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		zer8k on Dec 11, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Being overweight overtakes tobacco smoking as the ... I would not call billboards for clothing featuring morbidly obese people "fringe". "Fat acceptance" is actually quite popular. It's not fringe. Fringe is being a furry. The entire medical field walks on egg shells because of so called "fatphobia".

BadHumans on Dec 11, 2024 [–]

You are going to show me an example because people don't really know what morbidly obese means I've learned.

You also say fringe is being a furry as if there are 10 or 20 furries and not millions of them.

anigbrowl on Dec 12, 2024 | [–]

Probably referring to the recent Calvin KLein ad campaign. Nike also ran a campaign featuring plus size models.

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