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I think most of this is right but you are making a simple by airborneirish
error. I am not angry at fat people. I am angry at fat people who are trying to normalize their unhealthy condition. There are ample data showing that their lifestyle is bad for them and the economy. Yet their ranks grow and their champions want to convince us that "obese" is a slur.
FWIW I think bodybuilders are insane and just as unhealthy as morbidly obese people. Due to injuries I have not been able to consistently train at anything other than a marathon run for three years. That said I walk a lot and avoid unhealthy eating.
I get accused of taking PEDs but I assure you I'm just naturally a giant human and in fact I have not been in the gym more than 1 or two days a week for three years.