Airlines 'Should Charge Fat Passengers More'
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"It will be good for those who are overweight ..."
There is an awful lot of patronising nonsense on this thread. Perhaps we should go further and encourage a eugenics programme to breed perfect human specimens ... I understand that a programme of this sort had the support of many influential politicians in the 1930's and 40's. It didn't end very well though.
Maybe we can take things another stage further. Why not go into schools to promote perfect body shape and encourage bullying of the fat kids. It will be good for them ... it will encourage them to lose weight! They must lack self-discipline, after all, and deserve all the stick they get for over-eating and under-exercising. We must drill into them the importance of extreme yo-yo dieting from a young age. Anorexia is good ... it means you are thin and can assume moral superiority over weak characters who must be despised! And we can promote the immense benefits of aspartame-laden drinks ... so much healthier than natural sugar!
Seriously now, this is a complex subject which lies well outside the core competence of airline companies. They would do well to give it a wide berth (sorry for the pun!). For some reason, whilst it has now (thankfully) become taboo to abuse people on the grounds of race, gender, orientation, religion, and even fashion choices (Goths, Emos etc.), if you're overweight then watch out. You're still fair game for all the latent Nazis out there. And the authorities seem to approve. No wonder there is a boom in eating disorders (fat and thin) and all the young kids are paranoid about their "body image".
As for airlines, if they want to charge me a bodyweight supplement I'll be sure to pack a bag with 23kg of bricks and check it in ... I rarely use my inclusive check-in allowance on regular journeys.
There is an awful lot of patronising nonsense on this thread. Perhaps we should go further and encourage a eugenics programme to breed perfect human specimens ... I understand that a programme of this sort had the support of many influential politicians in the 1930's and 40's. It didn't end very well though.
Maybe we can take things another stage further. Why not go into schools to promote perfect body shape and encourage bullying of the fat kids. It will be good for them ... it will encourage them to lose weight! They must lack self-discipline, after all, and deserve all the stick they get for over-eating and under-exercising. We must drill into them the importance of extreme yo-yo dieting from a young age. Anorexia is good ... it means you are thin and can assume moral superiority over weak characters who must be despised! And we can promote the immense benefits of aspartame-laden drinks ... so much healthier than natural sugar!
Seriously now, this is a complex subject which lies well outside the core competence of airline companies. They would do well to give it a wide berth (sorry for the pun!). For some reason, whilst it has now (thankfully) become taboo to abuse people on the grounds of race, gender, orientation, religion, and even fashion choices (Goths, Emos etc.), if you're overweight then watch out. You're still fair game for all the latent Nazis out there. And the authorities seem to approve. No wonder there is a boom in eating disorders (fat and thin) and all the young kids are paranoid about their "body image".
As for airlines, if they want to charge me a bodyweight supplement I'll be sure to pack a bag with 23kg of bricks and check it in ... I rarely use my inclusive check-in allowance on regular journeys.
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Flyawaybird,
I take no offence to being called "fat",because that is of course,what I am,and of course I am as guilty as anyone else in using outward appearance as a means of judging others.Your account of what causes people to be overweight is well meant,if a little patronising.In my particular case,I have always had an extremely healthy diet,and continue to eat healthily to this day.Also my exercise regime is as good ,if not better than most people's .I could go on and detail my sporting achievements in Rugby,Cricket etc.,but will not bore you with the details,suffice to say that I am prepared to wager that it is better than 99 per cent of the population.
Where I do take offence is your inference that fat people smell worse than others.The sense of smell is,of course,subjective much as beauty is in the eye of the beholder.I would much rather sit close to a person with a body odour problem than someone who has par taken of large quantities of garlic,as I once was forced to do on flight from Heathrow to Los Angeles.
Anyway,rant over,and I wish you all pleasant flying experiences.
I take no offence to being called "fat",because that is of course,what I am,and of course I am as guilty as anyone else in using outward appearance as a means of judging others.Your account of what causes people to be overweight is well meant,if a little patronising.In my particular case,I have always had an extremely healthy diet,and continue to eat healthily to this day.Also my exercise regime is as good ,if not better than most people's .I could go on and detail my sporting achievements in Rugby,Cricket etc.,but will not bore you with the details,suffice to say that I am prepared to wager that it is better than 99 per cent of the population.
Where I do take offence is your inference that fat people smell worse than others.The sense of smell is,of course,subjective much as beauty is in the eye of the beholder.I would much rather sit close to a person with a body odour problem than someone who has par taken of large quantities of garlic,as I once was forced to do on flight from Heathrow to Los Angeles.
Anyway,rant over,and I wish you all pleasant flying experiences.
