# Fat, subhuman slob exploits 9/11 tragedy for ATTENTION **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [September 27, 2007, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fat-subhuman-slob-exploits-9-11-tragedy-for-attention/420743 "2007-09-27T22:21:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2007, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fat-subhuman-slob-exploits-9-11-tragedy-for-attention/420743/141 "2007-10-02T21:39:09Z")
[QUOTE=Cemetery Savior] As for all the people trying to ‘elevate’ “fat” to other purposefully hurtful words…you need hobbies…Can ‘fat’ be an insult…yes (and was in the OP), but it certainly doesn’t have to be. [/QUOTE] Good thing nobody in this thread was doing that, then, eh? ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2007, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fat-subhuman-slob-exploits-9-11-tragedy-for-attention/420743/142 "2007-10-02T21:42:06Z")
[QUOTE=CarnalK] The problem is that, unlike your examples, being fat is an undesirable trait in and of itself. [/QUOTE] How so? Yes, it’s _unhealthy_ for me to be fat, but how is that hurting anyone else? Does it really cause anyone real distress to have to look upon me? Hmm, maybe some sort of pixelating glasses people could don before looking in my direction… ---
**Author:** ![rayh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e79b87/32.png) [@rayh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rayh)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2007, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fat-subhuman-slob-exploits-9-11-tragedy-for-attention/420743/143 "2007-10-02T21:48:58Z")
[QUOTE=gigi] How so? Yes, it’s _unhealthy_ for me to be fat, but how is that hurting anyone else? Does it really cause anyone real distress to have to look upon me? Hmm, maybe some sort of pixelating glasses people could don before looking in my direction… [/QUOTE] If you’re _that_ fat they haven’t got much option but to look at you. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2007, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fat-subhuman-slob-exploits-9-11-tragedy-for-attention/420743/144 "2007-10-02T22:14:48Z")
[QUOTE=gigi] How so? Yes, it’s _unhealthy_ for me to be fat, but how is that hurting anyone else? Does it really cause anyone real distress to have to look upon me? Hmm, maybe some sort of pixelating glasses people could don before looking in my direction… [/QUOTE] [Science is way ahead of you.](http://www.photocasket.com/funny/beer_goggles3.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Omegaman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e480ec/32.png) [@Omegaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omegaman)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2007, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fat-subhuman-slob-exploits-9-11-tragedy-for-attention/420743/145 "2007-10-02T22:32:37Z")
[QUOTE=Miller] [Science is way ahead of you.](http://www.photocasket.com/funny/beer_goggles3.jpg) [/QUOTE] This has allowed more than one woman to let me into her bed. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2007, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fat-subhuman-slob-exploits-9-11-tragedy-for-attention/420743/146 "2007-10-02T22:44:19Z")
[QUOTE=rayh] If you’re _that_ fat they haven’t got much option but to look at you. [/QUOTE] Come on, it’s not like I blot out the _whole_ sun. ---
**Author:** ![rayh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e79b87/32.png) [@rayh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rayh)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2007, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fat-subhuman-slob-exploits-9-11-tragedy-for-attention/420743/147 "2007-10-02T22:57:48Z")
[QUOTE=gigi] Come on, it’s not like I blot out the _whole_ sun. [/QUOTE] I hope you appreciate my restraint in not further commenting on this subject. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2007, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fat-subhuman-slob-exploits-9-11-tragedy-for-attention/420743/148 "2007-10-03T13:09:39Z")
[QUOTE=rayh] I hope you appreciate my restraint in not further commenting on this subject. [/QUOTE] Same here. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fat-subhuman-slob-exploits-9-11-tragedy-for-attention/420743.md?page=7)