I think you meant to quote the other guy: that’s the exact opposite to what I said.
What kind of an argument is this? “TV writers pulled something out of their asses, so it must be true”?
I would be willing to give up my seat to a pregnant woman. IMO, pregnancy is a virtuous condition, and (obviously) necessary for life. There is *value *and *purpose *to being pregnant. Not so with obesity. Obesity is a sign of laziness, weakness, and selfishness. Nothing virtuous there. They don’t get the seat.
Old style puritan?
What if the pregnant woman is pregnant because she managed to pick up a BMW driving highly paid attorney in a bar one night, saw her chance, and is planning on living off the child support?
And what if the obese person has her weight complicated by PCOS, joint issues that make exercise painful and medication?
Hard to make generalizations about individuals just based on their physical state.
I disagree. When I see a pregnant woman, I assume she’s married and got pregnant because they want to have children. There’s a good chance my assumption is correct.
When I see an obese person, I assume he or she is lazy, has no self control, and/or no self respect.
Don’t we? I mean, we’re a little more outwardly respectful of them, but lots of us are inwardly rolling our eyes and thinking “Good lord, please don’t let me live that long”.
I don’t hate fat people. Hell, I used to be fat people. And I’ll give up my seat for anyone who appears to need it more than I do. But here’s the thing about fat people on the subway… I dislike them for the same reason I dislike SUV drivers who take up two parking spaces and golf-umbrella carriers on crowded city streets; they’re taking up more than their fair share of space in my already too crowded world.
Pregnancy is not comparable to obesity. As others have mentioned, it’s much more debilitating. Your body is not your own, and it sabotages you in a million annoying and often painful ways.
I agree that there is a good chance your assumptions are correct. I’m just saying that you may be giving the pregnant woman credit for virtue she may not possess, and condemning the obese person for things outside their control - or that they are working very hard to change. It doesn’t seem fair that a slut should get the benefits of virtue due to assumptions - or that the obese gets the punishments of being thought to be lazy with no self control - they may be dieting and have already lost 40 lbs and be jogging 20 minutes every day.
Apparently you have never taken a course in statistics. Obviously my assumption may be incorrect. But a decision must be made. And I make my decisions based on probabilities and my personal opinions & experiences.
I was all excited when I pregnant to use the ‘New or expectant parent spots,’ but when it actually came time to use them - I rarely did. Maybe twice? Once at the end of my pregnancy with #2 and I wasn’t allowed to pick up DD1, and the second time - my first trip out with both girls when we NEEDED milk that day and I was trying to navigate/figure out how to handle 2 kids.
I always thought, I feel ‘okay’ being pregnant, and there might be someone out there that might need it more than me. So I’ll waddle a few extra steps.