A survey finds America's attitudes toward overweight people are shifting

[dzrose93]

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.