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137. is clickbait/flamebait guaranteed to raise people's hackles?

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Is obesity ever a person's fault [View all] nobodyspecial May 2013 OP

yes and no FreeState May 2013 #1

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I'm pretty sure it's my fault that I'm fat. NaturalHigh May 2013 #2

Mine is. I know that I'd be old and cranky so I eat to much to be fat. The jolly brewens May 2013 #16

Same here! But I've just turned over a "very low sodium" leaf ( I LOVE salt!), so it's a start. WinkyDink May 2013 #72

Of course it is. Most extreme cases are an example of that. Warpy May 2013 #3

You have made a very good observation. I have been fat all my life. I never liked being southernyankeebelle May 2013 #56

Not always. n/t LeftofObama May 2013 #4

as much as alcoholism is an alcoholic's fault... n/t eShirl May 2013 #5

So everyone who is fat nobodyspecial May 2013 #9

Do you feel better now? Marrah_G May 2013 #22

nobody ever sets out to become an alcoholic or a fat person arely staircase May 2013 #25

The real answer from a food addict..... Red State Rebel May 2013 #149

You make a really good point about having to eat and how hard that is. Chemisse May 2013 #155

not only do you have to eat, but you have eat carbohydrates to survive. liberal_at_heart May 2013 #159

So... all of it? Pelican May 2013 #122

A ten year old child is not to blame. NYC_SKP May 2013 #6

Certainly not with children. DNA and what they are taught. Our pediatrician told me ... nessa May 2013 #81

and if it's not an obese child's fault, does it become their fault on their 18th birthday. (nt) nessa May 2013 #82

Good question blueamy66 May 2013 #134

in my case it was arely staircase May 2013 #7

Thank you for your honesty nobodyspecial May 2013 #11

Is this Tien1985 May 2013 #8

I don't see it as a stupid argument nobodyspecial May 2013 #10

You appear determined to change that BainsBane May 2013 #12

Was there a memo? siligut May 2013 #59

You're right of course Tien1985 May 2013 #65

Spring is in the air siligut May 2013 #79

I'm probably 15 lbs overweight for my frame. lpbk2713 May 2013 #13

Good grief -- you are scarcely very overweight -- Hekate May 2013 #71

How intellectually incapacitated must one be before it's considered a disability? REP May 2013 #14

Wow nobodyspecial May 2013 #15

Well, posting flamebait shit is your CHOICE Marrah_G May 2013 #24

Like mama always said MattBaggins May 2013 #68

Just went through timdog44 May 2013 #17

Yes. The first year of my marriage I stopped my eating disorder. Butterbean May 2013 #18

I am glad you have overcome your eating disorder. nobodyspecial May 2013 #19

Thank you, but I haven't. The weight gain made me freak out Butterbean May 2013 #23

This sounds like a major problem- digonswine May 2013 #51

I have been on the med merry go 'round since college. Butterbean May 2013 #144

Boy, don't I know that message laundry_queen May 2013 #100

Laundry Queen... JNelson6563 May 2013 #133

Huge hugs to you. I can relate. Butterbean May 2013 #142

N.E.D.A. can help October May 2013 #129

Thanks. It's been so long that I sort of have accepted it as just part of who I am. Butterbean May 2013 #143

Not necessarily......... Capt.Rocky300 May 2013 #20

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Posts like this are flamebait Marrah_G May 2013 #21

Perhaps not everyone shares your opinion nobodyspecial May 2013 #32

Must make you feel wonderfully superior! Marrah_G May 2013 #35

No, it doesn't nobodyspecial May 2013 #38

who says being obese is a bad thing? datasuspect May 2013 #26

If you are healthy and not experiencing any difficulties nobodyspecial May 2013 #33

Not always treestar May 2013 #27

bingo. MFM008 May 2013 #29

I found this an interesting read. Maybe it would help. nobodyspecial May 2013 #31

I Am Obese grilled onions May 2013 #28

I'm sorry for the medical conditions you face. nobodyspecial May 2013 #30

me to! MFM008 May 2013 #40

I wish we still had unrec. Morning Dew May 2013 #34

Sometimes Coyote_Bandit May 2013 #36

How much good does shaming and blaming do? love_katz May 2013 #37

I recently quit smoking fasttense May 2013 #127

LOLLOLLOL love_katz May 2013 #147

Oh ... Sigh... Where to start? tavernier May 2013 #39

I have the same issue with bad genes nobodyspecial May 2013 #45

You want a cookie now? MattBaggins May 2013 #70

Yeah, sure tavernier May 2013 #77

Have you eaten today? Cirque du So-What May 2013 #41

Why, yes, I have nobodyspecial May 2013 #48

I'm too busy Cirque du So-What May 2013 #50

My biggest objection to some of these over weight conversations Arcanetrance May 2013 #42

BMI is a mess nobodyspecial May 2013 #49

That is a toss up question. Lady Freedom Returns May 2013 #43

In my case, yes, and every time I gain weight it's directly Cleita May 2013 #44

Thank you for your honest response. nobodyspecial May 2013 #47

I agree with you. Plus I have to say am a stress eater, big time. southernyankeebelle May 2013 #58

addiction of any kind can take years or even decades to kick. liberal_at_heart May 2013 #75

The problem with obesity timdog44 May 2013 #46

It always is Uzair May 2013 #52

I'm fat and now... Bay Boy May 2013 #106

food can be an addiction just like DesertFlower May 2013 #53

As with all these flame bait questions and issues posted here on DU aristocles May 2013 #54

