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8 Sep 2009
I hate been squashed next to a fat person when I have paid good money for a seat. I think more airlines should get strict with these people as their greed ruins it for the rest of us. Buy two seats or go by boat.
27 Jul 2010
Been? Do you mean being? What if someone has a medical condition? I think you should stop being an ass.
27 Jul 2010
Really? Medical condition? Please continue to make excuses for people with no self control, we all enjoy hearing them. BTW, is my english clear and concise enough for you? Who's really the a$$.
27 Jul 2010
It doesn't matter is someone has a medical condition or not. It's a simple case of size and space. When you purchase a seat, you're buying a space. If you take up more than your allotted space, then you should be obligated to purchase a second seat or "space". Just because you're overweight does not mean that you should have special exemptions. These people have made a choice to eat more calories than they expend (except in rare cases), and as a result, they must live with that choice. If that means shelling out extra cash for a seat, then so be it. They should not be placed into the same category as a paraplegic or other individual with a handicapp that is legitimate. Those types of disabilties are permanent and were not done frivolously over long periods of time. To become obese entails many poor choices made over extended durations, and the person often had the abiliity to control himself/herself by not taking in extra calories. They chose not to, and it is no different than being an alcoholic, a smoker etc. It is a lifestyle choice and should be treated as that.
27 Jul 2010
Obesity is a medical condition. It's also a medical condition people bring on themselves by being lazy and gorging themselves full of ho-ho's. I don't think anybody's being an ass.
28 Jul 2010
I just LOVE how obesity is viewed as "greed" (and by the way, I think the Rhodes scholar who used that word meant "gluttony, " but I digress), being weak-willed, slovenly, or less than human. Overeating is NOT the only cause of obesity. Hypothyroidism, insulinomas, hormonal imbalances, and pituitary abnormalities are just some other causes of obesity. Regardless of the cause, however, obese people should be afforded the same rights and privileges of thin people. The grammarian who complained of "been [sic] squashed next to a fat person" sounds as if he/she might fit into a tiny airline seat, but not into the human race. Maybe we should start weeding people out not according to size, but according to basic decency...or lack thereof.
28 Jul 2010
"They should not be placed into the same category as a paraplegic or other individual with a handicapp that is legitimate." So, by your logic then, anthony, someone who is obese is not legitimately handicapped. But you basically conceded the point that some obesity IS caused by medical problems. What makes these medical problems any less handicapping than any other? Would you make the obese person prove how he/she got that way? If so, how? Make him/her supply medical records? That's an infringement on one's privacy. You say these conditions are rare. Are you a medical professional? Have you researched causes of obesity? Have you lived as an obese person with one of these conditions? I'm guessing you have not. The issue here wasn't whether or not two seats were paid for. Half of the US is overweight or obese. I'm not condoning unhealthy lifestyle choices. I'm stating a fact. Airlines make a profit by fitting as many people as they can on their flights. This means smaller seats. Their bottom line does not gel with America's expanding bottom line. There are accomodations made for wheelchairs. There should be accomodations for size as well. Who are you to judge someone and make snap judgments about their condition without knowing ANYTHING of their life and medical history. There is ageism, racism, sexism, and yes, sizeism. How nice for you that haven't been afflicted by one of the conditions that causes obesity. But you are handicapped by narrow-mindedness.