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Re:I Think You're Fat (2007) by Jugglernaut on Wednesday December 28, 2011 @03:28AM (#3399092)
That's not even near true. Many people are completely oblivious about their weight. Though I highly doubt you will do anything but hurting them by telling them that they're fat.
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Re:I Think You're Fat (2007) by corin_ on Wednesday December 28, 2011 @06:43AM (#3399465)
As a fat person, I ask: how??

Seriously, the idea that I could have just not realised I'm fat baffles me.

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Re:I Think You're Fat (2007) by saturdaysaint on Wednesday December 28, 2011 @08:44AM (#3399715)
Body dymorphia is a very real phenomenon, although it's commonly seen the other way around. As a formerly fat person, I have to say that I'd go long periods where I'd be willfully oblivious to my weight. The occasional hurtful comment and/or painfully bad photograph really did jar me into action.
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Re:I Think You're Fat (2007) by Mz on Wednesday December 28, 2011 @06:48AM (#3399478)
Body image isn't always accurate. Surely you have heard of anorexia?

Clip from white chicks about that (opposite of a fat person thinking they are not, but similar principal I guess): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Gy4xMgArmk (dressing room scene -- possibly NSFW)

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