom before they wake up to what they're doing to themselves, and finally decide to make a change. Sometimes though, they never hit rock bottom, and they eat to the death. Their bodies finally give out (usually the heart, or kidneys, or both), and that's it.
So, maybe the OP is a bit right when they said that perhaps people should stop attacking these people because they overeat so much, and TRY and understand WHY they do it, and it's not just because "they stuff their face." That's something an ignorant and/or in-compassionate person says.
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