Being Fit May Be as Good for You as Not Smoking

Re:Being Fit May Be as Good for You as Not Smoking by Jarb on Wednesday December 19, 2018 @05:05PM (#18720206)

Maybe I'm misreading what you wrote, but how do you societally accept a vice while at the same time stigmatizing it?

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Re:Being Fit May Be as Good for You as Not Smoking by towelr34dy on Thursday December 20, 2018 @10:01AM (#18725420)

Because we all have vices.

Should we accept them openly and be proud of having vices? No.

Should we be tolerant of other people's vices? Yes.

Basically: having vices is bad, having vices doesn't make you bad. Vices should not be a source of pride.

I would agree that the HAES movement does get at something that needs fixing: America dehumanizes people. It's hard to explain, but having lived in other countries, I can say there is a dehumanizing element here against those that are deemed less (druggies, ex-cons... and to a lesser extent those who are overweight)

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