The Ugly Hypocrisy of DU.

[davidthegnome]

17. This isn't about DU specifically.

You're talking about a few people, or perhaps even a lot of people, who were making fun of Christie and his weight. However... we have many thousands of members here, to suggest that this is "hypocrisy of DU" is inaccurate at best. You are painting with a broad brush here, whether some of our members are guilty of ugly hypocrisy or not, there's a whole heck of a lot of us that really don't care how fat Christie is and have nothing to say about it.

That being said, I'm not a fan of political correctness for it's own sake. I don't think any of us would tell an African-American, Jewish person, Asian person, Gay person, or disabled person to grow a sense of humor if they were offended by racist or bigoted comments. However, we are talking about Christie here, who is, essentially, a privileged white bully of the sort that, like all republicans, is eager to cut assistance to the poor. This man is growing more heavy while millions of people in this Country do not have enough to eat and can barely feed their children - and food stamps have been cut largely in thanks to politicians like him.

No, I'm not going to take issue with someone making fun of Christie's weight. If it was a decent person, hell yes, I'd be upset. But this is Christie, as far as I'm concerned, the worst things we can say about him will not be bad enough. As far as I am concerned, any insults directed against him are fair game and well deserved - and not nearly as much as he deserves.

Now perhaps this is my own personal hypocrisy, as I would indeed be upset if someone picked on a nice person for being overweight. Still, please keep in mind that this MY hypocrisy, and not that of DU as a whole. There's a big difference.