Re:My embarrassing picture went viral
by GeorgeOrr on Wednesday October 09, 2013 @10:33AM
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I suppose I shouldn't be, but I am a bit surprised by how easily people seem to think they know exactly how other people have gone wrong in their lives. And how to insult them into fixing things.
Are there really that many people around who have so completely solved their own lives that they know, after a single article, exactly what is wrong and what will fix total strangers?
And, these wise insightful people seem to choose harsh judgement and even shaming as tools to fix others. That seems odd as well, I wouldn't have thought such enlightened people would go the judgemental shaming route.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Preventable_causes_of_deat...
It seems pretty important to me.
But you're assuming that she is not going to all reasonable lengths to address the issue, which is completely unfounded! The article even mentions how she has been adressing it, even though it's none of our business and completely besides the point, just to preempt your cries "just lose weight then, HEH". Sequeing into of "well she's still overweight so clearly she isn't trying hard enough" shows that you're just either trying to be provocative or don't understand how being overweight works.
Will you quit riding in a car?
Every person gets to trade risks and benefits at their own discretion. To me, the years I've saved traveling are well worth the risk of riding in an automobile. I hope you won't try to convert me to however you feel about it.
Meeting arbitrary beauty standards to be perfectly attractive to the worst of internet commenters isn't and shouldn't be everybody's first and only priority.