Acrylic Posted December 11, 2003 Share Posted December 11, 2003 Originally posted by ZBomber Because people have problems with themselves and they have to make fun of overweight people to feel better. I do that. Uhm, I but, as to this picture, I dont think its about his weight mostly. Its about his facial expression. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkLord60 Posted December 11, 2003 Share Posted December 11, 2003 Yup Like I said before its said cause I know alot of overwieght ppl and it does hurt when you make fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acrylic Posted December 11, 2003 Share Posted December 11, 2003 Originally posted by DarkLord60 Yup Like I said before its said cause I know alot of overwieght ppl and it does hurt when you make fun. Why does it hurt? They should go on a diet, or not eat as much. Its a simple solution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Fisher Posted December 11, 2003 Share Posted December 11, 2003 Those are great:p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZBomber Posted December 11, 2003 Share Posted December 11, 2003 Originally posted by Acrylic I do that. Uhm, I but, as to this picture, I dont think its about his weight mostly. Its about his facial expression. I doubt that. Acrylic, its not as easy as "going on a diet". Some peopel just can't lose weight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Groovy Posted December 11, 2003 Share Posted December 11, 2003 Ok?!?! Shan, were you not the one sticking up for the Star Wars kid a few months ago? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZBomber Posted December 11, 2003 Share Posted December 11, 2003 Originally posted by Darth Groovy Ok?!?! Shan, were you not the one sticking up for the Star Wars kid a few months ago? Now THATS funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neverhoodian Posted December 11, 2003 Share Posted December 11, 2003 originally posted by Acrylic: Why does it hurt? They should go on a diet, or not eat as much. Its a simple solution. It always sounds so simple when people say it like that. Nothing in life is simple, however. Some people can't correct weight problems. There are biological disorders that may always prevent them from losing the pounds. Besides, what's wrong with being overweight? There was a time in history when being overweight was beautiful and a round figure was desirable. It's all due to the changing views of society. My physics teacher told us yesterday that he was the fat kid when he was in school. He was mercilessly teased and ridiculed for it. It got to the point where he seriously pondered suicide as a way to escape the persecution. He finally decided that if he lost weight, he would be popular. He ended up losing about 45 pounds in a course of only two weeks. Alarmed at such a drastic loss of weight, his parents took him to the doctor, who diagnosed him as being anorexic. (yes, it can happen to men) It took him a long time and much emotional turmoil to break the destructive self-starving. A friend of mine was also the fat kid when he was younger. He used to go to school in southern California before moving up to my town in northern California. He told me that he had absolutely no friends at his old school. They teased him, tried to fight him, and jumped him every day after school. If they only stopped to know him as a person, they would realize on what they were missing. He is an incredible person who has gone through some truly tragic times in his life. Every time he's made a friend, they've always had to move away. He's been run over by a car. His only girlfriend died in a car accident. He lives with a tyrannical father who always tries to find excuses to yell at him and cut him off from trying to have any social life. Yet through all this, he's coped admirably and has a positive and hopeful outlook on life. If only people would look beyond what's on the outside and focus on the person within. We all lose our looks anyway as we get older. Why focus on looks when personality lasts so much longer and is, in the end, more important? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZBomber Posted December 11, 2003 Share Posted December 11, 2003 Originally posted by Neverhoodian It always sounds so simple when people say it like that. Nothing in life is simple, however. Some people can't correct weight problems. There are biological disorders that may always prevent them from losing the pounds. Besides, what's wrong with being overweight? There was a time in history when being overweight was beautiful and a round figure was desirable. It's all due to the changing views of society. My physics teacher told us yesterday that he was the fat kid when he was in school. He was mercilessly teased and ridiculed for it. It got to the point where he seriously pondered suicide as a way to escape the persecution. He finally decided that if he lost weight, he would be popular. He ended up losing about 45 pounds in a course of only two weeks. Alarmed at such a drastic loss of weight, his parents took him to the doctor, who diagnosed him as being anorexic. (yes, it can happen to men) It took him a long time and much emotional turmoil to break the destructive self-starving. A friend of mine was also the fat kid when he was younger. He used to go to school in southern California before moving up to my town in northern California. He told me that he had absolutely no friends at his old school. They teased him, tried to fight him, and jumped him every day after school. If they only stopped to know him as a person, they would realize on what they were missing. He is an incredible person who has gone through some truly tragic times in his life. Every time he's made a friend, they've always had to move away. He's been