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Old 01-13-2006, 06:11 PM
dzrose93 dzrose93 is offline
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Originally posted by sugar and spice
Well obviously fat people are going to more accepted if, uhh, more people are fat. As the obesity rates increase, I imagine the tolerance for obesity is increasing too.

That said, among those who aren't obese, I don't think that tolerance has increased so much as it's become more taboo to express that intolerance. People won't make as many fat jokes, but that doesn't mean that they're "tolerant."
I was thinking the same thing.
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