Someone posts a general thread asking for opinions and that gives you the excuse of being a colossal asshole? Let me guess, are you one of those “No offense, I’m just being HONEST” bastards, who doesn’t care about hurting other people’s feelings, because they somehow ‘deserve’ being insulted because they don’t fit your standards of how people should look or behave?
If someone has a problem or a strong negative association with a particular topic, as you obviously do, maybe it would be best to stay out of those threads? If someone posted a picture of themselves in a prom dress, and some jackass took the opportunity to say “The plunging neckline makes you look like a cheap whore, I disagree with women showing as much skin as they do today”, we’d be flaming him, too. Grow the fuck up.
Yeah, its a bit of a stretch. Normally the word is used to reflect religious or racial persecution.
I believe the term you may be looking for is “asshat”, “shit-for-brains” or the like.
As to the topic, carrying enough extra weight to be classified as obese is certainly not good thing in any way, nor something most people choose willingly. The fact this person was out running should be applauded and encouraged. People with weight issues who exercise should be looked upon with favor IMHO, not jokes. They are at least trying.