Ridicule is not a healthy way to correct 'bad' behaviors. Even aside from the fact that I fundamentally disagree that people should feel bad for being obese - Aside from the typical externalities of excessive eating and sedentary lifestyle - your comment is baffling to me.
The social cost of the negative outcomes of ridicule directed at obese people - lifelong stunted self-confidence, eating disorders, depression, suicide, etc. - FAR outweigh the few cases where people like yourself might find this productive/helpful.
Do you really believe that ridicule is a reasonable way for society to deal with this (or any) issue?
>Do you really believe that ridicule is a reasonable way for society to deal with this (or any) issue?
Isn't that exactly what's going on with the backlash against hate groups? Like it or not, ridicule is an effective social tool for behavior modification.
"The nail that sticks up gets hammered down" works extremely effectively in many cultures. I'm not saying there's other downsides to using that tool, but it is extremely effective.
S.Korea & Japan are in the lowest three obesity rates for a reason. (Third being Italy)
It's not a hard thing to figure out, honestly.
I'll vigorously defend your right to express your opinion. That doesn't mean I have to agree with you and I may disagree loudly.
Aggressive social conformism is just everyone disagreeing with you, loudly. It's the kind of thing we should be doing to racists, etc.
I liked it in the beginning, but one time there was a post of a fat dude working out in the gym, and everyone was mocking him relentlessly. I posted "hold on, I thought we were making fun of fat people doing nothing about their condition, this guy is making an effort."
The response was downvotes and "nope, all fat people are human garbage and should be mocked."
Was done with the subreddit after that. It started as a activist subreddit challenging the "love your body" movement that was trying to propagate unhealthy fat acceptance, it ended as a hate subreddit. Shame.
