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I don't know. The pink tank top isn't really working.

Poor poor shoes...
Hell Yea!!
Enabler.
Totally shocked, but trying to keep it together.
here's the victim !!! nnooooo!!!
Poor bricks, poor bricks!
this guy seem to be the same size as the girls, actually.
Looks just like the famous, blurry Sasquatch photo.
senito obeso al mando okey
"Wow, I feel skinny!"
"I wonder if there's a Burger King down there!"
ok. just as long as this lady is happy with her body then it will never matter what i think. ^^
These people are running from her!
OH MY GOSH!
Oooh my gossh...
disGUUUUsting
if vehicles are prohibited...

than what is the tank doing there..
i thing, maybe tanks are not considered vehicles...
Lil' pink sock... lil' pink sock...
her lunchbox?....damn we're mean
been there!!
Aaahhhh everyone run!!!
OMG! is that big foot i spot walking down the street?
i wonder who caused all these cracks...
all in 1
look! a roley poley
I like my girls to have ripples of fat on their arms
You guys are all assholes.
Enormous panty lines.
If you honestly think that this is attractive, you are the biggest moron I have ever met.
the most disgusting thing are all these comments........all of you people; you seem to love to feel better than other people but youre NOT
find another way to improve your self esteem
my goodness!
oooh mine))))i was laughing sooo much)))
Do these pants make my butt look big?
I hope she finds Overeaters Anonymous. I did. And had amazing success for years. Then I had some horrible things happen to me and I stubbornly threw it ALL AWAY. I'm now working my way back to health and keeping the self destruction at bay. I hope she finds OA in any capacity. It can help.
she is sexy and beatiful
Can i get an order of thunder thighs!!??
dayum gurrrrl how you get all of that in dem jeans dem jeans?
I just wanted to add a note to say "hi"!
seismic alert!! jkjkjk!
cankles
I don't know. The pink tank top isn't really working. by Malingering.
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Boris Badenov says:

That's a tank top if the tank we're talking about is a General Dynamics M1A2 Abrams
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

letsmakeithappen [deleted] says:

Good Lord!
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

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meowhous  Pro User  says:

I dunno--the pink tank may be bridging that vital gap between the brown tank and tights.

I just feel bad for her, though. She reminds me of a friend who is very ill right now. (Not that I'm not laughing at everyone else's comments, too.)
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

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racingsquirrel  Pro User  says:

Shame that LA doesn't have a football team anymore.
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

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cmrowell  Pro User  says:

Not sure about that outfit.

We had an overweight family friend who recently died from diabetes complications. It is sad.
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

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Phils Room  Pro User  says:

wow, at what point did she want to do this to her self?
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

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meowhous  Pro User  says:

Yeah, yeah, my friend had horrible complications from gastric bypass, including two weeks in an induced coma afterwards. :(

Okay, personally I'm listening: I'll skip the M&Ms today, and now I feel rotten for buying all that chocolate for someone...
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

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The Wombat~! says:

Wish I could see her face because her body Effin' rocks! Go Fat Girls Everywhere.
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

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racingsquirrel  Pro User  says:

maybe i should just follow her to the buffet
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

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The Wombat~! says:

Hell, I would follow her anywhere!
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

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fishkiss7 says:

you should all be so proud of yourselves! we have a bunch of adults making fun of some poor lady who is just trying to enjoy her day. have you guys ever thought what it might be like to have a disability? shame on all of you.
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

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Malingering  Pro User  says:

being fat is a disability? i thought it was a modifiable condition.

it's not like she's missing a limb because of a car accident or something.

People like to say it's "glandular" or "genetic" but I think the success of gastric bypass surgery (forced decrease in calorie intake without change in glands or genetics) would seem to prove otherwise.

hr.blr.com/news.aspx?id=19352
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

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racingsquirrel  Pro User  says:

eating 30 big macs in a row sounds like a disability to me.
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

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TheDamnMushroom  Pro User  says:

Some people's existance on this planed serves only as a warning to others.

