• xor@sh.itjust.works
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    10 months ago

    why would you expect something like that??

    although all forms of prejudice and hatred are terrible, the online anti-fat hate just bugs so much.
    it’s so common, accepted, and arbitrary
    i mean, at least with racism there’s some kind of stupid “reasoning” behind it. some notion that “others” are a threat, and tribal nonsense.
    but just hating on overweight people is so… pointless…
    anyways, i expect the banning of r/fatpeoplehate and the like has sent some troglodytes over here.
    but, if the instance doesn’t do something, theyll get defederated

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      10 months ago

      The reasoning is that being fat is something you can do about whereas race is not.

      I’m not advocating being an asshole but, as a former fat guy, I can say that a little shame can be a powerful motivator.