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I am not offended that some people will look at me and not like what they see. I am offended that hateful, derogatory words are acceptable as long as they are directed towards those who are overweight or obese.
Main Entry: skinny [skin-ee] Show IPA
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: very thin
Synonyms: angular, bony, emaciated, gaunt, lank, lanky, lean, like a rail, malnourished, rawboned, scraggy, scrawny, skeletal, skin-and-bone, slender, spare, twiggy, undernourished, underweight
Antonyms: chubby, fat, heavy, large, overweight, plump, thick
overweight
Synonyms: beefy, big, blimp, bovine, brawny, broad, bulging, bulky, bull, burly, butterball, chunky, corpulent, distended, dumpy, elephantine, fleshy, gargantuan, gross, heavy, heavyset, hefty, husky, inflated, jelly-belly, lard, large, meaty, obese, oversize, paunchy, plump, plumpish, ponderous, porcine, portly, potbellied, pudgy, roly-poly, rotund, solid, stout, swollen, thickset, weighty, whalelike
Originally posted by Miri08
reply to post by boncho
Everyone is entitled to their opinions, it's ludicrous to say otherwise! My issue is that the opinion can be about obesity without singling out a particular obese individual that you do not know.
Although I am by no means "skinny" if I was out and about and heard someone "picking on" a person because of their "thinness" I would also say something. I hate to see anyone being picked on, frankly it ticks me off to no end!
Originally posted by Miri08
reply to post by boncho
I will look at your links shortly. I understand what you are saying and have agreed that you have a valid point. I am only saying that for me personally I believe opinions and tact can walk hand in hand and that for me personally I believe that is the way it should be. I'm not out to change the world (I can't and don't believe I have the right too, due to my personal philosophy) but I have to stand by what I believe. If I don't stand by what I believe, what is the point of thinking for oneself?
I realize that we will not agree on this but I am willing to meet you halfway and try to see it from your perspective as well.
Originally posted by Miri08
reply to post by boncho
I had to star you for that one, as I just replied to another that I have let emotions rule in some of my posts, I can admit that for sure!
It is very hard for me to separate my emotions from intellect and logical thinking at times and I certainly don't mind being called out on it