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Originally Posted by flamingdog
If you want to be thinner for any other reason than to satisfy yourself (and not satisfy yourself that society is no longer laughing at you behind your back), then you're probably not in it for the right one.
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Agreed and agreed again - I would say that if someone's viewpoint sparks you thinking about something, but if in the end you're not doing it for yourself you're doing it for the wrong reasons.
re: skier and the physical appearance stereotypes, while I find your position to believe,
fd (yes, i'm quite lazy sometimes) i won't argue it. i know i personally make judgements based on stereotypes all the time, i just try not to be judgemental about it. what i mean is that i will avoid people with violent body language on the street, people with mullets / rat-tails, people with a lot of baggy shit hanging off them (especially if it's dirty - and not contractor / construction worker dirty, but I don't wash my clothes dirty) if I can, because I don't want to mess with them. Not necessarily because they're bad people, I just usually don't feel like taking the time to find out. by the same token, if i end up in an elevator with someone whom I might avoid, I don't freak out or treat them with a lack of respect. I just prefer to avoid potentially interesting situations before they happen if I can. maybe others work differently.