Fatphobia is the problem, fatness is not

[Detroit Wave]

Where do some you nikkas live. I see plenty of black women at the gym I be at

They live with cacs cuz it’s hella fine sistas at the planet fitness in Detroit

 

[Pure Water]

This is what we get for making unhealthy food more easily accessible and cheaper than healthy food.

This is what we get for not making sports and play a rewarding part of youth and instilling a love of physical activity early in kids.

This is what we get for not investing in subsidized child care so kids can go to day care and eat healthy while parents are at work

And this is is what we get for not teaching teenagers about child development, mental health and parenting early. Our system assumes a 2 parent household with one parent working a max of 40 hours a week who can instill these lessons into their kids. Overworked parents throw a bucket of kfc at a screaming child so they can have a moments peace. The result is a child that associates food as a coping strategy.

Its not a coincidence that this isn't a big problem in countries like Canada, New Zealand, Finland, Germany, Denmark, or Norway.

The wild thing is the bucket of KFC isn’t even those most unhealthy part. It’s the high fructose corn syrup and artificial sugars that are the killers food wise. Of course the carbs without activity is bad, but the amount of bullshyt that’s put into food these days is ridiculous.

 

[Treblemaka]

Agreed with everything you said except the bolded.

BM (all ages) at least be in the gym on the regular but seeing younger BW in the gym is low-key rare. By far the rarest demographic I see except for Indian folks (M&W).

If we can’t get our people (especially our women) active and moving, it’s a wrap.

That's anecdotal at best. As of 2016 almost 40% of black men 20 or older are considered obese and you know it's only gotten worse since the pandemic. Being in the gym is fine but if you're stuffing your face with BS it barely matters.

Obesity and African Americans - The Office of Minority Health

If you flipped a coin that represented bm 5 times for two of those times its landing on a fat bm.

 

[Son Goku]

That's anecdotal at best. As of 2016 almost 40% of black men 20 or older are considered obese and you know it's only gotten worse since the pandemic. Being in the gym is fine but if you're stuffing your face with BS it barely matters.

Obesity and African Americans - The Office of Minority Health

If you flipped a coin that represented bm 5 times for two of those times its landing on a fat bm.

Those stats actually corroborate my anecdotes, since the percentage of obese brehs is essentially the same as obese crehs. Brehettes are batting 50% more compared to cacettes, which may be why I see them less in the gym.



I also never said BM aren't fat, just that I see them more often in the gym than BW.

 

[IsThatBrothaMouzone?]

Why do people care so much about fat broads and brehs.

I eat my oatmeal, take my vitamins and hit the gym. If someone wants to weigh 400 lbs, that's their business. IDGAF. If big folks need the self esteem boost, let them cook.

We act all concerned...knowing that's bullshyt. Ain't nobody worried about Thicc Thelma singing Lizzo lyrics and tryna wear a struggle 2-piece. People just mad because these big broads acting like they got swag. If you ain't checking for them and they aren't impacting your money/career etc., let them do them.

 

[Crude Abolitionist]

I'm tired of mentally ill people gaining clout and using platforms to redefy their mental illness and their lot in life

 

[True Blue Moon]

we watched soul plane recently. the club scene and they had slow motion takes on the women and their booty, and today ALL of those women would be considered slim. the thick women back then would be considered slim thick by today. only 20 years ish... how crazy things change

 

[The God Poster]

Last week one of my stepuncles posted some pictures of him in his army days during the 70s for veterans day. Looking at him and a lot of the men he served with and they were so skinny but were in much better shape. The thing is these guys were drafted or enlisted and went straight to basic training within days/weeks and were able to get through the training. Now the military is having a hard time recruiting because so many people are overweight and out of shape. Even when I served over a decade ago it wasn't as bad as it is now.

As a 90s child, eating fast food like McDonald's, Burger King, KFC, etc was rare and was special as crazy as it sounds but you have people growing up eating it multiple times a week.

I was just having this discussion with a friend.

We used to be outside on bikes, running around. That one time the OG surprised us with fast food

Now you got kids eating that stuff 3-4 times a week. Add in being on electronics all day

 

[The God Poster]

Calories in, Calories out.

Track your foods and stay in the deficit with foods you like to eat, do some physical exercise 3 days a week and hit 10k steps a day, problem solved for most people.