And to finish buffets.
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

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Boris Badenov says:

who said i was an MD?

or an adult, for that matter?
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

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Malingering  Pro User  says:

This study just came out too...

hitmer, Rachel A.; Gunderson, Erica P; Yaffe, Kristine; and others. “Obesity in Middle Age and Future Risk of Dementia: A 27-Year Longitudinal Population-Based Study.” BMJ May 2005; published online ahead of print.

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Data from more than 10,000 members of the Kaiser Permanente of Northern California health plan suggest that individuals who in middle age have high levels of body fat as measured by a skinfold test or who fall into the “obese” category of body mass index (BMI) have an increased risk of developing dementia later in life. Correlation between BMI and later dementia was stronger for women than for men. The relationship between these factors and dementia held up even when the researchers adjusted their analysis to make sure the effect was not due to another health condition linked to excess weight, such as heart disease or diabetes.
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

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Rianousuke says:

A beached whale in Santa Monica?
Posted 47 months ago. ( permalink )

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Mr TGT  Pro User  says:

Thank God for spandex pants
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

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larryfishkorn  Pro User  says:

Pink tank top, or landing strip?
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

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fireswan says:

Ilike them both, they are so sexy!
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

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sftrajan  Pro User  says:

america!
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

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Star Cat  Pro User  says:

Omigosh...that shadow IS BIGFOOT! Amazing!
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

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FrogMiller  Pro User  says:

Wow. With the ground shaking while you were taking the photo, this is amazingly clear.
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

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sftrajan  Pro User  says:

frogmiller that's hilarious!
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

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happylolday  Pro User  says:

I am happy she is out walking around having fun. I think most people of that size would just stay inside sad, getting worse- she is out having fun, looking around, being active- who knows she may in the first stage of getting healthy eating right.. maybe in a year she'll be thinner. I hope for her health she is starting something good and this was her first day of her new life. :)
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

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And Dreams Do Come True says:

could u just imagine being at the beach with her though...i mean you wouldn't need to worry about finding any shade :)
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

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champagne!  Pro User  says:

Yet another reason I lost the weight.

Nightmare future visions of this.
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

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stampoutobesity says:

Wow. I'm guessing a decision between knee replacements or a Jazzy scooter in 10 years. amen to ddurbin123.
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

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iostream_30060 says:

the sasquatch shadow was SO on point haha
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

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matýsek  Pro User  says:

eat more, eat more eat more
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

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breathe* says:

Lol bigfoot
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

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latingirl702002 says:

welcome to america
Posted 27 months ago. ( permalink )

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Whitney KaulitzBlackintonSuarez says:

whoa. she's not skinny.
AT ALL.
Posted 27 months ago. ( permalink )

prettymeggie [deleted] says:

Even if someone has a temporary disability is a modifiable condition, this does not mean it's not a disease. Will power is also a silly argument, since there are lots of reasons why a person's metabolism could change or be too unbalanced.. like shocks.
I think everyone should take care of themselves but it's too easy to judge from outside.

I know many peiple who successfully lost weight, but I also know people who didn't lose much even after gastric bypass.
I also believe that when you reach such a point like this poor lady, is not in the norm, so some disfuction must be there. The human body is not made to be like that even if you treat it bad.

Anyway, as long as people keep on making fun or judging other people who have such problems, they will keep on feeling guilty and find it even more difficult to deal with their condition.

Life is already hard for them.
Posted 27 months ago. ( permalink )

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meowhous  Pro User  says:

Sorry, now it's a lifestyle choice, so we're given permission to make fun of it: news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080110/lf_afp/lifestyl eushealthobe...
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

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sftrajan  Pro User  says:

if it's a "disability", why do we not see such people all over Japan, or Italy, or Singapore, or Sweden, or Holland, or Hong Kong, or even Germany?
life is hard for her cause she subconsciously wants it to be...............maybe
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

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TheGreatContini  Pro User  says:

This is a wonderful picture
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

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Checkered and aMUSEd  Pro User  says:

Her feet look so tiny.
Posted 25 months ago. ( permalink )

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Debbie C.B.'s  Pro User  says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called FATSO, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.

fast food nation and media mind brain washing
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

Mr Irshan [deleted] says:

this girls are looks very good and very best in works so dont laugh
be gentel
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

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sftrajan  Pro User  says:

