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In reply to the discussion: Can we stop fat shaming politicians we don't like? [View all]athena
(4,187 posts)does that mean racist comments are OK?
If a specific woman is not bothered by sexist jokes, does that mean it's OK to make sexist jokes?
There are others on this thread who are clearly offended by fat-shaming comments. I'm sorry, but their opinion on this trumps yours. There is no reason to go out of one's way to make bigoted remarks when one knows that those remarks are hurtful to others. As a New Jersey resident, I can tell you that there is plenty about Chris Christie's actions as governor that is worthy of attack. Are you even aware of why he has shut down the government? Are you aware of how he has line-item-vetoed millions of dollars of spending on issues important to liberals every single year that he has been in office? Are you aware of how many bills passed by both State houses he has vetoed? DUers never hear of those things. All they hear is that Chris Christie is fat. This fat-shaming not only hurts fat people in general, but it creates the false impression that Chris Christie's weight is the only thing about him that can be attacked.