|
|
Post by zx9 on Feb 8, 2023 7:38:17 GMT
I am trying to remember where I got today's theme from and failing but I think Kate is on the right track.
|
|
|
|
Post by rovingmike on Feb 8, 2023 7:38:31 GMT
Are we allowed to put up pictures of people of above average girth, or is that body shaming in this uber PC world?
|
|
|
|
Post by zx9 on Feb 8, 2023 7:51:37 GMT
|
|
|
|
Post by zx9 on Feb 8, 2023 7:53:22 GMT
Are we allowed to put up pictures of people of above average girth, or is that body shaming in this uber PC world? Only one way to find out. |
|
|
|
Post by zx9 on Feb 8, 2023 7:54:20 GMT
|
|
|
|
Post by kate on Feb 8, 2023 7:55:06 GMT
Very good, liking the contrasting textures as well as the contrast in the tones. Thank you. It was part of a series I did emulating Karl Blossfeldt's work. |
|
|
|
Post by squeamishossifrage on Feb 8, 2023 8:03:32 GMT
 When these two distinctly overweight felines were placed here, outside the Venetian Arsenal, Venice controlled nearly all commerce in the Mediterranean. You don't get much more 'Fat Cat' than that! |
|
|
|
Post by rovingmike on Feb 8, 2023 8:08:41 GMT
|
|
|
|
Post by squeamishossifrage on Feb 8, 2023 8:25:09 GMT
Are we allowed to put up pictures of people of above average girth, or is that body shaming in this uber PC world? A doctor I know, a man of strong opinions, once said to me that if fat shaming caused just one person to loose weight, avoid diabetes and live longer, then it became a medical treatment and should be endorsed. I speak as someone who was once clinically obese. I dieted and lost a quarter of my bodyweight in less than three months, down to a BMI of 23. You will get no hassle from me, anyway. |
|
|
|
Post by petrochemist on Feb 8, 2023 10:08:17 GMT
Todays is a challenge with the images I have to hand - I'm sure some of the GT racing drivers I've photographed in the past would qualify (rich, overweight industrialists playing with their expensive toys) but about the best I can manage is:  Canary Wharf at dusk by Mike Kanssen, on Flickr |
|
|
|
Post by petrochemist on Feb 8, 2023 10:16:56 GMT
A doctor I know, a man of strong opinions, once said to me that if fat shaming caused just one person to loose weight, avoid diabetes and live longer, then it became a medical treatment and should be endorsed. I speak as someone who was once clinically obese. I dieted and lost a quarter of my bodyweight in less than three months, down to a BMI of 23. You will get no hassle from me, anyway. Psychologists might be more conscious of the stress that treatment would induce, which could be counterproductive as stress causes some to eat more! However I'm no fan of PC & those images fit the subject  Sharing them here is not likely to cause fat shaming anyway. |
|
|
|
Post by MJB on Feb 8, 2023 12:21:38 GMT
I see no reason why pictures of larger people would be an issue unless the purpose of said photo was to ridicule the subject. Of course we never know why someone is the size they are. My wife would be considered obese, but I'd wager she consumes fewer calories and takes more exercise than most on here. She does however take medication for a couple of chronic health conditions that affects her thyroid function, but there will be those who judge her without knowing the background.
|
|
|
|
Post by dreampolice on Feb 8, 2023 15:12:07 GMT
A doctor I know, a man of strong opinions, once said to me that if fat shaming caused just one person to loose weight, avoid diabetes and live longer, then it became a medical treatment and should be endorsed. I speak as someone who was once clinically obese. I dieted and lost a quarter of my bodyweight in less than three months, down to a BMI of 23. You will get no hassle from me, anyway. Psychologists might be more conscious of the stress that treatment would induce, which could be counterproductive as stress causes some to eat more! However I'm no fan of PC & those images fit the subject Sharing them here is not likely to cause fat shaming anyway. My late daughter was a fashion student at university. She wasn't overweight, but she wasn't stick thin. Some other students decided she was on the larger side (she was a 12/14 size). She ended up with an eating disorder, so yes, some people may be shamed into losing some weight, but unfortunately for a lot of people, especially the impressionable young, fat shaming them could have dire consequences. |
|
|
|
Post by squeamishossifrage on Feb 8, 2023 16:04:02 GMT
Well, somebody had to put one up...  |
|
|
|
Post by zx9 on Feb 8, 2023 16:51:35 GMT
Well, somebody had to put one up... Its not fat it's just fluffy. |
|
so here's a selection of totally normal in every way people, who should on no account be remarked upon:
Sharing them here is not likely to cause fat shaming anyway.