Mr Irshan- we are really not laughing that this woman only finds solace in eating and eating and eating, nor that she will die well before her time unless change happens. All that is very sad.

it is, however, her choice to go out in a skimpy tank top and tights.
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

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brek  Pro User  says:

Hey fellas look in the mirror before making comments without knowing her history, it is a fact that over 2 million americans now weigh over 40st, now that is disgusting.
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

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kar_nahomi says:

Who are you people to judge this person's weight? You all disgust me.
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

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sftrajan  Pro User  says:

"Who are you people to judge this person's weight? You all disgust me. " you sought out this picture...
"Hey fellas look in the mirror before making comments without knowing her history, it is a fact that over 2 million americans now weigh over 40st, now that is disgusting. " her history is that she eats and eats. pretty simple.
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

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brek  Pro User  says:

you know so? I don't, which is why I don't judge,
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

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Atombear Powerpop™ [killed himself] says:

Man, I know who that is.
That's my old neighbor, and her sister.
I used to run laps around them for excercise.
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

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meowhous  Pro User  says:

How was orbital escape velocity achieved?
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

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cazeer says:

It is not beautiful. It is disgusting. I feel no sympathy. If you're that fat, it's not hard to lose weight. It's unhealthy & she'll die from it. Will her fat body still be so gorgeous when she can't fit into the coffin?
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

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meowhous  Pro User  says:

I take it you're speaking from experience.
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

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JettyRat says:

The vast majourity of these comments are truely sad.
The real facts are that some people are in fact .... often never diagnosed... actually morbidly obese as a result of addiction.
Eating to the extremes that cause extreme obesity is usually an eating disorder that is connected with mental illness.
Just as anorexia requires professional intervention and support so do a lot of morbidly obese people.
Some of these comments are stunningly cruel and inhumane.
I hope none of you suffer any illnesses or disabilities for the rest of your lives ...... especially if humanity is going to treat you like this.
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

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D.K™  Pro User  says:

This is fuking disgusting.Forget the top,the rude bod is whats gross
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

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meowhous  Pro User  says:

On the Internet, all discussions eventually devolve into illiterate comments traded between a 12-year-old and a moron.
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

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Cheeky.Charlie  Pro User  says:

I have commented on this image months ago, its been posted that much I cannot be bothered to look back that far, but I will say its so easy to judge, so dont judge at all, no experience to this extent entailed. It is bad that someone can get like this, but not for our eyes, but for them, its their choice, so be it. Yes people can get fat many ways, its not all to do with just eating big mac's u know!!! Anyhow, I see no point in arguing over it, their are people like this all over the world and I find super skinny people a non ideal either, just be normal what ever that is for yourself!!
Well one thing most forgot, this is supposed to be about photography not a shame and name site.
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

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Tequila&Donuts  Pro User  says:

I have been commenting with respect to this image for months, fixed his that I cannot much be inconvenienced to watch behind that far, but will say his so easy to judge, so I do not judge it absolutely, no experience to this demanded degree. He is bad that somebody can obtain like this, but does not stop our eyes, but for them, their their option, so is. People can secure yes fat many ways, his all not to do with as soon as consumption mac' great; s or knows! Anyway, I do not see ninguÌ n point in the discussion exceeds she, his she is people as this by everybody and encounter to wonderful skinny people a nonideal anyone, as soon as it is normal which that is never for! The thing of the well one forgot more, this one assumes to be on photography a site not of the shame and the name.
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

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meowhous  Pro User  says:

I love babelfish' translations of the Portuguese of s!
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

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Tequila&Donuts  Pro User  says:

