Mango's Journal

[Sean]

The issue is all about defying logic, because it's based in emotion (fear) causing the overweight and that same irrational thinking then basically demanding that because the person does not want to face their fears, that they stay how they are and the world should change. The reasonable, logical, rational thing to do would be to recognize that there is a problem, identify that problem, and then fix it. But you won't find "fat acceptance" types going that route, because its scary, and uncomfortable, and they don't want to deal with it.

This, by the way, is exactly why I do not have a subliminal for "Love Yourself As You Are". It's just an excuse for people like this to stay where they are, and I will not have a hand in enabling that.

For the first paragraph, please see "solipsism". The whole notion that the rest of the world should change to accommodate their refusal to grow past their fears is the embodiment of extreme egocentrism.

For the second, please allow me to be the first of the crowd to stand and begin applauding. Acceptance does not lead to a better life.

On the plus side, though. I have seen some girls that by no means would be considered attractive and then they lose like 100 pounds or so and are amazingly hot afterwards, so the genetic potential is there.

Right, but after someone loses 100 pounds, the skinflaps are nasty. There's some plastic surgery involved with a restoration to hot without clothes.