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70. Great story Hissyspit

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Sat Mar 7, 2015, 12:29 AM

Mar 2015

I'm so glad he was found. K&R

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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