If that is the sentiment I am presenting, then my words have failed me. Putting overweight (or underweight) people in movies and treating with respect and dignity as human beings is not "promotion of plus size" and I did not intend otherwise.

It definitely shouldn't be shame or societal pressure. I think the message we want to have is "we love you in whatever shape you come in" and accept them as they are. If they get healthier, celebrate. If they develop more health issues in the future, show compassion and empathy. And be emotionally prepared for…

I was just replying to "who doesn't know overweight can present health problems?" question.

The sliding scale on that question is "what constitutes 'overweight'?" It varies from person to person and there's a lot of variability especially among men between "I need to lose a few pounds" and "ok, maybe I should put this donut down."

My attempt to be witty came off as glib. Apologies to any who were offended by my comment.

Respectfully, you and i have a different definition of fat shaming. If I'm putting a person down because of their weight, or making fun of them, or dehumanizing them because of their weight—I see that as fat shaming and I think it is wrong.

I'm against all body shaming, whether it's a person above average or below average weight, or a person being "too short", or any other physical attribute. But do we really want to say obesity is a good thing? In the US alone, different studies indicate as much as 2/3 of the population is overweight or obese, and…