Is the word "Obese" now a slur?

[Pop culture]

1 hour ago, Mr.Link said:

According to ATRL the word “sl-t” is a slur that should be restricted and protected. I don’t see why this one shouldn’t be based on that logic. 

i didn't know that sl*t was a medical term

[Cyanide]

Eh. I don’t get the delulu body positivity movement in the US and why the even more dumb ones are relating it to antiblackness like what? Aren’t like 45% of American adults overweight? It’s an epidemic and serious health issue and people are just making stuff like this up to make each other feel better. 

[shookspeare]

the way fat white americans are trying to use black people to justify their habits 

[bync]

I mean, I guess it "depends on the context" but if we go by that logic then anything could be a slur. If you use it in a hateful matter, then that's what it is.

 

It really shouldn't be, though.

[Desire]

No? It is not used in the medical field  if you're obese then you're obese. simple as that 

[aesthetic bih]

The BMI category still uses the word "Obese" to describe BMI level of 30 or higher, so no?

 

It only feels hurtful when used in a negative context (such as when used as an insult).

[aesthetic bih]

On 1/4/2023 at 12:00 AM, WeFoundTrouble said:

It’s not a slur

 

but I will say the term “morbidly obese” is WILD. You’re seriously saying someone is so large that it’s morbid.  a word that means extremely disturbing and unpleasant

apparently, there's another definition for "morbid", which means 'relating to characteristics of a disease'. BUT I'm NOT a health professional, but based on that definition, it seems like a legit medical term?

[Karla Cabello]

yes, obese

[Dolce Vita]

On 1/3/2023 at 3:19 PM, Bloodflowers. said:

 

omg i forgot about this queen

[Gui Blackout]

3 hours ago, shookspeare said:

the way fat white americans are trying to use black people to justify their habits 

Like, i'm not against the "fat positivity" movement, but the way these people want to insert themselves in the pantheon of racial, gender, sexual orientation discrimination is just ridiculous. "Fat shaming" is not the same as racism and homophobia, stop it   this is the type of stuff that just makes the whole thing look unserious and turns people off

Edited January 4, 2023 by Gui Blackout

[zasderfght]

Do people seriously not consider the following factors can influence weight gain?: 

 

-Upping a medication dose

-Being on a certain medication/switching medications

-Having hypothyroidism 

-Stress

-Change in diet

 

People act like everyone's body chemistry, physique, and mental/physical health are all the same. 

 

Also, being obese isn't a slur, but what's up with the obsession of obesity? I have a BMI of average weight (not that it matters, and BMI should not be the sole indicator of good health), and I could not care less that someone is obese. My partner is obese, and I don't love him any less, I'm not obsessed with his weight, and I'm not telling him to "hit the gym," because your waistline shouldn't dictate your value. 

 

How about people that are underweight? How about people that are of an average weight but purge or starve to keep their weight? 

[terrorblade]

no

On 1/4/2023 at 3:08 AM, spree said:

ok, I'll refrain from using it and go back to lard ass. 

[ChrisTheLoner]

No 

 

It's the correct term to use for someone that is overweight which also has nothing to do with race 

[Margaux]

why do white americans keep finding things to be oppressed. no, obese is not a slur. 

[fauxtography]

clicked the video willing to listen with an open honest heart and could barely finish

1.) Patronizing videos where some soapbox loser is telling the public how shitty they are is not how a functioning educated member of society communicates ideas (so she's fat and stupid)

 

2.) She accused and preached without offering a solution/alternative. This circles back to point one as well.

 

3.) Her privileged ass pulling in the gays as a "what aboutism" to make her point. (Obesity is a sign of privilege mind you)

 

I genuinely don't have a problem with the "Body positivity" movement like some people do because it's ultimately just a self confidence/love mantra which everyone should strive for. It does become humorously ironic when people who are apparently "body positive" make videos/posts like this accusing people of being "fatphobic" or calling them "slurs" - kinda sounds like you aren't so positive about it.

[fountain]

If you’re a doctor and you’re talking strictly in a medical sense, then no. But colloquially the term is indeed used as a slur. It’s a word that people generally use in a derogatory way toward people similar to what happened with the word gay, so you can argue in a sense that it isn’t a slur in some way because technically the person the word is being used against might be obese/gay, but it doesn’t change the fact that if somebody is saying this with negative intention - which typically is the case - then, yes, that makes it a slur. 

[Thelightiscumin]

Fatphobia shouldn’t be a thing. I live in a country where health care is free (for most of it) and people who are obese obviously cost a lot to the state because they are more likely to get health problems. There I am paying taxes for all these people that took poor life choices.

[Kamil24]

No, a medical fact cannot be slur. 

[Kamil24]

now it's anti-black too? The things people will invent  

[RunUpDoneUp]

I thought it was always a slur?

 

Both medical and to insult. That's how it was always used.

[yourcloud]

On 1/5/2023 at 12:51 AM, zasderfght said:

Do people seriously not consider the following factors can influence weight gain?: 

 

-Upping a medication dose

-Being on a certain medication/switching medications

-Having hypothyroidism 

-Stress

-Change in diet

 

People act like everyone's body chemistry, physique, and mental/physical health are all the same. 

 

Also, being obese isn't a slur, but what's up with the obsession of obesity? I have a BMI of average weight (not that it matters, and BMI should not be the sole indicator of good health), and I could not care less that someone is obese. My partner is obese, and I don't love him any less, I'm not obsessed with his weight, and I'm not telling him to "hit the gym," because your waistline shouldn't dictate your value. 

 

How about people that are underweight? How about people that are of an average weight but purge or starve to keep their weight? 

 

You spilled. While i will agree with obese not being a slur, it is quite the telling based on people's reactions (hit the gym, eat less... really? not a ******* "i am paying taxes" argument in the year of 23) why the woman felt the way she did. 

[Leptine]

It's a scientific term to describe a physical condition, however I do agree that it's often being used out of context as offence or insult in a derogatory way.