fat

sometimes my opinions are not politically correct... for instance, i have an inate aversion to fat and it is so far beyond the superficial appearance of fat, it is sometimes too deep or instinctive to explain... i see fat i see the images from biology class of the fat cells, i see images of butcher shops, i see what twenty or thirty or fifty or a hundred pounds of fat looks like... and i see the formulae from chemistry class... and more than anything else i see the medical reports on the consequences of fat... and none of that is good for anyone... so naturally i wrote the following comment after reading the comments defending fat on this article (Hopkins is an anti-fat advocate, known as a fat-shamer {which is apparently a movement in the UK}, that prompted the article) that prompted this comment...

Hopkins makes truth look bad, but truth is it is better to be healthier than chubbier. We accept obesity in our world. Obesity is not healthy. It is self-abuse to one's own heart, liver, kidneys... truth. Obesity kills. Diabetes, heart disease, all sorts of serious health issues are direct results of eating too much. Health care costs go up. People are starving and other people are eating three, four, or five times the calories they need. Wasting resources to produce more processed foods. Truth is obesity has major detrimental effects on the individual and the world.

I love food. I struggle between intelligent healthy choices and indulging my taste buds and emotional hunger. I understand how challenging it is to not eat more than I need. I have been obese and would be healthier if I dropped 20-30 pounds. I do stop myself at a weight point about 30 pounds over my healthy weight, I do not pretend my choices are ok. Indulging my emotional hunger and love of food is self-abusive. I do not shame fat people, but I do not deny the facts. Fat is unhealthy, causes diseases, wastes resources, increases health care costs, and ultimately, kills.

Humans have the right to commit suicide in many ways. Fat-shamers have the right to point that out. Just as alcoholics have the right to drink and anyone has the right to say they drink too much. Is it PC? No. Is it polite? No. Is it true? Yes.

so am i superficial or is most of the world delusional (or at least in denial)?...