Easier said then done. A lot of these people have let themselves go to the point just exercise won’t do the job.Overall you’re right tho

Being healthy is a way of life & fact is if you’re not motivated it won’t work. Unfortunately for a big portion of men & women they base working out/eating right on if they getting play from the opposite sex.

 

[Treblemaka]

Those stats actually corroborate my anecdotes, since the percentage of obese brehs is essentially the same as obese crehs. Brehettes are batting 50% more compared to cacettes, which may be why I see them less in the gym.



I also never said BM aren't fat, just that I see them more often in the gym than BW.

Your anecdote is about bm vs bw YOU see exercising, and by your own admission isnt about who's fat. You mentioned it to counterbalance that we don't have a culture of fitness, but its clear we don't if 40% of bm are obese.

Why are you comparing us to a group we shouldn't give a damn about. I could care less if the obesity rate with vvhites is 1% or 99%. I'm thinking about us. Comparing us to what everyone else is doing is a deflection from the actually issue that matters: Black Obesity.

 

[Son Goku]

Your anecdotes is about bm vs bw YOU see exercising, and by your own admission isnt about who's fat. You mentioned to counterbalance that we don't have a culture of fitness, but its clear we don't if 40% of bm are obese.

Why are you comparing us to a group we shouldn't give a damn about. I could care less if the obesity rate with vvhites is 1% or 99%. I'm thinking about us. Comparing us to what everyone else is doing is a deflection from the actually issue that matters: Black Obesity.

Cool dude. Not gonna go back and forth with you since I don't think either one of us appreciates seeing fat sistahs.


The only reason I brought the yt's is because BW are (for reasons) getting and staying fatter than other demographics.


Of course my anecdotes are only about what *I* see when I go to the gym. I've mentioned this to other gym brehs and they've cosigned it, but it's whatever.


I can't save black folks from eating themselves to death en masse, so I'll keep tryna help a person or two as I go along.

 

[Makavalli]

I was just having this discussion with a friend.

We used to be outside on bikes, running around. That one time the OG surprised us with fast food

Now you got kids eating that stuff 3-4 times a week. Add in being on electronics all day

I got on my girl this weekend cause she was chilling inside with my kids watchin netflix and they on their phones and playstation but got the nerve to tell them they on electronics all the time. Im like well thats what your showing them while im at work yall sittin on ya asses.

as kids my neighbors knocked on my door with the football, basketball, supersoaker in the summer, snow gloves for the winter for the snowball fight active as fukk and socializing. Its tough to be active as an adult but that shyt is a stress reliever for real. I make a playlist at work so i can knock out a 90 min workout at the gym.

If people want to be flabby thats their choice but dont try to make it a movement where i gotta respect your body when you dont even respect it

 

[old pig]

@veroocampos was the only one fukkable

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nvm…found more pics

 

[Son Goku]

I got on my girl this weekend cause she was chilling inside with my kids watchin netflix and they on their phones and playstation but got the nerve to tell them they on electronics all the time. Im like well thats what your showing them while im at work yall sittin on ya asses.

as kids my neighbors knocked on my door with the football, basketball, supersoaker in the summer, snow gloves for the winter for the snowball fight active as fukk and socializing. Its tough to be active as an adult but that shyt is a stress reliever for real. I make a playlist at work so i can knock out a 90 min workout at the gym.

If people want to be flabby thats their choice but dont try to make it a movement where i gotta respect your body when you dont even respect it

^This.

People quick to always blame fast food (as if eating it is mandatory ) but most adults aren't playing sports or going to the gym, and the kids aren't playing outside.


I ate the same fast food plus had Mom Dukes frying up shyt maybe once a week and was the skinniest fukk in the neighborhood. School lunch was usually some type of trash jumk/fast food, and once they started selling pizza from chains it was a whole wrap.


Riding bikes, pool parties, water guns, football, dodgeball, foursquare, tetherball, wallball, CTF, hoopin...You had to try to stay a fatass as a kid growing up.

 

[diggy]

Easier said then done. A lot of these people have let themselves go to the point just exercise won’t do the job.Overall you’re right tho

Being healthy is a way of life & fact is if you’re not motivated it won’t work. Unfortunately for a big portion of men & women they base working out/eating right on if they getting play from the opposite sex.

I'm the lightest I've been in years, but I know I'm getting chunky when my seatbelt starts rubbing on my stomach... That was my sign that I'm getting Larry. That feeling annoyed me so I would always cut back down if that happened.