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StrongBad

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36. The truth is often obnoxious and/or unpleasant.

Fri Mar 6, 2015, 09:13 PM

Mar 2015

Honestly, I feel bad for the guy and it sucks that he had to curtail his enjoyment of dancing because people were making fun of him. That's not cool.

But, I also concurrently feel there is an element of exploitation surrounding this stunt to self-promote the organizers and my above comment was an allusion to that. When all is said and done, none of these women are going to remain close friends with him nor engage in any intimate relationship with him. But they will have created a viral meme and get to pat themselves on the back thinking that they did something good while raising their personal profile.

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YES!: Thousands of Women Are Throwing a Guy a Dance Party After He Was Body Shamed [View all] Hissyspit Mar 2015 OP

No idea why, Hissyspit, but this brought a tear to my eye... Cooley Hurd Mar 2015 #1

weird, me too... K&R. nt. druidity33 Mar 2015 #5

Because he looks so hurt JustAnotherGen Mar 2015 #28

I just wanna give him a hug. WorseBeforeBetter Mar 2015 #34

Yes - what a shame. 840high Mar 2015 #63

Exactly Sweet Freedom Mar 2015 #91

No one should be made to feel... awoke_in_2003 Mar 2015 #29

Exactly why I will call Chris Christie all the names in the book he deserves to be called, but fat NoJusticeNoPeace Mar 2015 #2

I agree. rhett o rick Mar 2015 #8

I agree with your addition, and add Letterman. Jim Lane Mar 2015 #96

Agreed... awoke_in_2003 Mar 2015 #31

+10 nilram Mar 2015 #35

I detest seeing weight disparaged on DU Skittles Mar 2015 #72

Oh, there is no doubt actually Christie is fat............ cstanleytech Mar 2015 #74

Yes - Bill Maher are you listening! Hate the fat jokes. Not funny. nt flygal Mar 2015 #94

"Fat" jokes about Chris Christie are like "Turtle" jokes about Mitch McConnell. maddiemom Mar 2015 #99

Well, hopefully you will learn not to enjoy them. nt Logical Mar 2015 #103

But many here on a progressive forum continue to call him fat. I would ban them. nt Logical Mar 2015 #101

Agreed, if they keep doing it after a warning NoJusticeNoPeace Mar 2015 #105

K&R peacebird Mar 2015 #3

EXCELLENT ! Hoppy Mar 2015 #4

Dancing is one kind of movement that can be shared in one place by people with all sorts of enough Mar 2015 #6

DANCING IS FOR EVERYONE Hissyspit Mar 2015 #7

Absolutely. nm rhett o rick Mar 2015 #9

And you don't have to be good at it to enjoy it! n/t SwissTony Mar 2015 #14

What Hissyspit said. Octafish Mar 2015 #26

It's the most basic artistic expression. Good OP. Eleanors38 Mar 2015 #111

You just reminded me of one time when I was a little kid starroute Mar 2015 #21

Nice post! classof56 Mar 2015 #89

Did you ever see the late Charles Durning dance? maddiemom Mar 2015 #100

I hadn't -- but I found a clip of him dancing on YouTube starroute Mar 2015 #108

Anyone who has ever seen "O Brother Where Art Thou?..." Hissyspit Mar 2015 #112

i am so glad to see this, being the better that we are, taking down those that choose to hurt others seabeyond Mar 2015 #10

Thats right, seabeyond. darkangel218 Mar 2015 #90

i disagree with your basic argument, i disagree with your interpretation of events. seabeyond Mar 2015 #92

You rarely talk to me???? darkangel218 Mar 2015 #97

interesting post. thanks for shating your experiences. tishaLA Mar 2015 #117

The Results are in.... Katashi_itto Mar 2015 #119

Yes, yes, yes...hate needs the shaming. :) mother earth Mar 2015 #98

Hope this guy and ladies havea great time! joeybee12 Mar 2015 #11

Post removed Post removed Mar 2015 #12

What does dancing and having a good time have to do with sex? TerrapinFlyer Mar 2015 #13

The OP was about not body-shaming. Please. n/t SwissTony Mar 2015 #15

Nice! What other things would you like to tell us! Rex Mar 2015 #16

what an obnoxious thing to say. seabeyond Mar 2015 #17

The truth is often obnoxious and/or unpleasant. StrongBad Mar 2015 #36

womens only role in life is to fuck a man? that is what is pathetic. you do not even get seabeyond Mar 2015 #38

Apparently so. Mariana Mar 2015 #93

We should also answer the question FBaggins Mar 2015 #104

You are not telling a truth. You are expressing a shitty opinion. Luminous Animal Mar 2015 #42

You're actually making an assumption about his fuckability- you're assuming he's not partnered. LeftyMom Mar 2015 #44