I becommentari�ër concerning this picture for the months, repaired are that I am not possible much am disturbed outlying that one are easily to pay attention, but this way cancel to judge, for I will assess it not absolute, nessun' experience to this demanding degree. It is poor that someone can be taken place such as this, but does not arrest our eyes, but for they, theirs they option, are therefore. People can confirm yes a lot of meanings to the fat person, are all not hardly with consumption mac' to make not; large; s or they weet it! Anyway, to see I that the point of ninguÌ n exceeds it to the argument, am not is people if this of everyone and meets to splendid people nonideal scarna everyone, as soon as he is not normal that one waarnooit for are not! The thing of that good has more do not forget, assumes this for is on fotographia a place of the schande and the name.
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patrickw_NY says:

my gosh!
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

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Tequila&Donuts  Pro User  says:

becommentari�ër with regard to this picture for the months, where it is repaired it is that I amn't possible very AM disturbed removed that somebody is easily is given the attention, but this way does cancel in order to it judges, for I will evaluate him not absolute, nessun'? experience in this exigent degree. He is poor that somebody can be realised as this, but does not arrest our eyes, but because, their own these choice, is consequently. Can the persons confirm yes a lot of significances in the thick person, they are all no afterwards violence with the consumption mac'? in order to it makes no big s or these weet this! In any event, in order to see the I that the point of ninguÌ n exceeds him in the argument, the AM no are persons if [ayto] [o] each one and it meets in marvellous nonideal scarna persons of each one, hardly he is not regular that waarnooit for he is not! The thing of that good has more does not forget, supposes that this for is in a fotographia place the schande and name.
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

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Emaru says:

I can't believe how you all can be. This is very sad.
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

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policecop18 says:

A tank top for a tank of a girl.



Seriously, send her into Iraq, stick a shell in her mouth (along with 12 burgers) and she'll topple Iraq (along with any bed that she may sit on) within 2 weeks.
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

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Petto_Princess_88 says:

if you have a mexican mom that was poor in mexico, came to america (legally i might add) and has children. she will want to give them anything she never could have. this includes whatevr they want to eat.
if you are raised on fat food since you were a baby... then it IS hard to lose weight and get a taste for healthy food. im better off because i do manage the taste well. but my fiance says there is no way i can get him to eat veggies. but i'll try somehow. im gonna have to sneak them in.
i WILL so give my kids a better chancE!!! i will try to raise on good food not hamburgers,pizza and french fries!
i was and thats why my taste prefers pizza over anything else
my fave food is pizza and i crave it sometimes but now since im away at college and with no money haha
i eat less waaayy less! im glad im not home with mom!!
my bro is, and probably eat wendys alot cuz my mom is a manager and so free wendys for us. and my bro likes bacon too much so yea

food addiction is no joke. i have felt the fun of eating alot. and when u have someone that loves you unconditionally, its so easy to feel happy with your life. im happy with myself now. :) we are a happy couple :)
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

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ilegion  Pro User  says:

This is a everyday site in TN. Seriously.

I feel sorry for the ladies. But I also wonder at what point did they just give up.
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

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petite sparrow says:

your a bunch of douchebags
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

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champagne!  Pro User  says:

You're, not your, sweetie.

(my first grammar nazi move for the internet for 2009)
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

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petite sparrow says:

fine..You ARE a bunch of douchebags.
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

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champagne!  Pro User  says:

Good job!
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

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meowhous  Pro User  says:

(I think with a little more encouragement we'll eventually have notre petit moineau de poivre commenting on all sorts of other people's photos!)
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

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champagne!  Pro User  says:

peut être...
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

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kevinfly777  Pro User  says:

Don't think they really care about their health...which is sad.
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

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raspbaroness says:

yay for people getting worked up about this. :)
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

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bilyeu3393 says:

so did she see you taking this picture.. because that seems as messed up as all these comments.. though i did enjoy them ahah
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

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ynot8000 says:

Wow. Most of you guys are assholes! I can't believe how many of you.
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

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Tequila&Donuts  Pro User  says:

We are legion.
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

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champagne!  Pro User  says:

Legion!!!! With the aretha hat no less.
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

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champagne!  Pro User  says:

I would hope no one would ever say any horrible comment to her in person obviously. They would be absolute shits for doing so. This is a photostream filled with a lot of pictures people leave snarky satirical comments on because that's what the internet is good for... 90% anyway.
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

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meowhous  Pro User  says:

Isn't calling someone an asshole and asshole thing to do?

Hugs, champagne! !
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

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chaza84 says:

"Who ate all the pies? Who ate all the pies?
You fat bastard, you fat bastard!"
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

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champagne!  Pro User  says:

Hugs meowhous! Happy Valentines day!

