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Silent3

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11. If I come in from the rain and somebody says, "You're wet"...

Reply to Marr (Reply #9)

Sun Feb 8, 2015, 09:23 PM

Feb 2015

...rather than "You have rain on you", the first way of saying it doesn't define my very person as being intrinsically damp. It doesn't mean wetness defines me, it doesn't mean becoming dry is an overwhelming challenge.

To me the awkward phrasing of "have fat" backfires against any intended effect.

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"People are not fat. They HAVE fat." [View all] Silent3 Feb 2015 OP

I completely agree with you. Daemonaquila Feb 2015 #1

Was the Faceplant post and dance video production sponsored by McDonald's? Fred Sanders Feb 2015 #2

FWIW... Silent3 Feb 2015 #4

I saw a weird term on tumblr, "death fat" Prism Feb 2015 #3

You can be a very liberal person, yet on DU and many other liberal web sites... Silent3 Feb 2015 #5

"But this weird embracing of unhealth, and demanding language changes to shield the reality... 3catwoman3 Feb 2015 #6

POF, people of fat. ok nt msongs Feb 2015 #7

Hmm I think the point might be gollygee Feb 2015 #8

I actually think that's a healthier way to think about it. Marr Feb 2015 #9

If I come in from the rain and somebody says, "You're wet"... Silent3 Feb 2015 #11

True enough. Also, considering the fact that even the fittest people have fat... Marr Feb 2015 #15

And why is it Morbidly Obese tavernier Feb 2015 #10

How about Morbidly Morbid? Arugula Latte Feb 2015 #13

I think that's simply because morbid obesity until recently has been a rare thing. Silent3 Feb 2015 #14

+1 While people can be "overweight," as currently defined (which is actually a stricter ND-Dem Feb 2015 #12