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Should fattys & gingers be offered legal protection from slagging

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  • #32
    Badly Drunk Boy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 7,422 ✭✭✭Badly Drunk Boy


    Duggy747 wrote: »
    It's open game about smokers here about how people should quit and it's unhealthy for them but people who are fat / obese should be left alone.

    Smoking affects the health of other people too. Being obese doesn't (unless they sit on you). :pac:
    ColeTrain wrote: »
    Diet ginger ale is the devils drink
    Have you ever tried this?
    http://www.oldjamaicagingerbeer.com/

    I just had some this morning, from my local Spar. Lovely stuff!


  • #33
    smash
    Closed Accounts Posts: 34,808 ✭✭✭✭smash


    Badly Drunk Boy wrote: »
    Smoking affects the health of other people too. Being obese doesn't (unless they sit on you). :pac:

    obese people hurt me eyes!


  • #34
    keeponhurling
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,267 ✭✭✭keeponhurling


    What about people with big ears ?


  • #35
    ShowMeTheCash
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,648 ✭✭✭ShowMeTheCash


    Badly Drunk Boy wrote: »
    Smoking affects the health of other people too. Being obese doesn't (unless they sit on you). :pac:


    Have you ever tried this?
    http://www.oldjamaicagingerbeer.com/

    I just had some this morning, from my local Spar. Lovely stuff!

    No just the cost and time that is spent on obesity in our hospitals!


  • #36
    zl1whqvjs75cdy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,041 ✭✭✭zl1whqvjs75cdy


    Mena wrote: »
    There's no difference between slagging off 'gingers' or 'fatties' and donning a white sheet, burning crosses and lynching the neighbourhood black family.

    Some of you need to look in the mirror and give some serious thought to the utter crap you're spouting. Or go back to school.

    Except fatties can lose weight in the vast majority of cases. People can't change the color of their skin.


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  • #37
    bjork
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,554 ✭✭✭bjork


    Some people in this thread need to check their hair privilege


  • #38
    RomanKnows
    Closed Accounts Posts: 450 ✭✭RomanKnows


    Few things sexier in the world than a smoking hot red-headed lady. They need to be legally protected from fat neckbeard virgins living with their moms abusing them on the Internet.


  • #39
    RomanKnows
    Closed Accounts Posts: 450 ✭✭RomanKnows


    Few things sexier in the world than a smoking hot red-headed lady. They need to be legally protected from fat neckbeard virgins living with their moms abusing them on the Internet.


  • #40
    Mena
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,178 ✭✭✭Mena


    donkeyoaty0099 wrote: »
    Except fatties can lose weight in the vast majority of cases. People can't change the color of their skin.
    What's that got to do with anything?


  • #41
    Alexis Sanchez
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 415 ✭✭Alexis Sanchez


    Mena wrote: »
    There's no difference between slagging off 'gingers' or 'fatties' and donning a white sheet, burning crosses and lynching the neighbourhood black family.

    Some of you need to look in the mirror and give some serious thought to the utter crap you're spouting. Or go back to school.

    LOL, what a stupid post.

    Being black, brown or white isn't unhealthy. Being fat IS unhealthy.

    There is undoubtedly something wrong with being fat--your health. Oh and let's not forget that us tax-payers have to foot the bill for any medical costs a person's weight problem incurs.


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  • #42
    ShowMeTheCash
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,648 ✭✭✭ShowMeTheCash


    Mena wrote: »
    There's no difference between slagging off 'gingers' or 'fatties' and donning a white sheet, burning crosses and lynching the neighbourhood black family.

    Some of you need to look in the mirror and give some serious thought to the utter crap you're spouting. Or go back to school.

    Go back to school? You making fun of the illiterate? You monster!
    Also wise up!
    People making a wise crack about red hair from what I have ever seen is done it jest, comparing that to someone in the KKK just makes you a moron!

    I generally do not make fun of fat people I find it quite sad and totally avoidable.


  • #43
    eviltwin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,495 ✭✭✭✭eviltwin


    Alexis Sanchez wrote: »
    LOL, what a stupid post.

    Being black, brown or white isn't unhealthy. Being fat IS unhealthy.

    There is undoubtedly something wrong with being fat--your health. Oh and let's not forget that us tax-payers have to foot the bill for any medical costs a person's weight problem incurs.

    No one is saying it's not unhealthy but how helpful is it to slag off someone?


  • #44
    ShowMeTheCash
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,648 ✭✭✭ShowMeTheCash


    eviltwin wrote: »
    No one is saying it's not unhealthy but how helpful is it to slag off someone?

    No one said it is helpful.
    Mena wrote:
    donning a white sheet, burning crosses and lynching the neighbourhood black family

    The comparison is perhaps a little... hmm.. idiotic?


  • #45
    eviltwin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,495 ✭✭✭✭eviltwin


    ShowMeTheCash wrote: »
    No one said it is helpful.



    The comparison is perhaps a little... hmm.. idiotic?

    So why do it?


  • #46
    Nucular Arms
    Closed Accounts Posts: 237 ✭✭Nucular Arms


    eviltwin wrote: »
    So why do it?

    Because it's hilarious. ;)


  • #47
    ShowMeTheCash
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,648 ✭✭✭ShowMeTheCash


    eviltwin wrote: »
    So why do it?

    Why do a lot of things?

    Also calling someone fat is simply stating the obvious.
    Same as calling someone skinny or white or black or old or young or ginger or blond...

    The reason people take offence to being called fat is because no one really want to be fat nor should they be fat excluding actual medical conditions.


  • #48
    One eyed Jack
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,439 ✭✭✭✭One eyed Jack


    Shiraz 4.99 wrote: »
    So I can't belittle or degenerate Romas, itinerants or Muslims but it's open season on fatties & gingers.

