We're bashing Chris Christie... big difference.

you are, indeed, bashing fat people.

It's a sad reality that sneering at people based on their appearance is acceptable at DU.

that means he can't manage being in office - that is bashing his weight.

His ideals and beliefs are why is unfit - not his weight.

It's one thing to want people to be healthy - for alcoholics to sober up, for smokers to quit, for fat people to lose weight but bashing them on their bad habits instead of their bad policy is not the same.

And the insults are, and will be undoubtedly rationalized through the lenses of prejudiced, provincialism, and a very deep dogma.

At the end of the day, the best policy (I've found, anyway) is simply to pat them on the head, say "bless your little heart...", and hope they eventually read literature of substantive matter to assist them in opening their eyes to the blindness of ingrained social dogmas.

since a Jury decided this morning that mocking people for their weight is OK here.

by clicking on the little x next to them, I do it all the time.

Congratulations on losing the 30 pounds, that shows a great commitment.

but before I can hide them I have to see them first. And honestly it makes me sad and angry to read them - and maybe that is a good thing.

Thank you again for the congrats - a little positivity goes a long way with me!

To paraphrase Jesus and Lincoln 'A house divided can't stand,' creating superficial fractures will only serve to enable those we claim to despise back and more in to power.

Thanks for the thread, nadine_mn.

In the midst of the often extreme concern about racism, stereotypes, and giving offense, it is open season on white Southern males. Any type of bigoted joke seems to be acceptable. The double standard is absolutely appalling.