Or maybe they are just trying to be human... awoke_in_2003 Mar 2015 #47

+1, big time. Marr Mar 2015 #71

Your saddening post was hidden so I'll reply here... myrna minx Mar 2015 #53

Post removed Post removed Mar 2015 #77

You don't know any such thing. Hissyspit Mar 2015 #55

Sorry Hissyspit; greiner3 Mar 2015 #87

Stop digging! SCVDem Mar 2015 #56

So do you have the same concern for fat women? treestar Mar 2015 #84

What.the.actual.fuck? cyberswede Mar 2015 #19

you sir... handmade34 Mar 2015 #20

I bet misogyny is a way of life for you Skittles Mar 2015 #22

With him, it's more like misanthropy. Ken Burch Mar 2015 #62

This message was self-deleted by its author Exhibit A Mar 2015 #23

I really find this offensive, as if the measure of a man or a woman is how 1monster Mar 2015 #24

Well, if they met him and you... awoke_in_2003 Mar 2015 #32

Snappy...and true. n/t JimDandy Mar 2015 #78

True that. nt Bobbie Jo Mar 2015 #114

Does he get a Gofundme pot? bluestateguy Mar 2015 #18

Is there a full moon out, or something? n/t Oilwellian Mar 2015 #64

Yes, at least on 3/5. And tonight we lose an hour of sleep, WorseBeforeBetter Mar 2015 #107

As it stands, it is impossible to body shame a cis white male AngryAmish Mar 2015 #25

So you are saying this guy wasn't body shamed? FLPanhandle Mar 2015 #30

Forty percent of your examples are nonwhite Nevernose Mar 2015 #39

If you are white, cis or het, everything is great AngryAmish Mar 2015 #48

So if that guy had killed himself after they mocked him? Hissyspit Mar 2015 #52

Your opinion belongs in a latrine. romanic Mar 2015 #66

Oh, I get. You're making a mockery of opinions that don't really exist. nomorenomore08 Mar 2015 #67

MONUMENTAL bullshit BubbaFett Mar 2015 #86

what is cis? awoke_in_2003 Mar 2015 #120

It means cisgender romanic Mar 2015 #122

What a load of manure.... Oktober Mar 2015 #76

Heavy D was white? BubbaFett Mar 2015 #85

I'm surprised that Heavy D and the Fat Boys are white males! alcibiades_mystery Mar 2015 #116

Social media can be a cesspool of hate, Curmudgeoness Mar 2015 #27

Fantastic..I am so pleased to see people advocating for him. K&R Jefferson23 Mar 2015 #33

Ooh, they tracked him down... to London. YAY! WorseBeforeBetter Mar 2015 #37

"He can dance if he wants to... Nevernose Mar 2015 #41

LOL, yeah, that was clever. WorseBeforeBetter Mar 2015 #43

Clever! myrna minx Mar 2015 #59

! Bobbie Jo Mar 2015 #115

Come on Eileen....nt msanthrope Mar 2015 #118

Yay!!!!! Awwwww, this is great! BlancheSplanchnik Mar 2015 #50

Ha ha, I know. That "after" photo above really bothered me... WorseBeforeBetter Mar 2015 #54

Here's a link to Safety Dance for those too young to remember it spooky3 Mar 2015 #61

Great, earworm. SMC22307 Mar 2015 #110

good for Sean Skittles Mar 2015 #73

HUGE K & R !!! - Thank You !!! WillyT Mar 2015 #40

Somebody needs to tell those little snots that dancing isn't for watching Warpy Mar 2015 #45

Great!! All you need is good music!! Hulk Mar 2015 #46

Great! Boogie down, dude! NBachers Mar 2015 #49

that second pic is so sad Liberal_in_LA Mar 2015 #51

So, did they find him? Helen Borg Mar 2015 #57

check out post #37, they did find him. nt seabeyond Mar 2015 #58

There are still good people out there. More than there are bad people. Ken Burch Mar 2015 #60

There's not enough enough shaming in this society... devils chaplain Mar 2015 #65

Reminds me of this old poster - LiberalElite Mar 2015 #68

I just got home from a father-daughter dance and saw this...breaks my heart. Moostache Mar 2015 #69

Nice post flygal Mar 2015 #95

Great story Hissyspit Oilwellian Mar 2015 #70

Awesome story! Thanks for sharing. I wish more men would dance. McCamy Taylor Mar 2015 #75

WTF? The guy was not huring anyone, he was doing his thing! anotojefiremnesuka Mar 2015 #79

We don't know he's alone. SCVDem Mar 2015 #80

Well that is true he could be a stud for all we know and have women all over the world! anotojefiremnesuka Mar 2015 #83

Fuck those asswipes who posted originally about him. Inkfreak Mar 2015 #81

Fuck them a million times... dorkzilla Mar 2015 #82

I was reading about this this morning ismnotwasm Mar 2015 #88

Recommended! Bill USA Mar 2015 #102

Then *my* picture oughta get TENS of thousands of women! MannyGoldstein Mar 2015 #106

update.Pharrel and Moby to perform at the party Liberal_in_LA Mar 2015 #109

K and R. NaturalHigh Mar 2015 #113

Dancing Man signed up for Twitter just so he could respond... countryjake Mar 2015 #121

Mean people suck. roamer65 Mar 2015 #123