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[QUOTE=Uzbekistan;47742973]I love this argument because it's one stop short of saying 'WELL FATTY IT'S YOUR OWN FAULT THAT YOU GO TO A PLACE WHERE FAT PEOPLE ARE BULLIED'[/QUOTE] yes, let's just shutdown all of the chans for not being proper safe spaces while we're at it god forbid some parts of the internet are dedicated to forms of humor that you don't like
[QUOTE=Monkah;47742994]yes, let's just shutdown all of the chans for not being proper safe spaces while we're at it god forbid some parts of the internet are dedicated to forms of humor that you don't like[/QUOTE] I mean yeah chans that are set up [I]specifically to hate people[/I] yeah I would say that maaaaaybe there aren't a lot of valid reasons for them? There's a distinction to be made between 'humor' and 'look at this fat person let's point and laugh'
Take a shot every single time the word hugbox comes up in this thread. I'm not entirely okay with total fat acceptance, but I'm sure being a dick isn't meant to help them. It's just for your petty self-satisfaction, so maybe you could try actually helping people if you really cared about them. Censoring it is still stupid, even though fat shaming is immature as fuck.
I kinda think people in this thread are forgetting, this isn't just about the fat hate subreddit - There's plenty of other subreddits that harrass people as well. The main ones I can think of right now are /r/CoonTown and /r/GreatApes, which are both pretty disgustingly racist.
[QUOTE=RaxaHax;47734551]There are ways to curb the obesity epidemic, but I don't think snapping pictures of strangers and posting it to the internet with the title "Look at this disgusting hambeast bitch." is really the healthy way to go about it.[/QUOTE] Neither is doing the same but going "look at how beautiful they are" while they are 200 pounds overweight. [editline]17th May 2015[/editline] [QUOTE=Starlight 456;47743084]I kinda think people in this thread are forgetting, this isn't just about the fat hate subreddit - There's plenty of other subreddits that harrass people as well. The main ones I can think of right now are /r/CoonTown and /r/GreatApes, which are both pretty disgustingly racist.[/QUOTE] Dont forget /r/shitredditsays the biggest harasser of all.
[QUOTE=HoodedSniper;47743110]Dont forget /r/shitredditsays the biggest harasser of all.[/QUOTE] "Guys the subreddits meant to specifically insult black people are totally not as bad as the [I]overly left[/I] subreddit. Which is the [I]real[/I] monster?"
[QUOTE=ThePinkPanzer;47743481]"Guys the subreddits meant to specifically insult black people are totally not as bad as the [I]overly left[/I] subreddit. Which is the [I]real[/I] monster?"[/QUOTE] The one that goes all over reddit to target specific users and harass them and other shit like doxxing. I never see those other subreddits leak out, its always SRS that targets people. SRS is just not overly left. Its overly insane, right or left doesnt even matter.
[QUOTE=HoodedSniper;47743629]The one that goes all over reddit to target specific users and harass them and other shit like doxxing. I never see those other subreddits leak out, its always SRS that targets people. SRS is just not overly left. Its overly insane, right or left doesnt even matter.[/QUOTE] Have you got any recent examples of this? Asking purely because the front page seems a bit much, but mostly harmless [editline]17th May 2015[/editline] and not massively racist so it's got that over some subreddits
Honestly if you want recent examples just sort by Top and This Month, and start going through user posts and comments and you will see users regularly go and target out individuals outside of the SRS thread. Well also the fact the entire subreddit is about specific individuals. SRS is not as forward with being shit and racist or whatever like /r/greatapes, but the stuff you can find on their and what people accept isnt to far away from being as fucking backwards. Its also probably the most pathetic board in terms of what it actually does.
[QUOTE=Doom64hunter;47732190]Lol are you fucking serious? [URL="http://www.brookings.edu/blogs/brookings-now/posts/2015/05/societal-costs-of-obesity?utm_campaign=Brookings+Brief&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=17711079&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9wMHiBpagk1-d7twaLXqe4BA__5M-6AbEAnxCrWoYUTMp6fupR3BUaqk749NHyCiCKr4k3cMWGbkFGM8JOVgVg_9bbdQ&_hsmi=17711079"]Yes I will keep giving a shit because the widespread obesity problem costs billions.[/URL] I'm also not going to support a society that pats people on their back for becoming disgustingly fat. Creating a hugbox has never helped anybody change for the better.[/QUOTE][IMG]http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/Events/2015/05/12-economic-costs-of-obesity/obesity-map.jpg?la=en[/IMG] Holy shit, anyone who thinks this is not a problem is wrong, this is bad
[QUOTE=Killer900;47749502][IMG]http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/Events/2015/05/12-economic-costs-of-obesity/obesity-map.jpg?la=en[/IMG] Holy shit, anyone who thinks this is not a problem is wrong, this is bad[/QUOTE] I never said it wasn't a problem. I did state that shitting on people and hating them because of the way they are will never inspire them to change. Making people change their lifestyles is a difficult thing to do.
[QUOTE=Solo Wing;47750093]I never said it wasn't a problem. I did state that shitting on people and hating them because of the way they are will never inspire them to change. Making people change their lifestyles is a difficult thing to do.[/QUOTE] I think it's obvious. People who shit on fat people don't do it in hopes they will change.
[QUOTE=itisjuly;47750184]I think it's obvious. People who shit on fat people don't do it in hopes they will change.[/QUOTE] Well those same people can go eat a bag of dicks for all I care.
Looks like they shadowbanned Eron, the person who posted the zoepost last August, from the site. I won't be surprised if more people are shadowbanned because of this policy soon.
Delicious 9-month-retroactive applications of TOS changes, that's the sign of high integrity, yup.
[QUOTE=Solo Wing;47750243]Well those same people can go eat a bag of dicks for all I care.[/QUOTE] For all they care people can stay fat. I don't see the point in preaching "shaming does not encourage improvement" as if that isn't obvious. People who shame don't do it in hopes of inspiring someone.
Because informing people is better than letting them remain ignorant? I don't know, call me a fucking optimist then.
[QUOTE=Fangz;47753291]Looks like they shadowbanned Eron, the person who posted the zoepost last August, from the site. I won't be surprised if more people are shadowbanned because of this policy soon.[/QUOTE] That would have happened anyway, they've been shadowbanning since it became a policy.
[QUOTE=itisjuly;47750184]I think it's obvious. People who shit on fat people don't do it in hopes they will change.[/QUOTE] The funny thing is that since they hate fat people so much, shaming them would probably actually work against themselves since there will still be the same fat people that they just loathe oh so much.
[QUOTE=Swilly;47758213]That would have happened anyway, they've been shadowbanning since it became a policy.[/QUOTE] For some reason Eron was just unshadowbanned with no reason given why he was to begin with: [img]http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b196/Starmenclock/eronunbanned_zps73wt0lky.png[/img]
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