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Pet peeve/call for suggestions

OK, so I do a lot of various activities on the left, where we find people inevitably talking about Fat Cats, and it pisses me off.

First of all, fat people are disproportionately working class for all kinds of reasons--the high cost of many healthier foods, the lack of time to go to the gym, etc etc.

Secondly, I hate 'fat' being used negatively all the time, like that. It's bad enough people despise the real stuff, but to then go around flinging it metaphorically at bad things--Grrrrrr.

I don't imagine others have this same reaction, but are there other things that push your buttons because they're wrong about fat people somehow? and also, does anyone have an idea for a phrase to replace 'fat cat'?
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Pet peeve/call for suggestions

I kinda like the sound of 'Crappy Cappies' smiley
14 years

Pet peeve/call for suggestions

RubyRipples wrote
SporksFTW wrote
"Fat cat is a political term originally describing a rich political donor, also called an angel or big money man.

The New York Times has described fat cats as symbols of "a deeply corrupt campaign finance system riddled with loopholes", with Americans seeing them as recipients of the "perks of power", but able to "buy access, influence policy and even veto appointments."

It is also commonly used to describe a rich, greedy person who, due to ownership of large amounts of capital, is able to "live easy" off the work of others.


It has NOTHING to do with obesity or being fat. Honestly. Is this going to be like homo sexual people getting all pissy when someone says, "That is so gay."? Can I freak out when someone says, "You want to go straight through this light." or "Yes, I would like some crackers with my soup." Words change, people talk how they are taught. You are upset because the word "fat" is used in something that is not "positive."

It pisses me off that bologna is spelled the way it is, because it in NO WAY sounds like it is spelled.

I am all for equal rights, but if you are going to be upset about something like this, where will it stop? Trans Fats are bad. Made up, but bad. Will FA people freak out and demand they are called "Trans Oils" or something?


Don't be stupid. Your post makes NO sense.


Wooo! Bazinga!!

I was totally going to post the same thing here but you beat me too it Ruby
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Pet peeve/call for suggestions

And me.

And for the record, EVERY SINGLE lgbt person I know objects to the phrase 'That's so gay!' And so do I.
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