Listen I would be the first person to kick the ass of anyone who harassed a person on the street... actually I once chased these three stupid eurotrash girls who were yelling things at overweight people, a disabled person, etc... really nasty stuff, I got so pissed I chased them around Florence, Italy threatening them until my boyfriend caught up with me and said you will get arrested... I think you scared them off, let's go get a drink. Ha ha, I may have looked like a maniac but that pissed me off so much I wanted to stand up for people who couldn't or wouldn't do it... because they were better people than me perhaps but in that situation the South Boston comes out in me every time. I would probably take more crap directed at me but when people pick on the underdog I get rabid.

All that written I see these surreal images and the snark just pours out. It's like an addiction, this place. It comes over you in waves.
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

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cmrowell  Pro User  says:

I'd have to agree, champagne. I tend to root for the underdog, but I can't help but be a smart-ass here.
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

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jessicadavis8109 says:

malingering you are a stupid cunt whore and so are all the other people who have commented negatively about obese people. i hope one day you fall to a horrible death while snapping a picture of somebody to make fun of. you need to die. you are a waste of sperm and egg.
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

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Tequila&Donuts  Pro User  says:

Gee jess, overreact diva much?
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

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bbdoyle  Pro User  says:

jessica, I'm just going to guess that you have a weight problem. people deal with it as best they can. you, however, ought to seek some professional help to assist with your rage/hate issues. why even bother exposing yourself this way for all the world to see what you're made of? If you don't like a photo, don't like a comment, then say so or move on. get over yourself.
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

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bbdoyle  Pro User  says:

on your Flickr page it says:

jessicadavis8109 doesn't have anything available to you.

I guess that about sums it up perfectly.
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

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ohsaycantyousee says:

Because this just needs to be copied and pasted, because you know Jessica darling is just going to duck and run after that....

malingering you are a stupid cunt whore and so are all the other people who have commented negatively about obese people. i hope one day you fall to a horrible death while snapping a picture of somebody to make fun of. you need to die. you are a waste of sperm and egg.

Geez, Jessica. Could you actually add something worthwhile to the conversation? If you're gonna be a troll, be creative and worth the time to play around with.

Besides. If you have issues, maybe you should take them up with yourself (and perhaps your therapist), rather than Malingering or anyone else here.

PS - I'm sure flickr staff would love to take your IP address and hand it over to the proper authorities for that lovely little death threat you uttered. You should really come up with something more original than that.
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

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cmrowell  Pro User  says:

Wow, someone has a case of the negatives herself.
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

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DevonTT  Pro User  says:

Posting this photo for ridicule is mean-spirited. To make it even worse, you gave this a Creative Commons license so it could be reproduced all over the place, creating the potential for unending embarrassment for this woman.

Being overweight is this woman's personal issue. Being tactless, insensitive, and petty is yours (and that of most of the commenters here).

All things considered, I'd rather hang out with the woman in the photo.
Posted 11 months ago. ( permalink )

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meowhous  Pro User  says:

This is the problem with going out in public. I once was startled to see myself on television, because I'd had no idea anyone was filming where I was...perhaps I should sue NBC.
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Phils Room  Pro User  says:

I love that this has really got people going....I think I need to go out and get some pictures of people that took all the mirrors down in their house as well. I mean in all honesty I find people that look like this astonishing....I mean you dont wake up this fat, this was a job in self loathing that probably took years!
Posted 11 months ago. ( permalink )

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sftrajan  Pro User  says:

fact- the subject chose to wear the pink tank top and skin tight pants. She seems to be quite happy with her fashion statements........

BTW philsroom , great comment-
Posted 11 months ago. ( permalink )

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DevonTT  Pro User  says:

The issue isn't that someone took a photo of a fat woman with questionable fashion taste. It's that they published it with a snarky headline and invited more ridicule in notes and comments, and ALSO gave license for the photo to be distributed freely, essentially creating the potential for unlimited emotional injury to a perfect stranger.

That is astonishingly callow.

As much as people here try to justify their cruelty by blaming the woman for her appearance, everyone is responsible for their own behavior. The woman in the photo is incapable of making anyone here do anything. It's all you.

