I'm a skinny smoker, and I'm fairly sure that a number of people who've been gleefully attacking smokers for quite some time now are probably not meeting Aryan Perfection standards for weight.
Smokers have been warning for some time now that the template used to demonize smokers would just be slapped on another group; but hey, smokers are just barely human any more so who cares what they say?
Anyway, I'm not trying to hijack the thread, I'm here to defend the obese.
Years ago I worked for a florist who owned four stores and an opportunity came up for one of her designers to be promoted to manager of one of the stores. The owner resisted promoting her because, "She's so fat."
I convinced her to promote "She's so fat" (who was her most talented designer).
This woman became manager, ran the most profitable store in the company, had an unswervingly loyal clientele and totally devoted employees.
She had more character in her little finger than anyone I've ever known.
It's so distressing that the velociraptors who sense a foot up in the pecking order never question the false assumption that physical appearance is an absolute indicator of character.
I have an uncle who’s obese. I hope they don’t go after him, but then again, who the hell am I kidding? They’ve been successful with smokers, they’ve dropped the DUI limit to .08, they’ve raised the drinking age to 21, and they’ve banned recreational drugs (fueling some of the violence north and south of the U.S.-Mexico border due to illicit demand.)
Full disclosure: I’m overweight myself, but I don’t consider myself obese, just gross. :-)