Just gave my first negative rep (on MC)

[wendybeth]

I agree, KB. Offensive posts occur on just about every board, and the good thing about rep is that you can directly let someone know you don't appreciate their attitude or stance on an issue. While I haven't seen the offending post, I've a feeling that particular poster is going to get dinged more than once.

On the subject of weight, I knew once the medical community and public officials started talking about the dangers of obesity that it was sort of an open season declaration on overweight persons. Lawmakers started tossing about ideas for 'sin taxes' on junk food, with the same excuse that they used going after cigarettes and alcohol- since 'sin items' strain the medical system, they have the right to recoup losses through taxation. Now that smoking is on the decline, people feel justified in targeting overweight persons. Personally, I think it's wrong, and anyone who is crass or cruel enough to comment on anothers weight in a negative manner is nothing more than a bully, but for some reason people seem to feel that they have the right to do so. When I was smoking, I always tried to be considerate of non-smokers, yet even when I was in the smoking area and abiding by all the rules there would be some asshole that would have to make a snide comment. These people don't care about your health, they merely want to put themselves up by belittling you. I quit smoking in spite of these persons, not because of them.