    Speaking as a representative of both he fat & ginger community this has proven to be an awful time of the year.
    Operation Transformation just reached it's finale where every 2nd comment on social media is about how fat they still are or lay off the pies.
    The Ed Sheeran thing has definitely heightened ginger awareness & the slagging that goes with it.

    Were I to collectively abuse a member of the traveling community for being thieves I'd have Pavey Point threatening me with hate crimes & the like.
    Why then must I laugh off the slings & arrows which comes with my body type & hair colour.

    It's time to say stop & legislate for this sickening abuse which happens everyday.


    Nice day for a spot of trolling.

    eviltwin wrote: »
    So why do it?


    Because some people go out of their way to find something or someone to entertain themselves. This thread is a good example of it.


  • #49
    eviltwin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,495 ✭✭✭✭eviltwin


    ShowMeTheCash wrote: »
    Why do a lot of things?

    Also calling someone fat is simply stating the obvious.
    Same as calling someone skinny or white or black or old or young or ginger or blond...

    The reason people take offence to being called fat is because no one really want to be fat nor should they be fat excluding actual medical conditions.

    I don't understand why you would do it. I have an overweight husband. I will discuss my concerns about it with him but I would never slag him off. Making fun of someone is counterproductive. It's possible to discuss it without name calling or making jokes.


  • #50
    languagenerd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,201 ✭✭✭languagenerd


    I dunno about legal protection, but I've never understood why some people who would never make racist comments about black people see no problem at all in saying similar things about redheads.

    It comes from a very similar attitude - attacking/hating/judging/undervaluing someone based on the genetic traits that define their appearance.

    And yet one is seen as fairly acceptable.


  • #51
    bjork
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,554 ✭✭✭bjork


    ShowMeTheCash wrote: »
    Why do a lot of things?

    Also calling someone fat is simply stating the obvious.
    Same as calling someone skinny or white or black or old or young or ginger or blond...

    The reason people take offence to being called fat is because no one really want to be fat nor should they be fat excluding actual medical conditions.

    Calling some one ginger is hardly inventive. It too is also stating the obvious.

    Most fat people are just lazy! medical conditions :D? Most have medical conditions because they are fat


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  • #52
    the_monkey
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    Trigger Happy wrote: »
    You can lose weight and dye you hair.
    But you cannot change your ethnicity or skin colour !

    Red hair is harder to change then to leave Muslim.

    It's not our fault if they can't see the sillyness of their religion (just like all religions) but seems slagging of Islam is "racist" while it's open season on slagging of the RCC ...


  • #53
    Nucular Arms
    Closed Accounts Posts: 237 ✭✭Nucular Arms


    languagenerd wrote: »
    I dunno about legal protection, but I've never understood why some people who would never make racist comments about black people see no problem at all in saying similar things about redheads.

    It comes from a very similar attitude - attacking/hating/judging/undervaluing someone based on the genetic traits that define their appearance.

    And yet one is seen as fairly acceptable.

    Racism implies a percieved inferioriy in the target of the racist comments, and a corresponding perception of their own races superiority.

    Also blondes have the whole 'dumb blondes' thing but no one seems particularly affronted by that.

    Also, are people not aware that lads basically slag everyone / anything all the time?


  • #54
    endacl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,443 ✭✭✭✭endacl


    Mushy wrote: »
    Obesity was declared under protection by discrimination laws there in December last year. European Court ruled on it. Fell under through the disability section, which needs to be structurally reinforced.
    FYP.

    :)


  • #55
    K4t
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,362 ✭✭✭K4t


    Shiraz 4.99 wrote: »
    It's time to say stop
    Agreed.
    & legislate for.
    Absolutely not you fat ginger bread eating man.


  • #56
    The Backwards Man
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,299 ✭✭✭✭The Backwards Man


    Never underestimate the desire of the general public to be vile and abusive just because they think they can get away with it.


  • #57
    ShowMeTheCash
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,648 ✭✭✭ShowMeTheCash


    bjork wrote: »
    Calling some one ginger is hardly inventive. It too is also stating the obvious.

    Most fat people are just lazy! medical conditions :D? Most have medical conditions because they are fat

    I am not sure if you are asking a question or making a statement.

    Medical conditions:
    I was talking mainly about thyroid problems that can cause weight gain in healthy people. Also I know a guy that ballooned up with steriods when he had a brain tumour.


  • #58
    ShowMeTheCash
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,648 ✭✭✭ShowMeTheCash


    eviltwin wrote: »
    I don't understand why you would do it. I have an overweight husband. I will discuss my concerns about it with him but I would never slag him off. Making fun of someone is counterproductive. It's possible to discuss it without name calling or making jokes.

    And when a fat guy laughs at me ever I will say:
    "What yoou laughing at pork chop? You find some sweety's in your pocket??"

    World if full of @ssholes!


  • #59
    Badly Drunk Boy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 7,422 ✭✭✭Badly Drunk Boy


    ShowMeTheCash wrote: »
    No just the cost and time that is spent on obesity in our hospitals!
    The same could be said for smokers. And motorists. And sportsmen. And clumsy people.


  • #60
    bb1234567
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,513 ✭✭✭bb1234567


    whatever about fat people, ginger slagging isn't real. No ginger kid goes home after hours of torment at school about their ginger hair and cries themselves to sleep at night.
    Slagging of gingers is never malicious like how it often is with muslims and travellers.


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  • #61
    eamonnq
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,014 ✭✭✭eamonnq


    bb1234567 wrote: »
    whatever about fat people, ginger slagging isn't real. No ginger kid goes home after hours of torment at school about their ginger hair and cries themselves to sleep at night.

    How can you be sure of that though ??


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