Is anti-fat shaming undoing evolution?

MyNameIsCharlie · March 25, 2016, 04:04:47 PM

Quote from: Hargbeast on March 25, 2016, 04:01:01 PM

I see two problems here.
evolution has a definite direction/end goal
fat acceptance actually makes people attracted to fat

Neither of these are true.

Other tgan ensure survival of the species, where did I say there was an end goal?

And acceptance means that they will have more sex than they would have otherwise, and have more children that are predisposed to being fat

Word Wizard · March 25, 2016, 09:10:23 PM

Quote from: Meta Cognition on March 25, 2016, 03:14:22 PM

Pssssh
semantics

Winy · March 25, 2016, 09:12:26 PM

There's no such thing as "Undoing evolution," because evolution can't move backwards.

Sandtrap · March 26, 2016, 02:19:33 AM

Quote from: Mr. Psychologist on March 25, 2016, 12:28:10 PM

tbqh

If you let your choice in prospective partner get dictated to you by twitter and tumblr, you are part of that evolutionary decline.

Fat Shaming is stupid, you won't get someone to lose weight by ridiculing them because duhoy -> stress -> anxiety -> more eating. Anti-fat shaming is people who would rather take the 'easy' route of forcing acceptance of obesity instead of putting down the god damned fork.

http://metro.co.uk/2015/01/28/chef-lost-21-stone-after-friend-text-him-fat-f-every-day-for-six-weeks-5040205/

Mr. Psychologist · March 26, 2016, 03:43:59 AM

Quote from: Sandtrap on March 26, 2016, 02:19:33 AM

Quote from: Mr. Psychologist on March 25, 2016, 12:28:10 PM
tbqh

If you let your choice in prospective partner get dictated to you by twitter and tumblr, you are part of that evolutionary decline.

Fat Shaming is stupid, you won't get someone to lose weight by ridiculing them because duhoy -> stress -> anxiety -> more eating. Anti-fat shaming is people who would rather take the 'easy' route of forcing acceptance of obesity instead of putting down the god damned fork.

http://metro.co.uk/2015/01/28/chef-lost-21-stone-after-friend-text-him-fat-f-every-day-for-six-weeks-5040205/

There is a kind of sods law in psychology, I can't remember the name of it but it was 'Uncle _____', where everyone on the planet can think of that one guy who defies statistics by chain smoking 50 a day until they die of something entirely unrelated at the ripe old age of 97.

This chap right here is one of them.

nͫiͤcͫeͤ · March 26, 2016, 09:27:56 AM

don't get why people chose to be fat in the first place when being thin is as effortless as simply not eating as much

Onyx Sentinel · March 26, 2016, 11:41:29 AM

Quote from: Verbatim on March 25, 2016, 02:04:33 PM

Quote from: Precious Tritium on March 25, 2016, 02:01:48 PM
But literally all of that is evolutionary
Wrong.

Just because you can tie everything to evolution in some way doesn't make it evolutionary,

Logic, duhhhhhh.

Onyx Sentinel · March 26, 2016, 11:43:35 AM

Quote from: Winy on March 25, 2016, 09:12:26 PM

There's no such thing as "Undoing evolution," because evolution can't move backwards.

Stagnation.

Winy · March 26, 2016, 05:52:51 PM

Quote from: Tsukuyomi Blade on March 26, 2016, 11:43:35 AM

Quote from: Winy on March 25, 2016, 09:12:26 PM
There's no such thing as "Undoing evolution," because evolution can't move backwards.
Stagnation.

...So, still not "Undoing" anything, which is what I just said?

eggsalad · March 26, 2016, 06:03:35 PM

Evolution only moves in one direction lmao.

Loaf · March 26, 2016, 06:04:04 PM

There's nothing that is not part of the evolutionary process. If all species go extinct, that's part of the evolutionary process. It would just mean that's the conclusion of the species. So yeah, a species forming intelligence seems to be what it takes to throw off the natural balance of eco systems. That's what's happening. We're so stupid, because we think what we think is true, while other species don't think, they just eat and survive. We're the only species that has the capability to be such absolute morons. That's what anti fat shaming is. You don't see dogs going around coddling the feelings of the fat dog, they don't think.

Onyx Sentinel · March 26, 2016, 06:05:25 PM

Quote from: Winy on March 26, 2016, 05:52:51 PM

Quote from: Tsukuyomi Blade on March 26, 2016, 11:43:35 AM
Quote from: Winy on March 25, 2016, 09:12:26 PM
There's no such thing as "Undoing evolution," because evolution can't move backwards.
Stagnation.
...So, still not "Undoing" anything, which is what I just said?

It can stagnate tho, then Natural Selection comes into play...

Winy · March 26, 2016, 06:11:10 PM

Quote from: Tsukuyomi Blade on March 26, 2016, 06:05:25 PM

Quote from: Winy on March 26, 2016, 05:52:51 PM
Quote from: Tsukuyomi Blade on March 26, 2016, 11:43:35 AM
Quote from: Winy on March 25, 2016, 09:12:26 PM
There's no such thing as "Undoing evolution," because evolution can't move backwards.
Stagnation.
...So, still not "Undoing" anything, which is what I just said?
It can stagnate tho, then Natural Selection comes into play...

...Yeah, evolution.