On Fri, 11 Oct 2013 07:38:03 -0500, Shay wrote:

> "Jim Henderson"  wrote in message news:52504552$1@news.povray.org...
> 
>>On Sat, 05 Oct 2013 11:37:19 +0100, Stephen wrote:
>>> This may be a cultural thing. In the UK about that time, fat or over
>>> weight was seen to be a sign of greed, gluttany or self/over
>>> indulgence.
>>> When I reached 210 lb at 5' 10" I was shocked into going on a crash
>>> diet.
>>
>>Well, yeah - but we also have causes that aren't due to overeating, but
>>the stigma is still applied to those who have other issues.
>>
>>The result is that there are lots of people here who don't know enough
>>to mind their own business.  Many people feel the need to comment -
>>directly - to people they don't know about their weight.
> 
> We have causes that aren't due to racism that cause people to say racist
> things. Do you "mind your own business" when you hear hate speech?

It depends on the specific circumstances.

Jim

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