Wow! =o She definitely looks much better afterwards. Funny how it's supposed to induce thoughts of "Oh no look what all that eating has done! :o" but we all think the opposite.

Good thing I NEVER go shirtless if I can help it then. *laughs*

Oh heck yeah.

Well, I meant more that we absorb things a lot more readily when we are young, but just because we're older, doesn't mean that the absorption stops. =o Constant bombardment... the whole 'fat people are acceptable to hate on' thing is a big part of that, I think. It can be thrown around all over without anyone batting an eye. =/

Indeed, which is why I am trying to discover as many as I can to decipher this dreadful puzzle. Ties to womens liberation? Curious. Did they see fat as too... too much of something that a man would want, and that a skinnier figure was a form of rebellion, perhaps? Economic trends... katsujinken provided an explanation for that which makes clear sense.



Those are very interesting points. Humans like to keep things simple, and it seems humans always need something to hate. We outlasted predators, and now we turn on each other.

I was looking as to a reason why the hatred seems almost instinctual... I think the answer is that humans, especially when young, are capable of absorbing more off society than they normally aware of. Society subtly tells people of all ages that fat is wrong and they integrate that feeling into themselves without really noticing that they've effectively been brainwashed. Similar things happen in different societies, but the subtle social brainwashing infects every single culture. Which is why... different cultures think so differently regarding instincts, an example being of how different cultures find certain appearances attractive. =o

So... it looks like the origin lies in the 40's to the 60's then. I did hear about the 'Twiggy' craze that went on in the 60's, but just one model... that can't be the main cause of it all, surely? =o

I was just wondering exactly where the hatred of overweight people came from, precisely. What really started it? As we know, in days gone by, people didn’t seem bothered by it; some even admired extra weight, but nowadays the hatred and ridicule given to those who are overweight borders on the fanatical (and often crosses that border). It’s utterly ridiculous and doesn’t actually harm others. What amazes me is that despite its inoffensiveness, the revulsion seems almost naturally instinctive in so many people. =|

But I am interested to know the origin of this hatred, and exactly how it spiralled upwards from there into the self-esteem-rending, socially-isolating, anorexia-causing, stigmatising disaster of today. =o After all, if we know the cause of this, it’ll help us to understand it more and better counteract its effects upon the general populace and those we meet.

I did happen to come across this article today, for example:

independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-wellbeing/health-news/revealed-why-slim-people-dislike-the-overweight-459459.html

Good luck!!

Hmm... rolls, I think. They look fun to grab and look nice to feel.

*clasps hands together* Ah, video games. I've been playing them almost daily since I was around 6 or so, starting with Alex Kidd in Miracle World for the Sega Master System and onwards. I always was a Sega kid though, having the SMS then progressing to the Mega Drive/Genesis afterwards. Then I got a Game Boy, jumped to the N64, then to the Gamecube and over time I got my hands on a GBC, a GBA, a PS1, a PS2, an XBox, a Nintendo DS, and a Wii.

That said, nowadays I'm mostly a retro gamer, playing the old classics via emulation and getting to experience the old Nintendo ones for the first time. RPG's are my favourite genre, as well as anything involving Sonic the Hedgehog. I don't mind trying a bit of anything, except sports, horror, or wrestling games. I'm a Pokemon fan too- it actually led me to internet contact for the first time.