Hm? I don't think I made any claim that 'most fat people act the victim", only that the ones that do ruin it for everyone else because the large majority of the ones who make excuses are lying . If there wasn't some significant number of people who make these excuses - there wouldn't be jokes around the concept.
I think there's a case of miscommunication somewhere. I'm not saying most fat people are lying - but that most fat people who are making excuses are lying. Most fat people I know own up that it's their poor diet/lack of exercise/love of food that is the reason they are fat. However most people claiming that it is their genetics are typically lying. Which is why we have tasteless jokes around the idea. [0].
Quick disclaimer: an excuse can be legitimate and someone "making excuses" could have a legitimate excuse. Some do, but most people who attempt to use those excuses are lying. That is my claim and is what I recognize to be the majority opinion and the majority result.
Yeah, I just don't observe that many people keeping their genetics in the fridge like that woman. Just from the fat people I meet, I've heard very few pull the victim card. I think it's overblown how many fat people do act like that, not a "significant number" in my opinion. Maybe it depends on the place/culture, but I don't see it
I think there's a case of miscommunication somewhere. I'm not saying most fat people are lying - but that most fat people who are making excuses are lying. Most fat people I know own up that it's their poor diet/lack of exercise/love of food that is the reason they are fat. However most people claiming that it is their genetics are typically lying. Which is why we have tasteless jokes around the idea. [0].
Quick disclaimer: an excuse can be legitimate and someone "making excuses" could have a legitimate excuse. Some do, but most people who attempt to use those excuses are lying. That is my claim and is what I recognize to be the majority opinion and the majority result.
[0] Tasteless joke http://i.imgur.com/dl09rDa.png