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Originally Posted by kazbates
Obesity is not a choice.
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Not a conscious one; but perhaps it is not as much as choice as it is a result of choices. I do not think I agree with you here.
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One of the biggest misconceptions, in my opinion, is that overweight people are that way because they have no self-control or our lazy. There are any number of factors that add to weight gain, both physical and emotional.
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I agree that there are a number of causes, reasons, and complex interaction at work. That is not the same as it not being a choice or result of choices.
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I agree that being obese is not the same as skin color, however, (and I'm not one of them) some people believe that sexual orientation is a choice.
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I have a word for them but this is a civil discussion on a civil site. Let us leave that sleeping dog lie.
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Whatever you believe, using a stereotypical group of people, any group of people, as the brunt of a joke is offensive.
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Many jokes build on stereotypes. I agree that it can be offensive though. Can be.
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I am of the belief that people are entitled to their opinions and to make their own life choices
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I agree; however, there are limits to this; for instance when their choices hurt others. I'm still conflicted on what the stance should be when a person's choices hurt only themselves (and whether such a thing is possible what with family and friends and our general interconnectedness/interdependecies). At the same time I am a proponent of people's right to self-terminate so I guess I need to work on that section of my ethics code some more.
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I just wonder why the PC police doesn't find it offensive when a section of our population is singled out for abuse.
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That I could not tell you; I am not very PC at all.