I can only hope that for every person here who behaves so immaturely, there are a 1000 other Flickr users who choose kindness over a cheap laugh and say nothing at all.
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ohsaycantyousee says:

Wow. You're new here.

"The woman in the photo is incapable of making anyone here do anything. It's all you."

And you are incapable of making anyone here change their minds about their prejudices. If you think you're going to change humanity just by posting your displeasure with a few comments here, I've got a newsflash for you - it ain't gonna happen.

If you don't like what you see, keep moving. Don't stop, don't collect $200, just keep going.

"I can only hope that for every person here who behaves so immaturely, there are a 1000 other Flickr users who choose kindness over a cheap laugh and say nothing at all."

Then go and spend time on their streams then and stop making a personal crusade over here.
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ohsaycantyousee says:

And I'm still trying to figure out how the hell anyone can tell who this woman is. I mean, come on! You can't even see her face, it's turned away (behind all those damn comment boxes)!

How many people are there in the world again?!
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Malingering  Pro User  says:

"The issue isn't that someone took a photo of a fat woman with questionable fashion taste. It's that they published it with a snarky headline and invited more ridicule in notes and comments, and ALSO gave license for the photo to be distributed freely, essentially creating the potential for unlimited emotional injury to a perfect stranger. "

The woman's face is not in this photo. She is basically anonymous. Taking this photo didn't change a single person's view on anything. People had feelings before viewing this photo, and they have them after viewing this photo. Some people hate her, some people want to fuck her, some people love her, some people pity her, some people think she's disgusting. This is just a reflection of our society. It's disappointing to you, but it is reality and pretending it doesn't exist is futile.
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DevonTT  Pro User  says:

And you are incapable of making anyone here change their minds about their prejudices. If you think you're going to change humanity just by posting your displeasure with a few comments here, I've got a newsflash for you - it ain't gonna happen.

I wasn't expecting to change anyone's mind. Newsflash: The thread was open for comments, so I made some. Two comments do not a crusade make. They do, however, bring some badly needed balance into this conversation.

And I'm still trying to figure out how the hell anyone can tell who this woman is.

SHE would recognize herself. The chances of her finding this photo and all the hurtful comments are minuscule (although they increase with every successive use the CC license permits). But nobody here has a crystal ball and can definitively say that she will never find this page or see herself ridiculed on some other more highly trafficked site that somebody plastered her photo on because the copyright holder gave license to do so.

This is just a reflection of our society. It's disappointing to you, but it is reality and pretending it doesn't exist is futile.

Who's pretending it doesn't exist? On the contrary, it's because it exists that I was compelled to comment, and I commend you for allowing my comments to stand.
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meowhous  Pro User  says:

This still does nothing to heal my pain about my ass being on the SciFi channel without my permission, for all to laugh at! Damn you, NBC! Nobody else knows it was my ass (and my delightful shoulder bag from Liberty), but me--but I know you all laughed at it, and every night I cry myself to sleep.
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Phils Room  Pro User  says:

OMFG here is something that will fit so well with this run of comments:

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C U Next Teusday says:

I can only hope that for every person here who whines so humorlessly, there are a 1000 other Flickr users who get a good cheap laugh.
Posted 11 months ago. ( permalink )

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ohsaycantyousee says:

SHE would recognize herself. The chances of her finding this photo and all the hurtful comments are minuscule (although they increase with every successive use the CC license permits)

And if she were to actually find this picture, she should seriously go play the lottery because those chances are pretty damn slim. Although, of course, it seems that your biggest problem with this picture seems to be that it's got a CC license. Gee, Malingering. You'd better change the rights on your pictures now because now even THEY are offensive to someone.

My sense (and a lot of other people's sense) of humor is obviously different from yours. The sooner you get over that, the happier everyone will be. Hurray for world diversity.
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wskrz  Pro User  says:

Meow - your ass should sue. NBC/Universal's got lots of money.
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meowhous  Pro User  says:

I thought part of the objection was the Creative Commons license, but wskrz reminded me that instead of wasting time here debating about needles and haystacks, I need to be searching YouTube for my ver own needly clips of my ass from that tv show so that I can sue NBC/Universal AND Google. Hurray!!
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