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[–] [email protected] 46 points 11 months ago (4 children)

Americans will call this a hate crime.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (3 children)

Excuse me sir but you're above the weight limit ... you may either pay an adjusted fee ... or we amputate two limbs

American rubbing his chin: .....mmmmmm ... I don't know .... hmmmm?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 11 months ago (1 children)

How much extra do they charge for the amputations?

[–] Cort 5 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I mean Finland has universal healthcare right? Probably cheaper to go for the amputations, if so.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago

Only costs you an arm and a leg.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

Or I was thinking about if it was in America

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Free and instant weight loss, can't complain.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

What, a FREE AMPUTATION!?!? That'd be seven digits normally!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

six digits if you have shitty health insurance ... five digits if we get a really good vet ... four digits if we do it right here

[–] MindSkipperBro12 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] -1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It'd be uncivilized to charge rent, when their insulin costs so much.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] -1 points 11 months ago (2 children)

No, America fat. Highest average daily caloric intake in the world, only second to Ireland. Nearly 12% of the population has diabetes. Heart disease runs rampant. It's a problem, and the denial is such a disservice, as well as the push for "size acceptance" and accomodation. The general normalization of obesity in America is astonishing.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

Excuse me, I stand corrected.

Murica v. bad, Ireland worse.

[–] hightrix 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

This is the ramblings of a terminally online, never left their own country and maybe not even the city of their birth smooth brain genius.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I am terminally online, but I do travel quite a bit. I recommend it, it puts things into perspective. America fat as hell.

[–] SirSamuel 2 points 11 months ago

American here. 100% agree. We do be fat. Also, travel more is good advice

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

The article says it's voluntary

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

It's tricky, right? It's hard as hell not to eat when you're hungry, but if you're objectively bigger and harder to move it's a lot to ask of everyone else to pay the difference.

I don't really buy that it's hate just to point out that a bariatric person is different, and in a usually-bad way. On the other hand, there's a ~100% chance some of the people that used to be on r/fatpeoplehate are now very fat.