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Well with the rising amount of obesity in countries worldwide, I would have to tell you that for us to reach that point where obese people are seeing as celebrities and important people, we would have to create cures on many of the diseases that come with gaining such as Diabetes, high cholesterol, etc. If those diseases are cured then people wouldn't look at obese people so badly.

I think, we already are beyond the point where (ultra-)thin is considered trendy. I'm seeing a lot of sexy heavy people around me, that don't hide their beauty behind huge clothes anymore.

I like, where that is heading.

In the VIP world, fat people are still the "funny fats", but even there, some change can be found.

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We are definately seeing such trends. We have extremists who shut down the Beach Body advertising because it was shaming fat people to buy their product.

At the other end of the scale we have people fat shamed to get to a healthy weight but this is increasingly being seen as unacceptable.

With fat becoming normal and also out of bounds as something to shame people for it's all changing.

Progress is being made on several fronts. Being a little overweight will be promoted at more healthy than being underweight or even normal weight. The next thing will be accepting obesity as a disability, a right and a lifestyle.

As a disability the obese will get extra protection by hate crime laws. If the victim or anyone who knows them thinks that the crime or hurtful words were motivated by obesity then the police are forced to respond and not just forget about it like they do with most crime.

I think obesity will become a more and more attractive lifestyle.

This is Earth, it has been proven many times that apparently anything is possible XD

I fully agree with you, the way I see it there have even been fat people way before the 21st century obviously, fat people have always existed and it's highly unlikely that we're just gonna go and disappear off the face of the Earth, at the end of the day people are gonna do whatever the fuck they want, people are gonna eat what they want, be what they want, and do what they want, you cannot go and control every single little aspect of what people do, that's just it. I think it's wonderful when somebody has a wonderful amount of confidence, hell there are some fat people that have more confidence and self respect than half of the skinny people out there and are beautiful wonderful people, but society just wants to paint them as scum, that irks me to no end and that's gotta stop.

There were a few reasons being fat or overweight was considered positive, but the biggest reason was famine or lower food supply - if you have extra weight, you probably won't starve in lean times.
I don't think it would be a less judgemental society - it would just be a trade off in the standard ideal.

Not as long as obesity researchers come up with outrageous things to stay employed

When diseases and ailments from malnutrition were the predominant killers, obesity was seen as good.
Now that diseases and ailments from obesity are the predominant killers, obesity is seen as bad.
Can't see that changing.