Couple of facts for thought;
- There are irrational people in every facets of life (fat or not), who may be acting irrational for out-of-context reasons. This is why anecdotes (e.g. "look at that fat chick do/say something stupid!") don't make good arguments when discussing issues of any scale. It promotes misinformation, at best.
- While the "personal responsibility" point stands (depending on how far you push it), belittling overweight people using success stories as leverage is condescending and pointless. In many cases, obese people got that way because they have difficulty helping themselves (pre-weight-gain depression is a recurring theme). And many mainstream weight loss plans out there are not properly adapted to individual needs.
- /r/FPH was a circlejerk; the issues were not being discussed, any constructive attempt at dialogue was generally met by mass-bukakke and it very often crossed the line between niche entertainment and hate-propagation, which is definitely part of the problem.
- We're programmed to seek out sweet, sour and fatty tastes. Our brain rewards us for it. In many cases, an addiction can develop from this (different from person to person). Big bread, cereal and corn manufacturers are well aware of this, but the public is still ill-informed (particularly when it comes to the dangers of carbohydrates).
Have a nice day.
http://np.reddit.com/r/againstmensri...e_to_ban_cafe/
Yet subs like this are still up.