run over by a car. His only girlfriend died in a car accident. He lives with a tyrannical father who always tries to find excuses to yell at him and cut him off from trying to have any social life. Yet through all this, he's coped admirably and has a positive and hopeful outlook on life. If only people would look beyond what's on the outside and focus on the person within. We all lose our looks anyway as we get older. Why focus on looks when personality lasts so much longer and is, in the end, more important? Thank you Neverhoodian. Very good post. So, now that you read this post, i hope you guys will get off overweight people's backs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jed Posted December 11, 2003 Share Posted December 11, 2003 Originally posted by Acrylic Why does it hurt? They should go on a diet, or not eat as much. Its a simple solution. Wow, you're more of a prick than I. Congrats. Threads like this deserve to die.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acrylic Posted December 11, 2003 Share Posted December 11, 2003 Originally posted by Jed Wow, you're more of a prick than I. Congrats. Muahahahaha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedi Luke Posted December 11, 2003 Share Posted December 11, 2003 Originally posted by Acrylic Why does it hurt? They should go on a diet, or not eat as much. Its a simple solution. Some people are overweight due to other health reasons so going on a diet is not as simple as it sounds. I know some overweight people (heavily overweight) and they are such nice people. From this I have to never ever judge a book by its cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acrylic Posted December 11, 2003 Share Posted December 11, 2003 Originally posted by Luke Sirra Jedi Some people are overweight due to other health reasons so going on a diet is not as simple as it sounds. I know some overweight people (heavily overweight) and they are such nice people. From this I have to never ever judge a book by its cover. I never said they were bad people. I know alotta overweight people, and they are really nice, but, instead of complaining abouttheir weight, they should do something about it. Thats all im saying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedi Luke Posted December 11, 2003 Share Posted December 11, 2003 Originally posted by Acrylic I never said they were bad people. I know alotta overweight people, and they are really nice, but, instead of complaining abouttheir weight, they should do something about it. Thats all im saying. I never said that you said they were bad people. My point is that we don't go saying 'they should lose weight'. Its their life, their business, it's up to them. Who cares if they're overweight? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surfnshannon Posted December 11, 2003 Author Share Posted December 11, 2003 Originally posted by Darth Groovy Ok?!?! Shan, were you not the one sticking up for the Star Wars kid a few months ago? True - Somehow I felt this was different.... I guess because they put him in movie posters.... I don't care for the ones that make fun of his wieght. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elijah Posted December 11, 2003 Share Posted December 11, 2003 Whats this star wars kid everyones talking about? mmm? I was MIA for awile durring the summer ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Groovy Posted December 11, 2003 Share Posted December 11, 2003 Originally posted by ZDawg Whats this star wars kid everyones talking about? mmm? I was MIA for awile durring the summer ;-) http://www.rock103.com/crew/vids/star-wars-kid-remix.wmv This is what they are talking about. While many of us giggled, the kid is a little slow, and very hurt now. :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedi Luke Posted December 11, 2003 Share Posted December 11, 2003 Yeah, didn't it start when his friends found the tape and then they uploaded it on Kazaa? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkLord60 Posted December 11, 2003 Share Posted December 11, 2003 I heard those kids even got sued. If you ask me thats gone a little to far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elijah Posted December 12, 2003 Share Posted December 12, 2003 mmm... I may sound insensitive, but I dont really see what that could hurt... maybe a little pride, but personally if some friends made a video of me doing that, Id have to laugh... Guess it might be different if I was mentally challenged? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZBomber Posted December 12, 2003 Share Posted December 12, 2003 Originally posted by ZDawg mmm... I may sound insensitive, but I dont really see what that could hurt... maybe a little pride, but personally if some friends made a video of me doing that, Id have to laugh... Guess it might be different if I was mentally challenged? The WHOLE WORLD has seen this video. It was on the news and everything. Everywhere he went, the boy was ridiculed. If it were just a few 100 peopel that saw it, it wouldn't be a biggie, but many saw it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elijah Posted December 12, 2003 Share Posted December 12, 2003 I see... that could suck... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkLord60 Posted December 12, 2003 Share Posted December 12, 2003 I think they said they also saw crew form Episode III watching it over web cam. I don't know if its true its just what I heard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedi Luke Posted December 12, 2003 Share Posted December 12, 2003 I just hope this guy is able to recover back to normal after this, i guess difficult (for him) experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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