Can we stop fat shaming politicians we don't like?

[Towlie]

155. On the contrary...

"Moreover, as a psychologist on DU has posted previously, shaming a person is not an effective way to get them to change. If you want someone to change, you treat them with kindness and compassion. You don't attack and shame them."

On the contrary, that was the prime source of my own motivation to get serious about losing weight. Even if people didn't actually come out and say anything, I knew what they must be thinking when they looked at me and it made me feel depressed. Then I decided to do something about it.

And your assertions about scientific findings are ridiculous. Of course being overweight shortens your life! Look around you! You'll see a lot of old people and you'll see a lot of fat people, but you won't see a lot of old fat people.