+1 This. Read this, OP! nt Pholus May 2013 #62

Excellent answer for this particular flame bait Hekate May 2013 #93

Ever? Of course. RedCappedBandit May 2013 #55

oh hell yea, most of the time quinnox May 2013 #57

It can be. ForgoTheConsequence May 2013 #60

Yes, if they're republicans. hughee99 May 2013 #61

Yes for about 95% of people. justanidea May 2013 #63

My, aren't we the self righteous one? madmom May 2013 #103

"Eating less and moving more." loyalsister May 2013 #145

partially. Prejudice and hate are also a person's fault. liberal_at_heart May 2013 #64

Point out to me exactly where I been prejudiced. nobodyspecial May 2013 #94

Your entire OP reeks of condescension and self-righteousness. LAGC May 2013 #161

I am my husband's Scapegoat HockeyMom May 2013 #66

I guess the question for YOU is.....is obesity ALWAYS a person's fault? Pholus May 2013 #67

No nobodyspecial May 2013 #89

Then the point of the OP was.... ? Pholus May 2013 #90

Flamebait, just like others are saying. Rex May 2013 #141

America is the land of the free. You are free to choose to consume any products you want to lunasun May 2013 #69

I'm sure most of the time it is. Apophis May 2013 #73

Yes. rrneck May 2013 #74

Yes blueamy66 May 2013 #76

It's difficult for poor people abelenkpe May 2013 #78

It's almost always the fault of the obese individual, imho. Marr May 2013 #80

I think it would be cool if researchers could determine the catalyst that changes addiction liberal_at_heart May 2013 #85

Another question loyalsister May 2013 #83

Great post. ITA. n/t TDale313 May 2013 #111

Who cares whose "fault" it is? Bettie May 2013 #84

Merely the need of some to feel superior to someone else. Pholus May 2013 #88

I feel the same way Bettie May 2013 #91

Please point out to me where I was nobodyspecial May 2013 #95

Who said it was you? Pholus May 2013 #96

You posted an invitation for people to do so Bettie May 2013 #104

exactly BainsBane May 2013 #107

It's not the first time for that one either. nt laundry_queen May 2013 #108

I'm responsible for what other people post? nobodyspecial May 2013 #109

Well then, perhaps you could explain the reason for your post? Bettie May 2013 #110

The motivation for the OP is the great unanswered question here. Pholus May 2013 #116

Of course Yo_Mama May 2013 #86

It's a free country. LisaL May 2013 #87

Well I have three things to blame for mine... cherokeeprogressive May 2013 #92

I was yelled at as a child for Manifestor_of_Light May 2013 #97

Possibly eating habbits developed, growing up, watching our parents eat. demosincebirth May 2013 #98

seeing some of the fat and pudgy kids, I have a feeling it does run in families quinnox May 2013 #99

Yes and no revolution breeze May 2013 #101

Of course. MrSlayer May 2013 #102

Go look at pictures of crowds sorefeet May 2013 #105

People moved around more back then, Quantess May 2013 #112

why? would that help you feel morally superior for not being obese? La Lioness Priyanka May 2013 #113

I'm fat because I eat fried/oily/sugary foods and don't move enough. tarheelsunc May 2013 #114

"Fault"? As in "Flaw" or something to feel bad about? That's an external appraisal only. nolabear May 2013 #115

I'm obese and it is both my fault and the side effect from the drugs I am on for ptsd. applegrove May 2013 #117

I'm kinda thin and I blame it on genetics LeftInTX May 2013 #118

I was thin until two years. Then put on 80 pounds. Then I lost it. Funny thing happened though... DJWBlue May 2013 #119

that's been my experience too. liberal_at_heart May 2013 #120

I agree. Getting older has also been a blessing for me as well. DJWBlue May 2013 #121

Yes. nt bike man May 2013 #123

Hardest thing i ever did in my life. Notafraidtoo May 2013 #124

You start this thread then YOU duck all responsibility. Classic. n/t KurtNYC May 2013 #125

One thing. is certain the mass advertising of many food products to an still_one May 2013 #126

Trash thread. Iggo May 2013 #128

Is it in your fault fault in your case? LanternWaste May 2013 #130

Mine is liberal N proud May 2013 #131

I've read through the whole thread with interest BanzaiBonnie May 2013 #132

Before I answer that question, i'm going to have a look Sivafae May 2013 #135

is clickbait/flamebait guaranteed to raise people's hackles? datasuspect May 2013 #137

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Nice shit stirring thread, I see it worked. Rex May 2013 #140

Can be, but what a dickheaded question. cliffordu May 2013 #146

Nearly, but not quite, always. Donald Ian Rankin May 2013 #148

I would say about 90% of the time HappyMe May 2013 #150

When I went off birth control pills, I lost 35 pounds in two months. CrispyQ May 2013 #151

your OP is a leading question noiretextatique May 2013 #152

I blame chocolate. For being delicious (nt) Nye Bevan May 2013 #153

It's The Sugar otohara May 2013 #158

this column is gaining comments MFM008 May 2013 #154

Thirty million people in the US have thyroid disease and may not know it. Manifestor_of_Light May 2013 #156

I dunno. Do monster doses of daily prednisone plus 3 other daily steroids for severe asthma count? riderinthestorm May 2013 #157

Sometimes no... cynatnite May 2013 #160