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   "C J Campbell"  wrote in message   
   news:2008112410512677923-christophercampbell@hotmailcom...   
   > On 2008-11-24 03:12:57 -0800, terry  said:   
   >   
   >>   
   >> When did obesity become a disability?   
   >   
   > While it is really popular these days to hate the obese and even abuse   
   > them, the fact is that obesity is a disability. Yes, it is a   
   > self-inflicted disability. So are most other disabilities. For some reason   
   > some people have decided that obesity is somehow 'immoral,' but rendering   
   > yourself a vegetable while running or biking or climbing is not. What it   
   > really comes down to is people want to blame somebody for the personal   
   > inconveniences they suffer. Currently it is unfashionable to blame Jews or   
   > people with darker complexion, so these personalities have switched to   
   > blaming fat people for their problems.   
      
   You may have a point somewhere, but you've certainly not proved it and you   
   didn't answer the question.  You can't compare an injury to a personal   
   choice, at least not in any reasonable debate on the matter.  Few people   
   choose to be injured.  All fat adults choose to be fat.  As far as blame   
   goes, an obese child might not be fully to blame for their situation, but at   
   some point an adult has to take responsibility for their own choices.  That   
   also means the rest of society shouldn't be responsible to bear the burden   
   of those choices either.   
      
   >   
   >>  And how will this work in   
   >> practice?  who decides if the obese person is obese enough to require   
   >> 2 seats?  Do the flight attendents decide on boarding or does the   
   >> obese person have to  order 2 seats when he makes her/his booking?  do   
   >> they have to justify it by quoting their body mass index or the width   
   >> of their ass? and will this get confirmed on boarding? ( can just   
   >> picture the flight attendant with a tape measure )    Will the same   
   >> rule apply at theatres and concerts?   
   >> Reminds me of a joke I heard about one of our football stadiums   
   >> downunder. It seats 100,000 or 50,000 Americans.   
   >> ( Sorry if I offended anyone ... are there any yanks here?)   
   >> Terry   
   >> Skinny PPL Downunder   
   >   
   > No, you are not sorry if you offended anyone. You offended people   
   > deliberately. Claiming that you are sorry is just dishonest.   
      
   Humor is not your strong suit, eh?   
      
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