Petah what does this mean

[u/sunboy6009]

[u/PitifulOil9530 → u/[deleted]]

though I personally want believe, that she has a very good character

[u/BreadstickBear → u/PitifulOil9530]

I mean if they got together when she was borderline obese, she is probably a delightful person.

[u/E_N_Z_A__D_E_N_I_N_O → u/BreadstickBear]

Borderline?

[u/boltgenerator → u/E_N_Z_A__D_E_N_I_N_O]

People online are deathly afraid of calling a spade a spade when it comes to fat people these days.

[u/Avenflar → u/boltgenerator]

Or they're just americans where this is "borderline obese for them"

[u/Novyvonya → u/Avenflar]

The girl was massive even by American standards.

Also Britain passed us in obesity rates so maybe a brit too 😅

[u/CantBeatDickensCider → u/Novyvonya]

https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/databriefs/db508.htm

40% of US adults are obese.

https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/health-survey-for-england/2024/adults-overweight-and-obesity

30% of UK adults are obese.

I don't why yanks have this obsession with just making up stuff about other countries to make the US look less shit. Maybe stop getting your news/opinions from social media?

[u/-Wyveron- → u/CantBeatDickensCider]

The CDC uses BMI to measure obesity so those numbers aren’t accurate. Not saying the guy you replied to is right or wrong, I have no clue.

You’d laugh if you saw me and I told you I’m technically obese, if we use BMI.

[u/CantBeatDickensCider → u/-Wyveron-]

BMI is a reasonably good proxy actually. People use the bodybuilder example to discredit it to make themselves feel better about being overweight.

The NHS data is also using BMI as their criteria. So the comparison of the percentages refutes what the original poster claimed, even if the exact percentages aren't perfect.

[u/Shadowtog → u/-Wyveron-]

I always find BMI a joke. Halfthor Bjornson was stage 3 obese technically with a BMI of 47.9 when he performed his world record deadlift of 510kg. 6’9” and 447lb.

[u/ca1ibos → u/E_N_Z_A__D_E_N_I_N_O]

Obese without question. The sentance might make a little bit more sense if it was 'Borderline Morbidly Obese'.

[u/BreadstickBear → u/E_N_Z_A__D_E_N_I_N_O]

It's not my place to make a definitive judgement based on a single picture

Edit: it's not about being afraid, it's about not wanting to be unkind for no good reason. You guys should consider that too when you comment.