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Showing Original Post only (View all)Can we stop fat shaming politicians we don't like? [View all]
I don't like Christie or Trump any more than the rest of us.
But I do like our fellow DUers, regardless of their weight. And I can see from some of the responses in other threads that when we fat shame politicians, they feel the sting.
Did you think it was ok when Trump mocked a reporter for his disability because he didn't like the reporter?
Would you think it was ok to use a racial slur about Ben Carson because you disagree with him?
Would you think it was ok to disparage Caitlyn Jenner for being trans because you don't like her politics?
After reading fat joke after fat joke in another thread, I felt like I had to speak up, or I would be like the white person in the room who stays quiet when everyone else is telling racist jokes.
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Thank you. It's just mean-spirited but not at all progressive to pull those stunts.
CBHagman
Jul 2017
#1
Actually, I thought any sexual preference would have been grossed out, but that's just me
mdbl
Jul 2017
#240
Since I replied directly to it and specifically addressed several points that it made...
Orrex
Jul 2017
#14
I agree about Trump, but the Christie fat insults are gratuitous and really not worthy as an attack
boston bean
Jul 2017
#8
But do people who share that one attribute, but not the rest? 'Cause you're hitting them, too.
Crash2Parties
Jul 2017
#208
Context is lost on those who are eager to jump on the fat-people-are-disgusting wagon.
Chemisse
Jul 2017
#87
If he or she wasn't accusing you of defending Trump, she or he was accusing me.
femmedem
Jul 2017
#202
couldn't have said it better, LOSER 45 thinks he is the greatest, smartest, most handsome
Motley13
Jul 2017
#105
Nice post but it will go no where. Many here think making fun of appearance is OK. Childish IMO. n/t
USALiberal
Jul 2017
#6
So every time someone does so in a coment, we remind them. After a while it is effective.
Crash2Parties
Jul 2017
#209
Well, I always crack a joke that if I go to the beach someone will try to push me back into the sea.
Vinca
Jul 2017
#245
I agree. There is enough to shame the about without getting ugly personally. I don't like fat sham
nikibatts
Jul 2017
#11
Boo friggin hoo. Agree I've been up and down weight wise. Does not bother me one bit.
Dream Girl
Jul 2017
#33
Thanks! That is absolutely spot on. If a PUBLIC figure says bullshit like that, then he damn well
madinmaryland
Jul 2017
#137
And "he started it" makes me as a (formerly) double-chinned person feel better
Ms. Toad
Jul 2017
#247
Not as long as trump is hypocritical enough to criticize ANYBODY ELSE'S looks. (nt)
Paladin
Jul 2017
#43
I noticed Christie lost a lot of weight from the stomach surgery he had 2?? years ago.
Sunlei
Jul 2017
#49
He looks like he lost about 100lbs but I guess that wasn't enough for the t(R)ump campaign image.
Sunlei
Jul 2017
#217
So if a Black person is a misogynist, you feel free to attack them with racist slurs?
athena
Jul 2017
#120
In general I agree. Trump may be an exception because of his constant comments about other people's
stevenleser
Jul 2017
#58
Agree as to those like Trump. No different than calling out personal morality issues....
Honeycombe8
Jul 2017
#61
I'm not down with fat shaming, but some of the posts on DU are actually calling out hypocricy
kcr
Jul 2017
#81
Mocking the outside has always been a way to convey the corruption of the inside. Chaucer:
WinkyDink
Jul 2017
#84
So long as the post is accompanied by a full length body pic of the poster in swim attire,
linuxman
Jul 2017
#99
Sorry, but that's Trump's argument for going after his critics. Politicians HAVE POWER,
WinkyDink
Jul 2017
#196
Mocking only policy denies us our pretense of cleverness, excellence, and ethical transcendence.
LanternWaste
Jul 2017
#101
As I noted, the brilliant Chaucer would beg to differ. (And who is this "us"?)
WinkyDink
Jul 2017
#197
Let's be clear: Republicans are not the "opposition." They are the ENEMY.
Fluke a Snooker
Jul 2017
#107
So you want to emulate his behavior. When I grow up, mom, I want to act just like the president
Ms. Toad
Jul 2017
#116
I agree, but folks on DU are going to fight for their right to be assholes vigorously...
SaschaHM
Jul 2017
#113
Fuck that fat miserable dirt bag that enjoys making good fat people's lives miserable.
tenderfoot
Jul 2017
#162
Now hold on! None of those analogies apply; take it from someone who decided to lose weight and did.
Towlie
Jul 2017
#144
Good job, ignoring 90% of my post, and making a totally unsubstantiated argument.
athena
Jul 2017
#165
Herbivores and omnivores are affected by droughts. Fewer of them affects carnivores. Drought affects
uppityperson
Jul 2017
#193
Er... Christie wants to use "unhealthy habits" as an excuse to put pot smokers in prison.
Warren DeMontague
Jul 2017
#158
I have no problem with hair-shaming the ridiculous way Trump tries to hide his bald spot.
femmedem
Jul 2017
#203
My point wasn't really about hair, per se (though I am balding); it was about the entire
WinkyDink
Jul 2017
#216
Agreed. It makes our lofty ideals about an inclusive society look hypocritical.
TrollBuster9090
Jul 2017
#213
So we're not allowed to say that Christie is the second blimp to crash in New Jersey? :) - nt
KingCharlemagne
Jul 2017
#222