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Originally Posted by Alex Stroup
I have no idea into which categories the various fat people posting in this thread fall, and it doesn't really matter. But since the rhetorical question above seems to assume what I think is the wrong answer, I felt an urge to respond. And as always, once responding to respond too long.
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Perhaps my question implied something I didn't intend it to. Do I think it is their own damn fault? Yes, most definitely in 99% of cases. Even though my body may have had it's own agenda when I was pregnant, everbody gains weight when they are pregnant and nothing is stopping me from losing the weight now. Indeed, I am working on it, even though it is going more slowly than I would like. Mostly because I have a hard time overcoming my food vices.
Do I think it is ok to judge people because it is their fault? No. Judging implies a deeper assesment of character. I don't think that people who are overweight are any weaker of character than thin people. My husband eats junk food all day long. He literally has
never had a salad. Never. Yet he is 6'2" and 150 lbs. Is his character stronger than mine just because he's thin? I don't think so.